Chicago police used excessive force on man dragged by handcuffs: judge

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Reuters

Chicago police used excessive force on man dragged by handcuffs: judge
Reuters
By Suzannah Gonzales
2 hours ago

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago police used excessive force on a black man who died after he was dragged by handcuffs out of his cell and down a hallway three years ago, a federal judge ruled on Monday.

The ruling came as Chicago police and Mayor Rahm Emanuel face intense scrutiny over the police department's use of force. Protesters have called for Emanuel's resignation since last month's release of a video showing a white police officer shooting to death a black teen.

Facing sharp criticism over the case, Emanuel has apologized for the shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald and is searching for a new police superintendent.

In the separate case of the man dragged by handcuffs, Officer Keith Kirkland and supervising officer Sergeant Tommy Walker are liable in their treatment of Philip Coleman, who later died at a hospital, according to court documents. The races of Kirkland and Walker could not immediately be verified.

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[winstars]

1. Every time police tactics are called into question, it takes a video. Funny that, as they say in UK.

IMHO, there is totally NOT a rise in bad police tactics, if you can call them that...

Because of CCTV, dash cams, body cams and cell phones we are only now just seeing with our own eyes, what has been going on since for....about....maybe.....FOREVER!

[Bernin]

2. Hmmm

Does not seem that having video of the crimes is really making that much difference.
As you can see from this article:
http://www.actionnewsnow.com/news/da-plays-dash-cam-video-in-accidental-shooting-no-charges-will-be-filed/

[winstars]

3. Watch the video, read the story and read the comments. That story is not over yet...

At least a civil trial to happen. Somehow the compliant DA might get overruled.

Watch the video, it disturbing. Only when the other cops who responded NOTICED the guy was shot did the shooter cop mention, "oh yeah, I did fire my weapon"...

You CAN SEE HIM in the video, causally looking on the ground with his flashlight, BEFORE he mentions to his fellow officers HE SHOT THE GUY. And what is he looking for: HIS SHELL CASING(s)

Move along, nothing to see... NOT

More and more video only means that the truth will win out, hopefully, and either way actually...