11-26-2015, 12:01 AM
(11-25-2015, 11:38 PM)SIXFOOTERsez Wrote: So, here is what I think;
The kid asked to get killed, slashing tires and waving a blade at the cops pretty much insures that will happen.
The kid did not deserve to be shot 16 times
The cop lied like a MF and that is what hung him, after shots 2 through 16
The cops did try and cover it up along with city officials, the media is who wanted it out there
The family probably did not want the vid out there because they knew their asshole neighbors would be rioting and they didn't want their shit burned down.
Was bad enough having a kid was a POS.
$5mil was way more than the asshole was worth.
Laquan McDonald was basically raised by the state.
He was removed from his mother's home by authorities, twice, because he was being physically abused first by his mother and later by his stepfather.
In between, the Department of Child Services removed him from a foster home because they believed he was being abused there too.
His great grandmother got legal guardianship of Laquan when he was 10. But, she died when he was 15.
After Laquan was killed by Chicago PD at age 17, the city quickly approved a $5 million dollar settlement even though no lawsuit had been filed.
McDonald's mother, Tina Hunter, is the administrator of her son's estate in Cook County probate court.
Ref:
http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/25/us/laquan-...e-chicago/
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local...story.html
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I don't know why Laquan's family didn't want the video released, but I'm not assuming it's because they didn't want their property messed with or because he was an embarrassment to them.
And, I'm not sure Laquan's mom deserves $5 million, but that's not because I don't think her son's life was worth that much.