The Torture Machine: Flint Taylor on Chicago Police Brutality from Fred Hampton to Today

We look at the Chicago Police Department’s long history of violence against African Americans, from the murder of Black Panther Fred Hampton to the reign of torture overseen by commander Jon Burge. The brutality of the Chicago police force is laid bare in a new book by leading civil rights lawyer Flint Taylor. It’s called “The Torture Machine: Racism and Police Violence in Chicago.” The book exposes decades of corruption and cover-ups in the Chicago Police Department. We speak with Flint Taylor, who has represented survivors of police brutality in Chicago for nearly half a century.
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[@v.britton4445]

Take them all to jail

[@njosborne6152]

I just heard more dog whistles about the Black Panthers yesterday and was wondering where it’s coming from.
First they brought out the troops to gas women and children.
Then we discovered that they continue their kidnapping of their newborns, toddlers, babies, children and juveniles, with absolutely no worries of prosecution‼️
We are all being demonized‼️

[@edwardkennedy2257]

Your full of shit. Spreading untrue rumors only digs your race deeper into the hole your race is already in

[@taryndorsey5581]

💔

[@survivingchicago5797]

We need to get that machine back up and running😂

[@luvitluvitbaby]

So you’re for torturing innocent children. Yikes! 😳