Report: Corrupt Chicago Cops Protected

The Chicago Tribune reports:

Chicago police officials have deliberately ignored corruption within the ranks, giving bad cops a sense of security to commit crimes on the job without being caught, according to a national expert on internal affairs hired by plaintiffs suing the city.

The damning report by Lou Reiter, a former deputy chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, contends that police officials, including Supt. Philip Cline, have continued a "practice of indifference" toward corruption that "makes officers who engage in misconduct feel protected."


He says in the report that although the department has legitimate guidelines against police misconduct, officials don't enforce the policies.

How ironic,Chicago is one of the few places individuals can't own a handgun thanks to Alderman Roti.No word yet from former Chief of Detectives William Hanhardt on the report.