Monday, June 07, 2010

Amy Goodman: Alleged Chicago Police Torturer’s Overdue Day in Court

Alleged Chicago Torturer’s Overdue Day in Court
by Amy Goodman
Democracy Now

Burge rose in the ranks to become a commander in Chicago’s South Side, called Area 2. Electric shocks to the genitals, mock executions, suffocation with bags over the head, beatings and painful stress positions are among the torture techniques that Burge and police officers under his command are accused of using to extract confessions in Chicago, mostly from African-American men.

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