Gitmo comes to Chicago
by Slamful
In an article from “The Guardian”, an investigation has revealed that Chicago Police Department has been using a warehouse referred to as “Homan Square” to detain people in a shocking abuse of civil rights in a time when it’s getting increasingly hard to shock people about the abuse of authority police routinely engage in.
At this site suspects reportedly have been detained without booking in the system, shackled for long periods of time, beaten, and certainly not allowed access to an attorney. At least one person has died due to the treatment received at Homan Square. So I guess the police are taking getting militarized to the next level.
I am really almost too shocked and horrified by this to be eloquent about it. I just wanted to help get the word out about this. Unlike the almost daily accounts of police abuse I don’t think this is getting swept under the rug, and I don’t think the Police are going to be able to close ranks behind this and say its just the cost of doing business.
I hope.