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Chicago Cop Murders Black Teen
When video footage was released on Thanksgiving Eve of a white Chicago cop senselessly shooting and killing a 17-year-old black teen, the African-American community as a whole was left conflicted. It was thankful that the rogue cop was charged with murder, but mournful that yet another black male was dead at the hands of police.
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Chicago cop Jason Van Dyke was charged last Wednesday with first-degree murder, after shooting and killing Laquan McDonald in Chicago. It was the first time a Chicago police officer has been charged with first-degree murder for an on-duty fatality in more than 30 years. Now here’s the kicker: the shooting happened WELL OVER A YEAR AGO and the prosecutor only recently concluded that the shooting was a murder — despite having clear video footage of the entire episode. Huh???
According to Cook County State Attorney Anita Alvarez, she did not make an arrest in the case last year because she needed ample time to review the evidence. Huh??? Even if she had watched the tape just once per day, that would have been more than 365 opportunities to see what the rest of the world saw within the first 24 hours: that the Chicago cop committed cold-blooded murder.
“At the end of the day I’d rather take my time and get it right, than rush to judgment and get it wrong,” Alvarez said during a press conference.
Oh, come now. There was no mystery here. There were no dead-end leads to pursue. There was no ambiguity about who fired the shots and emptied their gun into a black teen. There was just a dead African-American kid with 16 bullet holes in him, a number of eyewitnesses and a damning video. What further proof required 400 days of waiting and allowing the very guilty Officer Van Dyke to roam the streets of Chicago? Even the conservative hacks over at Fox News had to admit that the evidence against Van Dyke was clear and conclusive.
Not surprisingly, the delay tactics from Alvarez were all part of a colossal cover-up by prosecutors and city officials, who actively tried to block the release of the video in a failed attempt to protect one of their own. Hmmm…
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Initially, Chicago police claimed McDonald was high on the hallucinogen drug PCP, acting erratically and lunged at officers with a knife when he was shot 16 times. However, the now viral dashcam video proves that the 17-year-old was walking away from (not toward) police and never once made a threatening gesture to give Van Dyke cause to open fire.
Van Dyke, who joined the Chicago police in 2001, never took a moment to assess the situation. Instead, he opened fire just 30 seconds after his vehicle pulled up to the scene and only 6 seconds after he stepped out of it. This is despite the fact that McDonald was running down the middle of the street and away from the Chicago cop and his partner. He was not a threat. He did not deserve to die.
As the 16 gun shots pummeled his body, a puff of smoke emanated from McDonald’s chest while he was sprawled on the pavement in the fetal position. He did not move when an officer entered the frame just long enough to kick a knife away from his prone hand.
Sadly, none of the officers attempted to help McDonald as he bled out on the street and eventually died a senseless death.
In all, there have been 20 citizen complaints filed against Van Dyke since 2011. At least 7 additional complaints alleged excessive use of force, while 2 involved the use of a firearm.
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Not surprisingly, the delay tactics from Alvarez were all part of a colossal cover-up by prosecutors and city officials, who actively tried to block the release of the video in a failed attempt to protect one of their own. [….] Hear! Hear!, DJ. And let's not overlook Rahm Emmanuel's politically motivated role in this whole tragic incident. Rahm is, IMO, at least as guilty as Anita Alverez and Garry McCarthy (Superintendent of the Chicago Police Dept). All 3 should be forced out of office. Re: the murderous actions of Van Dyke It's also been reported that after emptying his bullets into Laquan, Van Dyke actually attempted to RELOAD his gun (gesturing his intent to continue firing into the DEAD teen's body). But was FINALLY restrained by the other officers. Re: The total indifference to Laquan's life displayed by the other officers on the scene I pray they all are held… Read more »