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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Letters to the Editor

Police hiring needs a major revamp

Chicago police officers at a 2017 graduation ceremony at Navy Pier. (Scott Olson/Getty)

Thank you for the recent story about the Chicago police officer resigning after last year’s altercation on North Avenue Beach. But the following questions remain unanswered:

Are cops duty-bound to arrest anyone/everyone in the park after closing hours? If so, why have we not seen a raft of such arrests? The outcome of the confrontation suggests it is not the case, even when the police department is not undermanned as it is currently.

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