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Thread (Discussion): Chicago Paying Millions To Settle Police Cases
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Posted by Navigatr1
on Mar 02, 2006 06:03 PM | Also by Navigatr1
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Chicago Paying Millions To Settle Police Cases
Alderman Concerned About Cost Of Settling Cases
http://www.nbc5.com/news/7367923/detail.html?rss=chi&psp=news
POSTED: 11:53 am CST February 23, 2006
UPDATED: 1:57 pm CST February 27, 2006
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CHICAGO -- Unit 5's Carol Marin learned that the city of Chicago has spent nearly $100 million over a five-year period to settle lawsuits against Chicago police officers.
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In January, LaFonso Rollins received a $9 million settlement after he spent 11 years in prison for a crime that DNA eventually proved that he didn't commit.
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"It's demoralizing. We are throwing money away that shouldn't be spent like that," 18th Ward Alderman Thomas Murphy said.
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