09-18-2018, 12:42 PM
Trial Begins in LaQuan McDonald Shooting Death
I consider this one of the worst case of police brutality, unnecessary use of force, and police cover-up I've followed. The story is referenced way up thread and went down in Chicago in 2014.
The dashcam video is disturbing and was shown to the jury on the first day of the trial (yesterday). It shows police surrounding 17-year-old McDonald as he proceeds down the middle of the street without acknowledging them.
That's when Officer Jason Van Dyke rolls up and proceeds to shoot McDonald (who was carrying a small knife) 16 times, including a shot in the back.
You also see other officials pulling up and going over to talk to the cops casually, while McDonald lies crumpled and unattended in the street.
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I consider this one of the worst case of police brutality, unnecessary use of force, and police cover-up I've followed. The story is referenced way up thread and went down in Chicago in 2014.
The dashcam video is disturbing and was shown to the jury on the first day of the trial (yesterday). It shows police surrounding 17-year-old McDonald as he proceeds down the middle of the street without acknowledging them.
That's when Officer Jason Van Dyke rolls up and proceeds to shoot McDonald (who was carrying a small knife) 16 times, including a shot in the back.
You also see other officials pulling up and going over to talk to the cops casually, while McDonald lies crumpled and unattended in the street.
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