Life or death: Chicago Police confront institutional racism

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Life or death: Chicago Police confront institutional racism

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, in his reaction to a new report by a police-accountability task force that he appointed, displayed a keen grasp of the obvious.

"The question isn't, 'Do we have racism?'" he said. "We do. The question is, 'What are you going to do about it?'"

What to do about racism in the Chicago Police Department is a far from new question. Nor is it one to ask Chicago alone, as we have seen in the controversial deaths of black men in police encounters in Cleveland, New York City, Baltimore and Ferguson, Mo., among others.

I know most people don't read ("It has too many pages!"), but here is the report:

Police Accountability Task Force - Recommendations for Reform: Restoring Trust Between the Chicago Police and the Communities they Serve

 

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I don't know why they don't just outlaw racism.

 

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Addressing racial bias requires more than legal bans. Training and reorganization are also part of that process.