Neighbors silent in beating deaths Chicago police seek witnesses who saw mob drag 2 from van 08/02/2002 Associated Press CHICAGO - Pleading with residents to "break the code of silence," community leaders went door to door Thursday to find witnesses to the slaying of two men who were dragged from a van after an accident and beaten by an angry mob. "So far the community has not responded," said Najee Ali, a civil rights activist who helped organize the canvass. "They're still in a state of shock. It's up to the community leaders to provide guidance, to say it's...