Matt Chapman @foiachap
A nerd who does freelance journalism, FOIA, and data stuffs. DM for signal. mchap.io Chicago, IL Joined June 2017-
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Does a FOIA officer violate the city's ethics ordinance when they knowingly review/redact an illegal activity committed by the city without reporting it to the OIG? cc @mvtopic
So, this interview by Gov. Jeff Landry was a disaster. Also a huge self own.
Dexter Reed's fatal encounter with Chicago Police began with an alleged seatbelt violation. But that stop fits within a larger CPD strategy of stopping hundreds of thousands of drivers in Black neighborhoods each year. THREAD:
This "Aldermanic Privilege" nonsense needs to stop.
This "Aldermanic Privilege" nonsense needs to stop.
A ShotSpotter lobbyist helped draft the order pro-ShotSpotter alders recently introduced. Most of these alders, who call for “more transparency regarding SoundThinking/ShotSpotter,” are using their unofficial email addresses to work with the company behind the scenes.
A ShotSpotter lobbyist helped draft the order pro-ShotSpotter alders recently introduced. Most of these alders, who call for “more transparency regarding SoundThinking/ShotSpotter,” are using their unofficial email addresses to work with the company behind the scenes.
As Chicago discusses the shooting death of Dexter Reed, the details of which are known only because COPA released video, a bill is pending in the General Assembly that could make it difficult or impossible to obtain these videos in the future under #FOIA.
No shooting in this footage. It is crucial for the public to see just how swiftly CPD flew off the handle at Dexter Reed. Screaming, pointing their guns, and grabbing at his door handles within seconds.
No shooting in this footage. It is crucial for the public to see just how swiftly CPD flew off the handle at Dexter Reed. Screaming, pointing their guns, and grabbing at his door handles within seconds.
NEW: CPD continued to target Black & Latino drivers with a flood of traffic stops that failed to make the city safer in 2023, despite promises from Supt. Larry Snelling to focus on dangerous drivers and criminal activity, according to a new report. @wttw news.wttw.com/2024/04/04/chi…
When @TheTRiiBE contextualized this tragedy by adding a report showing that the 11th district has the highest # of traffic stops in Chicago, ppl said that info was irrelevant. Now COPA is questioning the validity the traffic stop and whether CPD lied. chicago.suntimes.com/police-reform/…
presentin' about foia litigation next saturday with Merrick at @LoevyandLoevy. join us!
presentin' about foia litigation next saturday with Merrick at @LoevyandLoevy. join us!
We are so incredibly excited to come together with you all next week for the NLG Midwest Conference! Check out our full conference schedule & information about our afterparty. Conference schedule & tix: nlgchicago.org/2024-nlg-midwe… After-party tix: eventbrite.com/e/nlg-midwest-…
Sun-Times Guild leadership is disturbed by the layoffs of nine of our @WBEZUnion siblings and five non-union colleagues at the Sun-Times and WBEZ. We are demanding financial transparency from the Chicago Public Media board and management about the future of the organization.
Unclear what the ruling class thinks accountability or transparency is if they don't want to share anonymized data to the people that fund their operation. It shouldn't be so contentious that people want to know if their money is doing the things the government says it is doing!!
Jinx Press @JinxPress
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7K Followers 4K Following data journalist, tech desk, Washington Post. sometime software/ML engineer. curious about ad{s,tech}, crypto, linguistics. @[email protected]@foiachap Really interesting question. Seems like the answer should be yes. I'd be curious about the OIG's opinion, and I suspect they might be willing to give it to you if you ask.
And if the violent crackdown happens at a private college or university, you can request communications from the police department between cops and administrators #FOIAFriday
Remember folks, if there is a violent crackdown of a peaceful protest at a state university, you can request records of potential administration communications with elected officials
Dom’s/Foxtrot closing - TikTok commentary edition (She wanted to spend her gift card before the store closed at 12 PM.)
Dear NYPD: Please, please, please arrest these faculty members.
NYU faculty creating a ring around the Gaza solidarity encampment to protect their students after the school threatened mass arrest. So beautiful.
@RaymondALopez You didn't even wait 6 hours after this officer died before trying to use his death for political advantage. Who's the asshole?
Please read this thread. SB594 needs to be reworked.
As Chicago discusses the shooting death of Dexter Reed, the details of which are known only because COPA released video, a bill is pending in the General Assembly that could make it difficult or impossible to obtain these videos in the future under #FOIA.
Take the time with this thread from @foiachap #StopShotSpotter
Shotspotter alerts published on Chicago's data portal vs Shotspotter alerts given through FOIA.
Unclear what the ruling class thinks accountability or transparency is if they don't want to share anonymized data to the people that fund their operation. It shouldn't be so contentious that people want to know if their money is doing the things the government says it is doing!!
@foiachap @lucyparsonslabs Sure. There's times that I delete this app and go ghost. And there's also times I just don't respond because this app can be mentally draining. But if you ever need to bring important matters like this to my attention please shoot me an email @ [email protected]…
@lucyparsonslabs @foiachap Of course I agree that the public should have access to all available data. I believe in freedom of information. I haven't had the time to look into what foiachap is saying but I will.
@foiachap @_AjDriver Could you answer this one, though? :( @_AjDriver
@_AjDriver @foiachap great! so, now that you're out of your meeting, do you agree that the shotspotter dashboard should actually include all alerts? and, do you agree that shotspotter shouldn't deny access to those missing alerts using "trade secret" exemptions?
@foiachap @_AjDriver dang well this is an awkward place to stop responding!
The problem is that most of the data shared publicly is controlled by the police and its all junk. For example, something like 30% of all SS alerts are marked as "probably gunshots" by CPD and considered *towards* its accuracy numbers. page 3 here documentcloud.org/documents/2104…
At this hearing alders are asking for information and there's talk of FOIA's. Surprised no one has mentioned this yet. The city has a publicly available dashboard of every Shotspotter alert already. It also shows which Violence Interruption org it corresponds with. Link Below…
Important news today: all federal, state, and local government agencies have remedied their existing #FOIA violations and committed to a culture of transparency for the future.
@samstecklow @foiachap Experts and attorneys say by allowing disclosure list cops to continue to make arrests, CPD has created an environment in which Brady violations are more likely to occur. chicagoreader.com/news-politics/…
In the latest in a co-reported series, @samstecklow, Max Blaisdell, & @foiachap dig into the State’s Attorney’s Brady lists & the cops who appear on them - including at least 20 officers who continued to make arrests after the SAO had flagged them for misconduct or dishonesty.
New entry in @invinst+@Chicago_Reader's series investigating how the Cook County State's Attorney's Office and CPD fail to comply with Brady, a decades-old Supreme Court decision requiring them to turn over information about police misconduct to defendants.
NEW: 20 chicago cops made hundreds of arrests after being flagged by the state's attorney's office for misconduct or dishonesty. "If an officer can’t be trusted to give truthful and accurate testimony, they should not be making arrests," said one expert. chicagoreader.com/news-politics/…
the map is public - you can download it from OpenStreetMap now showing *all* 6,894 parking lots [and garages] mapped in Chicago [so I've mapped 8%]
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