>http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/01/11/italy.migrant.violence/index.html
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>It is all disturbing, but especially this:
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>A passing policeman told Iddris and his friends it was not his job to help the wounded man, so they called the Red Cross to take the man to a hospital for treatment
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>There are many differing opinions on illegal immigration (not referring to legal immigration) here in the states too, but I cannot imagine any officer not voluntarily helping any person here (no matter how they got here) in need. The police routinely take wounded criminals to the hospital and illegal immigrants.
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>I hope that was so unusual as to have never happened before and never again.

It was just in the news here yesterday that there has been an uptick in extortion, pickpocketing, harassment, fondling, etc. on the CTA (elevated) trains. It said conductors and other on-board CTA employees often choose not to get involved, even though it is part of their job description to do so. The police department said they will put more uniformed and plainclothes officers on trains where the most trouble has occurred. The odd thing about that is the CPD has a unit, the Mass Transit Unit, which already has that express purpose. I interviewed the head of it when I was in journalism school.