When a cop with a chain-wrapped fist savagely beats a Spanish-speaking suspect demanding an attorney until he relinquishes a tip; when officers debase the idea of policing without intent to arrest; when cops round up black non-criminals and deliver them to precinct torture chambers. In every episode of Chicago PD, these methods achieve the desired ends. The message: Police violence works.

By Aaron Cantu, Truthout | News Analysis

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