http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/04/15/1377912/-The-police-murder-video-Chicago-has-paid-5-million-for-us-not-to-see?detail=email
On October 20, 2014, something so egregious, so awful, so unjust took place on the streets of Chicago that the city, already in a deep deficit, is paying a family $5 million for us to never see evidence of. On that night, 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, surrounded by officers who were waiting for a Taser, was shot 16 times.
It was filmed on a dash cam, but for the past six months, Chicago has done everything in its power to keep that video private. Speaking to the Chicago Sun-Times, the family attorney, Michael Robbins, said:
“I certainly expect that the officer will be indicted, and not just the officer, but any officer, supervisor or lieutenant who took part in covering this up and justifying what cannot be justified. This was an execution of a young man that should have been— and could have been—avoided."
After the shooting, a spokesman for the police stated that Laquan lunged at the officers and caused them to fear for their lives, but the family and everyone who has seen the video insists Laquan was doing quite the opposite, and was slowly walking away when one single officer hit him with 16 different shots all over his body. Otherwise, if the video showed a brave officer in imminent danger, it's highly unlikely a grieving family would be about to receive one of the largest settlements in the history of Chicago.
this is why i think the new camera laws about officers not being able to see video in Calif. is a great idea all the claims of fearing for their lives from unarmed men either running away or stumbling because of being shot or beaten are they so arrogant to think that nationwide they can keep using the same lie with video showing something entirely different then try to defend it with a victim's history or record that has nothing to do with them committing murder or just stupid???
it is encouraging to see this recent rush to justice and not just us however there is still a trial a jury a DA, Ferguson showed us would could happen.
