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Originally Posted by SIGSEGV
I dunno, it's kind of like the no-fly list, an opaque thing that people can get on without their knowledge and it makes their life miserable. I wouldn't be surprised if CPD didn't use the utmost discretion when deciding who is on it...
I agree that a gang list would be a useful tool if it were properly maintained and accurate, or even some sort of probabilistic model (e.g. "the urban politician has a 0.5% chance of being associated with gang activity"), but it could be that it has turned into a tool to harass people.
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Right. I'm sure the list has value, but I don't doubt people who have no hard connections to gang activity end up on the list solely because they rubbed an officer or CPD affiliate the wrong way. Many probably end up on it because of suspected or recorded history of criminal activity. It's a knee-jerk reaction to assume Preckwinkle is racist. The real question is why isn't Mob boss Madigan on the list...
On another note, JB was sworn in today. During his address he said he wanted Illinois to be the "fastest growing big state economy in the US". Lets see how this plays out.
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