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Newspaper
Hyde Park Herald
Location
Hyde Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1972
Page
4
A local editorial reconsiders faulting the community for crime and apathy. It contrasts muted responses to Hyde Park incidents with positive acts like crime prevention whistles, teen volunteers, and neighbor aid in emergencies. The piece notes the Kitty Genovese comparison and concludes the good outweighs the bad.
Congressman Ralph Metcalfe convenes public hearings giving residents a forum to recount mistreatment by Chicago police. Witnesses share experiences while police are not cross examined and no testimony is taken from officers, complicating evaluation of claims. Charles Thornhill, a Black man, testifies about his work background.
Thornhill a Chicago public school gym teacher of ten years tells of a violent incident after an illegal U turn near 100th and Halsted. He says a policewoman struck him after he offered his license and taunts about race followed. He alleges further assaults by officers. He was treated at St George's Hospital and later convicted in a separate fight case. A reporter later found a police report with at least one conflicting allegation missing.
The report notes Thornhill allegedly assaulted a policeman with a baseball bat, a charge ignored in Metcalfe hearings. Chicago city hearings on police mistreatment of minorities were led by Alderman Ed Burke, praised by police groups, while Metcalfe seeks reforms amid credibility concerns.
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