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Victims of police misconduct skeptical of Justice report's impact

One said he felt "vindicated."

Another said police reform is still "doomed to fail."

They are people who have been wrongfully convicted or whose family members have been the victims of overzealous officers. And many are skeptical of City Hall's agreement with the Justice Department to negotiate a court-enforceable reform agreement, as well the new 164-page report that found the Chicago Police Department engaged in a pattern or practice of excessive force.

"The only thing I can say to that report is that it only confirms, for about the hundredth time, that Chicago police have been outrageous," said Darrell Cannon, who was tortured by detectives working for former Cmdr. Jon Burge. "They have been wild. They have been crazy. They have flaunted the law."

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