Elite Chicago Cops rack up complaints

The Chicago Tribune reports:

The list of Chicago police misconduct allegations that city officials are fighting to keep secret shows that the scandal-plagued Special Operations Section has a disproportionately high number of complaints over the last five years, according to a copy of the list obtained by the Tribune.

The top four police officers on the list, who all had 50 or more misconduct complaints in five years, were members of the section, which is currently the focus of a criminal probe by the Cook County state's attorney that has resulted in six officers indicted for robbing and kidnapping people.


The top 10 Special Operations Section officers with the most complaints on the list combined for a total of 408 complaints over five years. Of those complaints, only three were sustained by the Office of Professional Standards, and only one resulted in a suspension - for 15 days. The other two cases ended with reprimands. And the top 30 officers from the section were accused of brutality and other offenses 862 times.

One officer was accused of misconduct 55 times, with none of the complaints sustained, according to the list.

Do you it's smart to ban guns in a town with police officers like this? Or this ?