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Earlier, buy canada goose jacket cheap Cook County Public Defender Amy Campanelli told the judge CPD officers have abused her clients for years. She said they told her of arrests that ended in bruised wrists from tight handcuffs, broken fingers, black eyes and cuts to people faces.
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Near the end of the day, another longtime Chicago police officer spoke to the judge. Michael Garza said he had served in the Chicago Police Department for 25 years. He said “no piece of paper” could tell him how to do his job or how to respect people.
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