From the Archives, 1913: Scott perishes in the Antarctic
110 years ago, Captain Robert Scott and his companions died in a blizzard on their return from the South Pole.
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110 years ago, Captain Robert Scott and his companions died in a blizzard on their return from the South Pole.
First complaint of abuse against lieutenant evans. a partially disabled man won a $100,000 settlement against the city after he claimed evans beat him after he tried to post a water cut off notice on evan's property. what happened to the cop? in a word nothing except he's been promoted to commander. >> there is so much protection built in for police officers and i'm not critical but it's gone so far it's virtually impossible to meaningfully discipline a police officer when they do break the rules. >> reporter: in fact, the university of chicago found in the last 4.5 years of the more than 28,0...
Superintendent gary mccarthy responded when he was asked whether he supported evans. >> i'm not going to on that question. that's absurd. do i support him? if i didn't support him he wouldn't be there. >> reporter: the officer pleaded not guilty. the trial starts november 8th. officers protecting their own is hardly unique. and it is most often justified. but this wasn't the first complaint of abuse against lieutenant evans. simmons, a partially disabled man working for the water company won a $100,000 settlement against the city after he claimed evans beat him unprovoked after he tried to pos...