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mucifer

(23,565 posts) Thu Jun 18, 2020, 07:41 PM Jun 2020

Illinois Supreme Court Rules CPD Misconduct Records Cannot Be Destroyed

CHICAGO (CBS) –Records of misconduct against Chicago Police officers must be preserved, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday, dealing a setback to the police union, which wanted them destroyed.

The justices voted 6-1 against the police union. The court found that destroying the documents would violate that state’s public records law.

“In light of the plain language of the Local Records Act, we agree with the City that the statutory framework the General Assembly constructed makes clear that Illinois recognizes a public policy favoring the proper retention of government records,” the court said.

The city had argued that state law requires CPD to keep the records intact, but the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police argued their contract with the city required records older than five years to be destroyed.

https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/06/18/illinois-supreme-court-ruling-cpd-records/

So happy to see the police union lose some of their insane power. They openly support police torture from jon burge.

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Illinois Supreme Court Rules CPD Misconduct Records Cannot Be Destroyed (Original Post) mucifer Jun 2020 OP

What Possible Benefit Comes From Destroying Records? ProfessorGAC Jun 2020 #1

It Benefits Brutal, Crooked Police, Sir The Magistrate Jun 2020 #2

Exactly ProfessorGAC Jun 2020 #3

Cities Should Cease Bargaining With Police Unions, Sir The Magistrate Jun 2020 #4

ProfessorGAC

(65,168 posts)

1. What Possible Benefit Comes From Destroying Records?

Reply to mucifer (Original post)

Thu Jun 18, 2020, 07:54 PM

Jun 2020

The union overreached. Aside from the fact they wanted to hide misconduct, those are public records, paid for & owned by the taxpayers. These are not their records to destroy.
It was a power play and attempt at hiding a more systemic problem in the state's PDs.
I'm gratified the court saw this.

The Magistrate

(95,255 posts)

2. It Benefits Brutal, Crooked Police, Sir

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 18, 2020, 07:59 PM

Jun 2020

Including the leader of the local police union.

It lets them go on committing crimes under color of law without leaving a trace....

ProfessorGAC

(65,168 posts)

3. Exactly

Reply to The Magistrate (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 18, 2020, 08:06 PM

Jun 2020

And the judges saw through it.
But, their benefit does not address the destruction of documents they don't own.
Those are our documents. Yours, mine & every other citizen of Illinois.
It was a punk move, and they got caught.
Good!

The Magistrate

(95,255 posts)

4. Cities Should Cease Bargaining With Police Unions, Sir

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 18, 2020, 08:10 PM

Jun 2020

Every trick employed by private corporations in union-busting ought to be turned against police unions. Any officers who attempt retaliation by going on strike should fired out of hand. A few examples ought to suffice to encourage the rest to fall in line....

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