The justice department issued a report last year that found the police had routinely violated the constitutional rights of the city's residents.
Police superintendent Garry McCarthy was ousted and the county's top prosecutor, Anita Alvarez, lost her re-election bid amid harsh criticism of her investigation into the incident.
In September, ahead of Mr Van Dyke's trial, Mayor Emanuel announced he would not run for re-election.

Just another 1 of Clyde's diversions. :-(

If you're so worried about female teachers Clyde why don't you just start a thread about it, but don't forget to include the male teachers that have also been doing it. ;-)

"This is so unconventional", Mr Doroshov said, adding that "more research" was required to figure out whether people could be charged and what they could be charged with.

News outlets report Prince George's County police Officer Ryan Macklin was arrested Monday on charges including first-degree rape. Police Chief Hank Stawinski says the woman was pulled over early one morning last week. Police say the on-duty Macklin is accused of then forcing the woman to perform a sexual act.

Stawinski says there may be more victims. Police spokeswoman Jennifer Donelan says Macklin was suspended within hours of the woman reporting the alleged crime. Macklin has been suspended without pay and relieved of his weapons, police vehicle and credentials.

It was a scene eerily reminiscent of other police interactions that had gone terribly awry. Two black children are walking with a BB gun in Columbus, Ohio, when an officer responding to a 911 call about men waving a firearm pulls up and draws his weapon.

Peter Casuccio pointed his gun at the young black boys and shot off nothing more than a stern talking-to. His body camera captured much of the incident, which took place over the weekend, and the Columbus Police Department released the footage, touting it as “a lesson learned.

An ERB is a soft belt with handles, made from strengthened fabric and straps. It is intended to be used on the legs and arms of violent or injured subjects, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) says.

During his detention he was restrained and an Emergency Response Belt was placed across his face.

Neil Kimball, 45, a detective with the LASD Special Victims Bureau, was arrested Friday on suspicion of rape by force and preventing or dissuading a witness or victim from testifying.

He was taken into custody by the sheriff’s department’s Internal Criminal Investigations Bureau, according to an LASD statement provided to CBS2.

The alleged crime occurred in Ventura County, and authorities in that county assisted in the investigation, LASD said. The Los Angeles Times reported that Kimball allegedly raped a 14-year-old girl involved in a case he was investigating.

This is what can happens when armed civilians "do the right thing" then the police arrive.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-46187460

An armed 21-year-old man killed by an officer at a mall in Alabama on Thanksgiving night "likely did not fire" the shots that wounded two people and sent terrified shoppers running for cover, police said Friday.

Authorities initially thought Emantic Fitzgerald Bradford Jr., known as E.J., had fired the rounds at the Riverchase Galleria in Hoover, south of Birmingham, that left an 18-year-old and a 12-year-old hospitalized, Hoover police spokesman Capt. Gregg Rector said in a statement.
At first, police said Bradford opened fire after an altercation with the 18-year-old and an officer fatally shot him as he fled the scene.

But late Friday, police changed that story, saying that while Bradford was involved in "some aspect of the altercation" and was armed with a handgun, he likely did not fire the rounds that injured the two others.
"We regret that our initial media release was not totally accurate, but new evidence indicates that it was not," Rector said.

Bradford's family released this statement Saturday afternoon:
"Our family is completely shocked, heartbroken and devastated at the tragic death of our beloved 'EJ.' EJ was a devoted son and brother, who dedicated his life to serving his country and always doing the right thing. As we continue to grieve, rest assured, that we are working diligently with our legal team to determine exactly what happened and why this police officer killed our son. We will never forget EJ, and ask for your continued prayers during this incredibly difficult time."

CHICAGO (AP) — Dashcam video showing Jason Van Dyke pointing his gun at black teenager Laquan McDonald and firing 16 times was key evidence in the murder conviction of the white Chicago police officer. The same video will be at the forefront again this week, as three more officers stand trial, accused of lying to protect Van Dyke in the aftermath of the killing.

The trial starting Tuesday of David March, Joseph Walsh and Thomas Gaffney won’t receive nearly as much media attention as Van Dyke ’s, but there’s no understating the significance of using that same video to underscore what prosecutors call the Chicago Police Department ’s unofficial code of silence, in which officers cover for each other.

“When you go out and talk to people who are living in communities that have experienced police abuse, what really makes them feel betrayed and lose faith in the system is the officers who cover up what they’ve seen or don’t say anything,” said Christy Lopez, a Georgetown University law professor who led a federal probe of the city’s police force. “So, yes, this is very significant.”

Well, this is different - and thankfully non-lethal.

'Thieves' knocked off mopeds by police in London

When a judge acquitted a white St. Louis police officer in September 2017 for fatally shooting a young black man, the city’s police braced for massive protests. But St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department Officer Dustin Boone wasn’t just prepared for the unrest — he was pumped.

“It’s gonna get IGNORANT tonight!!” he texted on Sept. 15, 2017, the day of the verdict. “It’s gonna be a lot of fun beating the hell out of these s---heads once the sun goes down and nobody can tell us apart!!!!”

Two days later, prosecutors say, that’s exactly what Boone did to one black protester. Boone, 35, and two other officers, Randy Hays, 31, and Christopher Myers, 27, threw a man to the ground and viciously kicked him and beat him with a riot baton, even though he was complying with their instructions.

But the three police officers had no idea that the man was a 22-year police veteran working undercover, whom they beat so badly that he couldn’t eat and lost 20 pounds. On Thursday, a federal grand jury indicted the three officers in the assault. They also indicted the men and another officer, Bailey Colletta, 25, for the attack. Prosecutors released text messages showing the officers bragging about assaulting protesters, with Hays even noting that “going rogue does feel good.”

“If it was not a police officer — and particularly a black police officer — who was the victim of this assault, would we be at this juncture?” the Rev. Darryl Gray, one of the protest organizers, said to The Washington Post. “We’ve had several incidents of protesters and activists being the victims of excessive use of force and police abusing their authority without ever seeing charges like this.”