Police misconduct, the “code of silence,” and a lack of honesty and accountability are destroying the community’s trust in police, said University of Chicago clinical law Prof. Craig Futterman at an event in Evanston on Friday.

Futterman (Weinberg ‘88), who pushed Cook County for the release of the dashcam video that shows the shooting of Laquan McDonald, spoke to the Jewish Reconstruction Congregation on Friday night about police accountability and the cover-up in the shooting of Laquan McDonald. He said abusive actions by a few police officers that primarily target people of color in poorer neighborhoods overshadow the good work of many on the force.

“When kids see officers abuse their friends, neighbors, without fear of punishment, that says a lot more to them about their department than their neighborhood officer who smiles,” Futterman said.

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