TEACH YOUR CHILDREN WELL

With Chicago's ability to host a peaceful Democratic Convention at stake, it's hard to imagine anyone worrying about a lousy T shirt. But this isn't just any T shirt. "It's cop humor," shrugs Pat Gutkoska, whose print shop is across the street from the Chicago Police Eighth District Station. "The cops that see it know it's a joke." The department's official take on the shirt is offhand disdain. Some police say the word has come down from Mayor Richard M. Daley that wearing or selling the T shirt could lead to disciplinary action (a police spokesman denies the threat). 'When asked...

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