"First, We Kill All the Lawyers"

Ah Shakespeare, you wise old playwright:

• Chicago police officers have made over 2.5 million investigatory stops and pat-downs over the last decade, many done to enforce the city’s anti-gang and drug loitering ordinance.

  In 2015, a class-action lawsuit accused the city of conducting unconstitutional stops “without reasonable suspicion” in violation of the U.S. Civil Rights Act.

  On Monday, the City Council’s Finance Committee agreed to settle that case for nearly $5 million, with all but $112,500 of that money going to attorneys’ fees.

  Deputy Corporation Counsel Jennifer Bagby recommended that settlement after months of litigation, negotiation and mediation by a retired federal judge.

  Those talks managed to narrow the case — from 35 named plaintiffs to just five

Just in percentage terms, that's two-and-one-quarter percent going to identifiable plaintiffs. The rest goes to lawyers.

Remember back when J-Fledgar (Jody Weis) was supernintendo? And he decided to fight nuisance lawsuits like this. And Corp Counsel actually started winning them?

Yeah, the trail lawyers association put all their money into backing Rahm, who promptly had Corp Counsel start settling and surrendering millions of dollars to the lawyers, who then increased political contributions to sitting politicos and judges and others.

Taxpayers got fleeced....again.