After Sadistic Chicago Cop's Conviction, Demands For Answers From Daley

Crabby Go Lightly reports:

Burge was found guilty of two counts of obstruction of justice and one count of perjury. The conviction comes two decades after complaints first emerged against Burge but does not answer why the system protected him for so long.

"This case is not about Jon Burge,’" said Francine Sanders, who authored a report on Burge’s torture for the police Office of Professional Standards. "It's about a system, a culture, a sickness in human nature that allows things like this to happen."

The city's mayor, Richard M. Daley, was the Cook County State’s Attorney in the 80s when the abuse occurred. Mary Mitchell, a prominent columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, maintains he owes the city “further explanation” of how Burge was able to get away with torture.

Yet, Mr. Daley thinks only police should own handguns.