Oh wait.. Sorry!
Posted on 11/24/2015 6:52:30 PM PST by hole_n_one
Protesters took to the streets in the wake of the release of dash cam footage showing police shooting a teen being shot by police, chanting "16 shots" for the number of times the officer allegedly shot him.
The dash cam video, released by police today a day ahead of a court-ordered deadline, shows officers confronting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, who later died at a hospital, as he walked down the street on Oct. 20, 2014.
Chicago police officials said they were responding to a report of a person walking down the street with a knife and that McDonald refused to drop the knife when ordered.
The video shows puffs of smoke coming from the ground at some points, which court documents said were caused by bullets.
A prosecutor at Officer Jason Van Dyke's hearing said that McDonald did not step towards the officer, but the officer allegedly took at least one step towards him.
Van Dyke was charged with first degree murder and stripped of his pay and policing powers, police officials said today. He was held without bond.
"It's certainly everyone's right to make a judgment about it but I would just state that the judgment made by individuals who have viewed this tape from the comfort of their living room, on their sofa ... it's not the same," Van Dyke's lawyer, Dan Herbert said.
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Shot in the act of committing assault with a deadly weapon.
So what’s the point of protesting?
After all the cop is being charged with murder.
Oh wait.. Sorry!
Warm up for the free shit derby
Any CVS’s full of prescription drugs nearby?
No white man’s plundered wealth has been re-distributed to the struggling masses, however! /s;)
I live in civilized territory so its all alien to me.
A year to file charges?! The prosecutor should be fired and the other officers charged as accessories. Murderous out-of-control cops and their protectors need to be brought to justice, jailed, and for outright murder, executed.
The first 2-4 shots, yes.
The remainder of 16 total, no.
while im no big fan of hoodlums i believe several cops could’ve stopped 1 knife wielding 17 year old without shooting him 16 times when you’re wrong you’re wrong
........and for some reason, beauty parlors are prime targets as well.
Apparently, Shquana can't have enough of those braided hair extensions.
Yep. You gotta let the perp who is walking away spin around real fast and shoot ya at least ONCE before opening fire.
Two words. Tueller Drill.
#StopBlackViolence
Dittos to that....Once in a while the Bears get rowdy up here but that is about it. I can’t imagine living in/near one of those hell holes.
“Never let a crisis go to waste” doesn’t mean you have to exploit it immediately.
So, you are okay with the cop shooting the guy twice in the back, then walking up and pumping 14 more rounds into him?! Seriously?!
So, how many shootouts with knife-wielding Trayvons have you engaged in?
Teuller Dril doesn’t apply when the prep is lying on the ground bleeding and barely moving.
First few shots were justified.
The numerous remaining weren’t.
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