Chicago Is About To Riot

[Straight Shooter]

The city of Chicago just released dash-cam footage that shows the shooting of 17-year-old African-American teen Laquan McDonald by white Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke in October 2014.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the city's police department tried to keep the footage sealed for more than a year. The city settled with McDonald's family for $5 million in the months after the shooting, and, while the family's attorney saw the video, it was never made public. But last Thursday, in response to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by freelance journalist Brandon Smith, Cook County Judge Franklin Valderrama ordered the city to release the footage.

"I understand that people will be upset and will want to protest when they see this video," Emanuel said at a press on Tuesday before the video was released. "It's fine to be passionate, but it's essential to be peaceful."

The graphic dashboard video shows McDonald, who was carrying a knife, walking down the median of a highway in Chicago at night, parallel to several police cars stationed across the street. Van Dyke and one other officer are out of their car with guns drawn as McDonald gets closer.

Van Dyke shoots McDonald several times at close range. McDonald crumples to the pavement, and several bullets appear to hit the ground next to his body. Police then approach McDonald and kick the knife away from his hand.

Hours before the video was made public, Cook County Prosecutor Anita Alvarez charged Van Dyke with first-degree murder. He was denied bail at a hearing in Chicago's main criminal courthouse. If convicted, Van Dyke could face 20 years to life in prison.

At the brief court hearing, prosecutor Bill Delaney told Cook County Circuit Court Associate Judge Donald Panarese that video of the October 20, 2014 shooting does not show McDonald, who was armed with a knife, advancing toward Van Dyke, and that witnesses' testimony supports this version of events.

Police have long maintained that McDonald had "lunged" at the officer, which provoked the fatal shooting. The Chicago police took steps immediately after the shooting to cover up evidence of the event, including reportedly deleting surveillance footage from a nearby Burger King.

Van Dyke shot McDonald 16 times, emptying his gun and preparing to reload, prosecutors said on Tuesday. Van Dyke has repeatedly said through his lawyer and his police union that the shooting was justified because he felt threatened by McDonald, who was allegedly stealing radios prior to the encounter.

https://news.vice.com/article/graph...-facing-murder-charge-spray-teen-with-bullets

 

[Straight Shooter]

This is making news because the victim Laquan McDonald was black, but regardless of race this is just bad policing. Officer Van Dyke had logged 18 civilian complaints with the city paying more than $500,000 to settle the complaints. It's clear now with video evidence that McDonald didn't lunge at the officer. Despite that Van Dyke still fired 16 shots and he was preparing to fire more shots into McDonald's motionless body before one of the other officers pulled him back. Just straight up bad policing

 

[Will E Worm]

Rioting will solve everything.

 

[knight4444]

Welcome to american!! this isn't anything new for black americans!!!! Hell, after the civil war the so called POLICE departments were nothing but slave patrols murdering freed slaves! most caucasians are so god damn hopelessly ignorant or in denial about their bloody savage history! that's why FOX NEWS is so popular! it makes the typical WHITE "PRIVILEGE" racist not feel ashamed anymore for being a blood thirsty ANIMAL! bill o'reilly, rush limbaugh, they're just cheerleaders for the KU KLUX KLAN! BTW just checkout the lasted BS at that fascist donald trump KLAN meeting! the WHITE mob attacks a BLM protector!! REALLY classy $HIT!! the GOP is a terrorist organization!

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Welcome to american!! this isn't anything new for black americans!!!! Hell, after the civil war the so called POLICE departments were nothing but slave patrols murdering freed slaves! most caucasians are so god damn hopelessly ignorant or in denial about their bloody savage history! that's why FOX NEWS is so popular! it makes the typical WHITE "PRIVILEGE" racist not feel ashamed anymore for being a blood thirsty ANIMAL! bill o'reilly, rush limbaugh, they're just cheerleaders for the KU KLUX KLAN! BTW just checkout the lasted BS at that fascist donald trump KLAN meeting! the WHITE mob attacks a BLM protector!! REALLY classy $HIT!! the GOP is a terrorist organization!

 

[knight4444]

LMFAO now watch how FOX NEWS will make van dyke the victim!!! just like FOX NEWS FOOLISHLY tried to make cliven brundy their little hero! just like FOX NEWS tried to make the filthy disgusting DUGGARS "INCEST FREAKS" their latest PO innocent WHITE people in america!! FOX NEWS isn't anything but STORMFRONT on video!! same racist ted nugent BULL$HIT!! HEIL HITLER! FOX NEWS

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LMFAO now watch how FOX NEWS will make van dyke the victim!!! just like FOX NEWS FOOLISHLY tried to make cliven brundy their little hero! just like FOX NEWS tried to make the filthy disgusting DUGGARS "INCEST FREAKS" their latest PO innocent WHITE people in america!! FOX NEWS isn't anything but STORMFRONT on video!! same racist ted nugent BULL$HIT!! HEIL HITLER! FOX NEWS

 

[Straight Shooter]

Preach Knight :clap:

 

[zeeblofowl_1969]

People are strange
When you're a stranger
Faces look ugly
When you're alone.
- Jim Morrison

 

[georges]

Chicago was your dear leader's hometown and you wonder that such things happen? The thug attitude and cop hate always have had deadly consequences and unpredictable back fires. What are you going to tell to the families of cops cowardly and senselessly murdered by thugs??? Please tell me. I haven't seen you starting a thread about this subject. Remember that gun play never pays.

 

[knowone]

In a country as large as the US is, very, very few Police officers get killed! Far more people are killed by over reaction by Police and are usually sweep under the carpet if they can get away with it.