Police corruption
Quietly, and with
little fanfare, a lawsuit has been working its way through the federal court
here in Chicago which has the potential to shake the Chicago Police Department
to its core.
At issue are
allegations of a "blue wall" in the department, a code of
silence where those who raise their hands to report corruption are ostracized
and punished and held out as examples to other officers to keep quiet about
what they see.
"I think that the public should be very angry that corruption is allowed to continue, and that officers who want to report it are retaliated against," said police officer Shannon Spalding. "The code of silence is so strong, the fear of what will happen to you is so strong, that nobody wants to come forward."
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