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Documentary about Chicago's History of Police Abuse
Tuesday, 29 August 2006
Hello all,
For some time I have been working on a documentary detailing Chicago's history of sadistic police abuse. The film specifically targetsformer Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge who, along with his subordinates, sadistically tortured hundreds of Chicago citizens for decades. Some of his victims still sit in Illinois prisons after being tortured into signing false confessions including men who spentyears on Death Row for crimes they did not commit. I assume most of you are familiar with this history including
the continued cover-up and the impotent response by Illinois's "justice" system in the form of a whitewashed special prosecutor's report.
This documentary project has been very slow-moving, frankly, and still has a very, very long way to go until completion. I'm glad to say,however, that a website has been launched including a preliminary video trailer for the film. Please take a look when you get a chance:
http://www.spokefilms.com/
To go straight to the video trailers go here:
http://www.spokefilms.com/trailers/trailers.html
Thanks for taking the time to check these out. Any and all feedback
is appreciated.
PLEASE NOTE: Anyone who feels they have information about this history
or knows someone who might like an opportunity to discuss their
relationship to these events in the film (including victims of abuse
by Chicago police, relatives of victims, and also activists, community
leaders, litigants, and scholars), please feel free to contact me at
this email or at
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Thank you,
Dustin Ogdin