Federal Jury Finds City of Chicago Responsible for "Code of Silence" in Chicago Police Department

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http://truth-out.org/news/item/13510-in-significant-precedent-federal-jury-finds-city-of-chicago-responsible-for-code-of-silence-in-chicago-police-department



A federal judge Thursday turned down the request by Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration to erase a jury’s finding that the Chicago Police Department has a “code of silence” to protect rogue officers….

U.S District Judge Amy St. Eve said the city turned down reasonable settlement offers from plaintiff Karolina Obrycka for six years and decided to take the case to trial “knowing that an adverse judgment was a risk.”…

“The judgment in this case has ramifications for society at large, not just the city’s litigation strategies.”

As he viciously assaulted Obrycka, Abbate yelled, "Nobody tells me what to do." But a jury of his peers did just that, as well as send a message to Mayor Emanuel and other cities tolerant of police abuse that the "code of silence" is itself subject to the rule of law.