"One group was not strongly represented in the streets of Chicago: African Americans. They knew firsthand how well the city police deserved their reputation for brutality. When Daley spoke of the police adopting a “shoot to kill” approach to disorder, their experience taught that he was not kidding."

https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2023/09/21/seeing-was-not-believing-when-the-news-broke-hendershot/