"They worked us to the bone then turned around and told us we sucked." Week 21 police killings

A longtime Chicago cop explains how last year's protest and scrutiny of police affected crime in the city.

As an uprising grew this time a year ago following the killings of Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd, unrest took hold in many American cities. The protests and marches and fires and riots drew immediate comparison to the summer of 1968, the last time cities nationwide burned in rage. The comparison was apt — 2020 will be looked upon as pivotal a year as 1…