Posted on 06/15/2018 6:01:58 AM PDT by Simon Green
Janique Walker knows the cost of a split second.
Her younger brother, 17-year-old Charles Macklin, was killed while trying to steal a Jeep from a Chicago fire lieutenant on the West Side last August. The lieutenant had left the Jeep running, and Macklin jumped behind the wheel.
The lieutenant ran in front of the Jeep and shouted, “Get out,” according to a police report. When Macklin began pulling away, the lieutenant drew his gun and fired through the open driver’s side window, hitting the teen in the chest.
Macklin’s last words were, “Sorry, bro,” according to the police report. The teen died on the pavement. He did not have a gun on him.
The lieutenant had a concealed carry license. He was not charged and he was not disciplined by the department, according to spokesman Larry Langford.
“That was investigated by us, and we found no violation of any rules,” Langford said. “The police didn’t arrest, the state’s attorney found no reason to charge. There was no wrongdoing as far as the Fire Department is concerned.”
Walker, 20, has organized protests, started a Facebook page and launched a hashtag on Twitter. She says she hasn’t given up hope of getting justice for her brother.
She believes her brother was found guilty by one man with a gun. Walker said her brother should be alive to stand before a judge and take responsibility for his actions.
“When has it ever become legal to shoot someone because they’re pulling off in your car?” she asked. “Even if (Macklin) did that, if he did steal the car. You’ve got insurance
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The yellow-haired lady was buried at sunset;
The stranger went free, of course.
You can’t hang a man for killing a woman,
who’s trying to steal his horse.
Yep! I lived down near Houston. I had a large generator in my shed, along with a 4-cycle weed eater, stolen from my shed.
I gave the police pictures of the items, proof of the serial numbers and pictures of where the stuff was located - in whose house it was stored - and they didn’t do SH!T!!
They told me, “If they sell it, then we will recover the items.” I said, they aren’t selling my sh!t, they are USING IT - the pictures were of them using MY WEED EATER and MY GENERATOR! I got pictures of the serial number on my generator, in their yard!! I asked, “What if I go and get my stuff back?” And I was told that I would probably be arrested for stealing, until I could prove that it was mine. I screamed and walked out of the county sheriff’s office!
NOTHING!!! It’s been six years, and I still haven’t gotten my crap back!
Maybe she’ll make a PSA discouraging young people from boosting cars?
Nah, that makes too much sense.
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