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"" CHICAGO — The city of Chicago is bracing for
the release this week of a potentially-explosive police squad car dashcam video of a white police officer shooting a black teenager 16 times. Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Monday spoke with activists in a conference call and also held meetings with pastors and activists to discuss the forthcoming release of footage that shows 17-year-old Laquan McDonald being gunned down by Officer Jason Van Dyke, a 14-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department. They mayor's office said that Emanuel discussed the way forward for Chicago in the aftermath of the release of the video, which a Cook County Circuit judge last week ordered the city to release by Wednesday. Reporters weren't allowed to listen to the call or attend the meeting with pastors. One activist who took part in the call, Andy Thayer, said Emanuel only spoke for a few minutes. He said Emanuel told activists that police "have a responsibility to uphold the law" and "must never abuse it." Thayer said Emanuel did not take questions, though participants were told ahead of the call that he would. Emanuel also addressed the possibility of protests after the video's release and said Chicagoans must "use their First Amendment right, but to do it in a focused way," reports the Chicago Tribune, which said it gained access to the conference call through a participant. In comments to reporters on Monday, Emanuel sought to tamp down speculation that protests could become violent. "Your job is to report the news, not to see what events to create and then try to report on that," Emanuel said. "Just as a caution to the press, you have a role to play too." For months, Emanuel resisted releasing the the video, citing ongoing federal and state probes into the Oct. 20, 2014 shooting death of McDonald.The city was sued for violating state open record law by independent journalist Brandon Smith, and Judge Franklin Valderrama on Thursday issued the Wednesday deadline. Following Valderrama's order, Emanuel said he hoped it was enough time for prosecutors to bring their year-long investigation of an officer "who violated that (public) trust at every level" to a conclusion "so Chicago can begin to heal." A federal law enforcement official familiar with the investigation, who asked not to be identified because the probe is ongoing, told USA TODAY on Monday that it is unlikely that the federal investigation would be completed ahead of the release of the video footage. Tandra Simonton, a spokeswoman for the Cook County State's Attorney's office, said the state probe was ongoing. She declined to say whether the agency's criminal investigation would be completed prior to the video's release. Attorneys for McDonald's family and Van Dyke have viewed the footage and described the content as graphic and unsettling. Police had said they were pursuing McDonald after receiving a 911 call from someone who said that a knife-wielding man had threatened him and appeared to be trying to break into cars. A police union official also said shortly after the incident that McDonald, who had PCP in his system at the time of his death, was acting erratically and that Van Dyke felt his life was in jeopardy. While Van Dyke repeatedly fired at McDonald, five other police officers at the scene did not fire their weapons. Michael Robbins, an attorney for the McDonald family, said that the video shows the teen was walking away from the officer when gunned down. Chicago's city council in April approved a $5 million settlement be paid to the McDonald family. Van Dyke has been stripped of his police powers and placed on desk duty since the incident more than a year ago. Rev. Jedidiah Brown, a pastor and activist who attended two meetings Emanuel held on the video on Monday, said the mayor "still ain't saying the right things as far as I'm concerned." "We told him, 'I understand you got to deal with a bureaucracy, but we can't feel the heart of our mayor," said Brown, who endorsed Emanuel's reelection effort earlier this year. He added that the mayor was told, "We don't know if you're sorry that this happened, or if you're sorry we're about to find out how bad it really was." Thayer said that Emanuel and Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy should also be held responsible for McDonald incident and criticized the administration for resisting release of the video. The mayor, who won a second term in April, has faced criticism from some activists for doing too little to address distrust in the African-American community about the police department. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/11/23/chicago-braces-for-releases-of-laquan-mcdonald-police-shooting-video/76278892/ |
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Officer to be charged with first degree murder....
"" CHICAGO -- As the city braces for the imminent release of a video showing a white Chicago police officer fatally shooting an African-American teen, the veteran officer is expected to appear in a Cook County courtroom Tuesday to face a charge of first- degree murder, according to multiple sources. Officer Jason Van Dyke is shown on the police dash-cam video jumping out of his squad car and within seconds unloading 16 rounds into 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, lawyers for McDonald's family have said. After the first few shots knocked McDonald to the ground, Van Dyke fired another volley that struck the teen repeatedly as his body lay in almost a fetal position, according to the lawyers. McDonald had been acting erratically and was holding a small knife, authorities said. Van Dyke's lawyer has said the officer feared for his life. Van Dyke, 37, who has been on paid desk duty since the October 2014 incident, is scheduled to appear for a bond hearing at noon Tuesday at the Leighton Criminal Court Building at 26th Street and California Avenue, the sources said. The case would mark the first time a Chicago cop has been charged with first-degree murder for an on-duty fatality in nearly 35 years. Van Dyke would face a minimum of 20 years in prison if convicted of the first-degree murder charge. Federal authorities continue to investigate whether Van Dyke violated McDonald's civil rights protecting him from excessive force by the police. A federal grand jury has heard testimony from dozens of witnesses over the course of several months. A judge has ordered that the potentially inflammatory video be made public by Wednesday. The city lost a court fight last week to keep the video under wraps when the judge ruled in favor of a freelance journalist who sued under the state's open records law. Lawyers for McDonald's family, who won a $5 million settlement from the city even before filing a lawsuit, have said Van Dyke emptied his Smith & Wesson 9 mm semi-automatic handgun. None of the five other officers at the scene fired a shot, according to city officials. McDonald's autopsy found he was shot once on each side of his chest and suffered single bullet wounds to the scalp and neck, two to his back, seven in his arms, one to his right hand and two to his right leg. According to the report, nine of the 16 entrance wounds had a downward or slightly downward trajectory. The Tribune in April first revealed that Van Dyke was the officer who shot and killed McDonald after city officials refused to disclose his identity, citing a provision in the union contract that bars the city from identifying officers unless they're convicted of a crime or the police board rules on their case. Police stripped him of his police powers and put him on paid desk duty pending the outcome of the investigation. According to police and court records, Van Dyke joined the department in 2001 and spent more than four years with a specialized unit — since disbanded by police Superintendent Garry McCarthy — that aggressively went into neighborhoods experiencing spikes in violent crimes.", http://wgntv.com/2015/11/23/chicago-cop-expected-to-face-murder-charge-in-shooting-of-black-teen-tribune-report/ |
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Officer to be charged with first degree murder.... "" CHICAGO -- As the city braces for the imminent release of a video showing a white Chicago police officer fatally shooting an African-American teen, the veteran officer is expected to appear in a Cook County courtroom Tuesday to face a charge of first- degree murder, according to multiple sources. Officer Jason Van Dyke is shown on the police dash-cam video jumping out of his squad car and within seconds unloading 16 rounds into 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, lawyers for McDonald's family have said. After the first few shots knocked McDonald to the ground, Van Dyke fired another volley that struck the teen repeatedly as his body lay in almost a fetal position, according to the lawyers. McDonald had been acting erratically and was holding a small knife, authorities said. Van Dyke's lawyer has said the officer feared for his life. Van Dyke, 37, who has been on paid desk duty since the October 2014 incident, is scheduled to appear for a bond hearing at noon Tuesday at the Leighton Criminal Court Building at 26th Street and California Avenue, the sources said. The case would mark the first time a Chicago cop has been charged with first-degree murder for an on-duty fatality in nearly 35 years. Van Dyke would face a minimum of 20 years in prison if convicted of the first-degree murder charge. Federal authorities continue to investigate whether Van Dyke violated McDonald's civil rights protecting him from excessive force by the police. A federal grand jury has heard testimony from dozens of witnesses over the course of several months. A judge has ordered that the potentially inflammatory video be made public by Wednesday. The city lost a court fight last week to keep the video under wraps when the judge ruled in favor of a freelance journalist who sued under the state's open records law. Lawyers for McDonald's family, who won a $5 million settlement from the city even before filing a lawsuit, have said Van Dyke emptied his Smith & Wesson 9 mm semi-automatic handgun. None of the five other officers at the scene fired a shot, according to city officials. McDonald's autopsy found he was shot once on each side of his chest and suffered single bullet wounds to the scalp and neck, two to his back, seven in his arms, one to his right hand and two to his right leg. According to the report, nine of the 16 entrance wounds had a downward or slightly downward trajectory. The Tribune in April first revealed that Van Dyke was the officer who shot and killed McDonald after city officials refused to disclose his identity, citing a provision in the union contract that bars the city from identifying officers unless they're convicted of a crime or the police board rules on their case. Police stripped him of his police powers and put him on paid desk duty pending the outcome of the investigation. According to police and court records, Van Dyke joined the department in 2001 and spent more than four years with a specialized unit — since disbanded by police Superintendent Garry McCarthy — that aggressively went into neighborhoods experiencing spikes in violent crimes.", http://wgntv.com/2015/11/23/chicago-cop-expected-to-face-murder-charge-in-shooting-of-black-teen-tribune-report/ D@mn... I wasn't there - and I don't have any more knowledge about the situation than what's reported here... But DAYYYYYYUUUMMM... If it's true that NONE of the other officers fired their weapons, then it would *appear* that Van Dyke acted in a manner that was not just WRONG, but STAGGERINGLY WRONG, as in "make yourself the poster child for BAD DECISION-MAKING for DECADES" bad... The really SAD thing is, there will be people who take a completely-justifiable reason to protest, & who will take it *WAY* too far, & innocent people will suffer as a result. 
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Did the hoodrat pull a knife on the cop?
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D@mn... I wasn't there - and I don't have any The "behind the scenes" stuff is crazy. This happened in 2014 and the city, led by Rahm Emanuel, decided to pay off the family BEFORE a suit had been filed. Now, the video is coming out and suddenly, the officer gets arrested. Not saying he isnt guilty...far from it....just alot of CYA going on in this Dem stronghold. more knowledge about the situation than what's reported here... Gonna be interesting to watch play out. |
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Did the hoodrat pull a knife on the cop? "McDonald had been acting erratically and was holding a small knife, authorities said." Now, I'm *generally* inclined to give a cop the benefit of the doubt (despite encountering an occasional "bad apple"), but that seems a bit difficult to do in this instance.
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Did the hoodrat pull a knife on the cop? " The city lost a court fight last week to keep the video under wraps when the judg ruled in favor of a freelance journalist who sued under the state's open records law." ...Ima take a wild azz guess and say the cop is done. |
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Did the hoodrat pull a knife on the cop? " The city lost a court fight last week to keep the video under wraps when the judg ruled in favor of a freelance journalist who sued under the state's open records law." ...Ima take a wild azz guess and say the cop is done. If, the cop committed murder, fry his @ss. If the video shows the hoodrat to be behaving erratically and menacing with a knife... Well, then... |
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Officer to be charged with first degree murder.... "" CHICAGO -- As the city braces for the imminent release of a video showing a white Chicago police officer fatally shooting an African-American teen, the veteran officer is expected to appear in a Cook County courtroom Tuesday to face a charge of first- degree murder, according to multiple sources. Officer Jason Van Dyke is shown on the police dash-cam video jumping out of his squad car and within seconds unloading 16 rounds into 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, lawyers for McDonald's family have said. After the first few shots knocked McDonald to the ground, Van Dyke fired another volley that struck the teen repeatedly as his body lay in almost a fetal position, according to the lawyers. McDonald had been acting erratically and was holding a small knife, authorities said. Van Dyke's lawyer has said the officer feared for his life. Van Dyke, 37, who has been on paid desk duty since the October 2014 incident, is scheduled to appear for a bond hearing at noon Tuesday at the Leighton Criminal Court Building at 26th Street and California Avenue, the sources said. The case would mark the first time a Chicago cop has been charged with first-degree murder for an on-duty fatality in nearly 35 years. Van Dyke would face a minimum of 20 years in prison if convicted of the first-degree murder charge. Federal authorities continue to investigate whether Van Dyke violated McDonald's civil rights protecting him from excessive force by the police. A federal grand jury has heard testimony from dozens of witnesses over the course of several months. A judge has ordered that the potentially inflammatory video be made public by Wednesday. The city lost a court fight last week to keep the video under wraps when the judge ruled in favor of a freelance journalist who sued under the state's open records law. Lawyers for McDonald's family, who won a $5 million settlement from the city even before filing a lawsuit, have said Van Dyke emptied his Smith & Wesson 9 mm semi-automatic handgun. None of the five other officers at the scene fired a shot, according to city officials. McDonald's autopsy found he was shot once on each side of his chest and suffered single bullet wounds to the scalp and neck, two to his back, seven in his arms, one to his right hand and two to his right leg. According to the report, nine of the 16 entrance wounds had a downward or slightly downward trajectory. The Tribune in April first revealed that Van Dyke was the officer who shot and killed McDonald after city officials refused to disclose his identity, citing a provision in the union contract that bars the city from identifying officers unless they're convicted of a crime or the police board rules on their case. Police stripped him of his police powers and put him on paid desk duty pending the outcome of the investigation. According to police and court records, Van Dyke joined the department in 2001 and spent more than four years with a specialized unit — since disbanded by police Superintendent Garry McCarthy — that aggressively went into neighborhoods experiencing spikes in violent crimes.", http://wgntv.com/2015/11/23/chicago-cop-expected-to-face-murder-charge-in-shooting-of-black-teen-tribune-report/ D@mn... I wasn't there - and I don't have any more knowledge about the situation than what's reported here... But DAYYYYYYUUUMMM... If it's true that NONE of the other officers fired their weapons, then it would *appear* that Van Dyke acted in a manner that was not just WRONG, but STAGGERINGLY WRONG, as in "make yourself the poster child for BAD DECISION-MAKING for DECADES" bad... The really SAD thing is, there will be people who take a completely-justifiable reason to protest, & who will take it *WAY* too far, & innocent people will suffer as a result. If reported properly, no other officer feeling a need to shoot at all, and this one shooting at a suspect going away and emptying that many shots in him I dont see the point in releasing actual visual,, if the 'facts' are as awful as they sound, they speak for themselves and the visual will just,,put fuel in the fire,,, |
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" keep the video under wraps when the judge
ruled in favor of a freelance journalist who sued under the state's open records law." Perfect timing. 
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I dont see the point in releasing actual visual,, Other stuff Ive read (sorry, off of other msg boards so no credible link) say the victim was shot several times after he was down...supposedly very graphic also and the parents didnt want it released either. if the 'facts' are as awful as they sound, they speak for themselves and the visual will just,,put fuel in the fire,,, Guess itll all come out soon. Officer gets arraigned today and videp has to be released by tomorrow. |
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If he stepped out of Line,burn his Patoot!
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The city of Chicago is bracing for the release this week of a potentially-explosive police squad car dashcam video of a white police officer shooting a black teenager 16 times. It's Chicago. It's a politically corrupt gang and violence ridden craphole that people are leaving in droves to be replaced by foreigners, like Detroit. Is this not just a common everyday occurrence for the place? To me it's like a news story saying "Des Moines bracing for video being released of Iowa farmer planting soy instead of corn! Potentially explosive!" |
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Perfect timing.
" that's one thing I want to do before I leave office " Holiday riots will help me do that... now who can CNN & BBC blame ? |
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The city of Chicago is bracing for the release this week of a potentially-explosive police squad car dashcam video of a white police officer shooting a black teenager 16 times. It's Chicago. It's a politically corrupt gang and violence ridden craphole that people are leaving in droves to be replaced by foreigners, like Detroit. Is this not just a common everyday occurrence for the place? To me it's like a news story saying "Des Moines bracing for video being released of Iowa farmer planting soy instead of corn! Potentially explosive!" |
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The city of Chicago is bracing for the release this week of a potentially-explosive police squad car dashcam video of a white police officer shooting a black teenager 16 times. It's Chicago. It's a politically corrupt gang and violence ridden craphole that people are leaving in droves to be replaced by foreigners, like Detroit. Is this not just a common everyday occurrence for the place? To me it's like a news story saying "Des Moines bracing for video being released of Iowa farmer planting soy instead of corn! Potentially explosive!" nope,just poisonous,raw Soybeans are! |
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Edited by
SassyEuro2
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Tue 11/24/15 08:46 AM
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel holding press conference now. Video will be released this evening.
Mayor says protests are to be expected...anger is expected...no criminal acts will be tolerated. If you find the video, feel free to post it. |
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Edited by
RebelArcher
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Video in this link....
http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20151124/archer-heights/laquan-mcdonald-video-shows-police-shooting-him-16-times .....no sound though....and sucked, tbh....at least as to how it was hyped. FFWD thru the 1st 5 min unless you like watching a cop car drive around town. |
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Better, WAY shorter video....
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZU2noz7ZaSk&itct=CBsQpDAYByITCN7r_7uoqskCFYYXfgodGxEIb1IYbGFxdWFuIG1jZG9uYWxkIHNob290aW5n&client=mv-google&gl=US&hl=en ....victim is alledgedly shot only twice while standing...14 more times after he fell....hence the 1st degree murder charge. |
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