tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415363409135802624.post86811120009902742..comments2024-03-27T00:44:09.039-07:00Comments on South Side Anti-Racist Action: Jon Burge Faces Protests During Torture Trialsouthsideantifahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03221820740219591101noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415363409135802624.post-8971450715006792192010-05-25T07:30:26.000-07:002010-05-25T07:30:26.000-07:00We highlighted this story because Burge being the ...We highlighted this story because Burge being the face of racism torture and corruption within the Chicago Police Department is in town for the next month or two and that there are community groups mobilizing to give him a Chicago greeting. <br><br>No one at ARA, in the Jail Jon Burge Coalition, or the Burge torture victims believe that any kind of justice can come from the same criminal courts that brought us Burge, torture, and wrongful convictions to begin with. We also recognize that Burge's actions are not isolated incidents, rather they are indicative of systematic racism and brutality within the CPD, and that the problem won't be solved by throwing away one bad apple when the barrel itself has to go. <br><br>We don't agree unconditionally to the politics of every individual or organization who helped organize the protest but we do work with and support the recently released torture victims many who are demanding Burge spend his last days in prison. Will we be satisfied if he gets convicted? No, especially since there are dozens of Burge's cronies who are still working for the CPD (even though it would be very pleasing to see what happens when Burge hits general population in prison).<br><br>So knowing that U.S. criminal courts aren't a solution to dealing with people like Jon Burge, how could we implement an appropriate people's response?southside chicago arahttp://southsideara.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415363409135802624.post-59049352164495823362010-05-22T03:50:27.000-07:002010-05-22T03:50:27.000-07:00and by "reformist shit" i meant liberal ...and by "reformist shit" i meant liberal statist garbage (to risk saying the same thing three times). sorry for the confusion.seriouslynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415363409135802624.post-28836317211527722842010-05-22T03:48:32.000-07:002010-05-22T03:48:32.000-07:00retrial? the judiciary is an apparatus that functi...retrial? the judiciary is an apparatus that functioned exactly as it was supposed to. what do you want? a fair and democratic legal system? PLEASE<br><br>and jail cops who torture? as if cops who don't torture are ok? and theres also the whole thing about throwing more people in jail, and you know, needing people to run the places... more cops!<br><br>this is some dumb ass reformist shit.seriouslynoreply@blogger.com