Freedom Of Information Request On Chicago Police Department SWAT Raid
BY Herschel Smith
13 years, 8 months ago
Recall in Chicago SWAT Raid Gone Terribly Wrong we discussed stupidity and incompetence of the Chicago SWAT team and their terrible, thuggish, Gestapo-like tactics when raiding the home of Charlene and Samuel Holly in Chicago.
The SWAT team officers, except for one named officer, were referred to as “John Doe 1-8.” Their names ought to be public knowledge, and I have submitted a freedom of information request to the Chicago Police Department to make this so (to the best of my ability).
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Good on you, Herschel! I’m going to follow this one closely.
I wish you well.
[…] weapons at children, and demanding that one eleven month old show his hands. I later filed a FOIA request to find out the identities of the officers, and the request was denied. To have divulged the identities of the officers would not comport […]