12-01-2015, 03:14 PM
CHICAGO -- LAQUAN MCDONALD CASE LEADS TO LEADERSHIP CHANGES
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Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy ^ was canned by Mayor Rahm Emanuel (left) today.
It seems Mayor Emanuel was having a hard time defending the Superintendent in light of the dash cam video of Laquan McDonald's shooting death being concealed for over a year (until ordered to be released by a judge), the circumstances of the shooting incident itself, and the claims that Chicago PD Officers deleted Burger King surveillance video footage that would have captured the lead-up to the shooting.
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Police have denied deleting the Burger King video. But, a newly released screengrab ^ shows officers at the surveillance computer inside the fast food restaurant immediately following the shooting.
83 minutes of video surrounding the time of the shooting was missing after the officers left the restaurant. Police still claim they didn't tamper with the tape and the missing footage must have been due to a technical problem.
Uh huh. Anyway, McCarthy's now out and the mayor announced the creation of Task Force on Police Accountability. The Task Force will be advised by former Massachusetts Governor and Chicago native Deval Patrick and will include former director of the Illinois State Police, Hiram Grau and Chicago Police Board president Lori Lightfoot.
The five-person panel's responsibilities including improving oversight of police misconduct, finding best ways to identify and evaluate officers with repeated complaints (Officer Van Dyke had 18), and recommending how to release videos of police-involved incidents.
Refs:
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news-chicago...rthy-fired
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/ushome/index.html
Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy ^ was canned by Mayor Rahm Emanuel (left) today.
It seems Mayor Emanuel was having a hard time defending the Superintendent in light of the dash cam video of Laquan McDonald's shooting death being concealed for over a year (until ordered to be released by a judge), the circumstances of the shooting incident itself, and the claims that Chicago PD Officers deleted Burger King surveillance video footage that would have captured the lead-up to the shooting.
Police have denied deleting the Burger King video. But, a newly released screengrab ^ shows officers at the surveillance computer inside the fast food restaurant immediately following the shooting.
83 minutes of video surrounding the time of the shooting was missing after the officers left the restaurant. Police still claim they didn't tamper with the tape and the missing footage must have been due to a technical problem.
Uh huh. Anyway, McCarthy's now out and the mayor announced the creation of Task Force on Police Accountability. The Task Force will be advised by former Massachusetts Governor and Chicago native Deval Patrick and will include former director of the Illinois State Police, Hiram Grau and Chicago Police Board president Lori Lightfoot.
The five-person panel's responsibilities including improving oversight of police misconduct, finding best ways to identify and evaluate officers with repeated complaints (Officer Van Dyke had 18), and recommending how to release videos of police-involved incidents.
Refs:
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news-chicago...rthy-fired
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/ushome/index.html