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Chinese police massacre protes
In a vicious attack on protesting farmers and fishermen in the southern province of Guangdong, Chinese paramilitary police opened fire with pistols and automatic rifles and killed at least four people during two nights of clashes on December 6 and 7. The bloody repression took place in Dongzhou, a community of 10,000 rural residents near Shanwei city.
Last weekend the Chinese government declared that three people were killed and five wounded. Amnesty International, however, confirmed the death of four and said up to six could have been killed. Hong Kong media outlets quoted village... Read more
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Chicago Defender - Chicago,IL,
23 April 2007
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Commentary: The Black Watch
The United States Olympic Committee has given Chicago the bid to become the city to represent North America in the competition to determine which city in the world will host the 2016 Summer Olympics. Of the approximately twenty-one other potential cities that may bid on the upcoming Olympics, only three other than Chicago have confirmed their intentions. They are Tokyo, Japan-Madrid, Spain and Monterrey, Mexico. All bids must be submitted by September 2007. All of these cities have issues of police corruption but Chicago's stigma distinguishes it from all the other confirmed sites.
Police officers in Tokyo, Japan do not carry unconcealed weapons; instead they are armed with a small caliber handgun not easily detected. Their policing system is based upon the United States Occupation Forces of which the Public Safety Commission was formed for the purpose of "democratizing" the police. It has a world- wide reputation for the implementation of the "koban", which is an integral part of their community policing policy. "Kobans" are mini police information booths located around the city. However, according to independent journalist Keisuke Sugita, in a November, 1999 article, "the police blatantly infringe the fundamental human rights of the people guaranteed in the Constitution". In 2000, Tokyo experienced an unprecedented number of police scandals.
Madrid, Spain until recently may have had one of the least corrupt of the four cities currently declaring their desire to host the Olympics. Unfortunately, not only was the police chief of the small suburb of Madrid called Marabella cited for misconduct but also other officials including the mayor have been arrested for their scandalous behavior.
Chief of police, Rafael del Pozo was indicted for obstructing justice. The others were involved in dealing in illegal contracts. Thus far, Tokyo and Madrid's negative police activities are very similar to those in Chicago.
The Dallas Morning News reports that Monterey, Mexico is the safest city in Mexico. Monterey is two hours by car, from the Texas border. Law enforcement officials are resigning in droves. The mayor, Adalberto Madero has fired over 40 officers within the last few days and more than fifty during the past year. The reason, corruption and collusion with drug traffickers. More than twelve officers have been killed since the year began, five of which were killed just last week. Most of the corruption is occurring in the nearby suburb of Monterey called Garza Garcia. The gulf-cartels seem to have taken over the city.
Chicago's distinction from those mentioned is that for more than thirty years, one detective police commander, Jon Burge, supplemented by an undetermined number of subordinate officers engaged in systematic torture of African American arrestees forcing them to confess to crimes that they did not commit. They were allowed to do so with impunity apparently with the full knowledge of police superintendents, head state's attorney Richard Daley and his first assistant Dick Devine. Because the consequences for the behavior of these officers were never properly addressed, torture and brutality has been institutionalized in the Chicago Police Department. With that being the case, it is irresponsible for a city to celebrate being granted the opportunity to play host to fun and games while twenty-four victims of Burges' torture tactics still languish in penitentiaries.
Burge should be prosecuted and those he tortured serving time, should be granted new trials before Daley gets his Olympics. Until that happens, citizens of Chicago should be too ashamed to celebrate.
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