Police Commissioner's Tear Gas Alibi Goes Up In Smoke
By Ralph Ciprianofor BigTrial.net
At a June 25th press conference, then-Deputy Commissioner Dennis Wilson stepped up to the microphone and took sole responsibility for authorizing the use of tear gas on protesters who were trying to block traffic on the Vine Street Expressway.
"I didn't call the commissioner, I gave the approval," Wilson said in his mea …