Seventh Circuit: Prior Police Misconduct Almost Always Relevant In 1983 Conspiracy To Commit Brady Violation Claims Brendan 8/29/2013 11:58:00 AM (This column originally ran in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin in August, 2013) Terrance Thompson was a heroin addict in Chicago prone to arrests and brief (one to two day) stays in jail until he ran into members of the Chicago Police Department's notorious Special Operations Sections (known as "SOS") in the fall of 2002. That encounter resulted in this non-violent drug possessor going to prison for several years for a gun that he contended was planted on him by members of the Special Operations Section, in retaliation for his refusal to be their snitch. Read More