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Chicago Cop Being Excessive? You Decide

By Prescott Carlson in Miscellaneous on Feb 17, 2009 10:40PM

Did a Chicago police officer go a bit too far when ousting a man from a CTA bus? Chicago Cop Watch thinks so, saying that "the officer neglected to follow CPD protocol during the encounter, which led to a violent altercation. The code requires officers to wait for back-up before engaging in a physical struggle with a citizen during non-emergency situations." And they've got video they believe backs up their statements (language NSFW):

via The Windy Citizen