Chicago Police Release Video of Laquan McDonald’s Killing; City Braces for Riots

Prayers going up for Laquan’s family and the city of Chicago. It’s like Bedlam. May justice for him be served on this earth. I hope the protesters don’t get shot at.

Why are people say he was ward of the STATE?

God Bless the family.

16 forever. SAD

Cried myself to sleep last night watching 3 1/2 10 bullets.

They shot him down like a rabid dog in the road. This cop is a sociopath. He doesn’t value human life. Even though the lives of black people are not valued in society, this is not about race. If cops could get away with shooting whites this easily, whites would get killed, too.

That’s not smoke, that’s the bullet impacting the asphalt.

Why was he running down the middle of the street? Sh*t let all them cops roll up on me and see don’t I just sit my ass down with my hands up. I’m not gone be running down the middle of the street. And no I’m not condoning what the popos did…

peace to the people of chicago. i have to believe the powers that be strategically ok’d this video during the cold portion of the year to reduce the likelihood of riots. this is disgusting to see an execution style killing in the streets of a major us city.

The national news media feasts on videos like this one. They have been pushing for race riots since Obama was elected.

Gonna have to agree with you, and this kind of made me chuckle, cause that’s just how cold they are and think so little of us.

What Lion Killer man? The WHITE dentist. Forgotten distant memeory

Yep. I live outside of Chicago and Black talk radio has been talking abt this tape since last month, before it hit the mass media.

This is over 1 year old, its been discussed, just not on CNN. Heard about it from someone that looks into these issues and also heard it on this station on Sirrus. I always forget to capture the number, that have great topics on this that aren’t national yet.

Good grief…I have no words.

A year old, and the family received $5 million. But CNN will replay this video until the cows come home.

This is an old notion with news outlets. It’s not a new phenomenon by far. CNN and other outlets are ingrained and pushed to do this. For clicks, readership, listenership and viewership. It’s TAUGHT in journalism schools.

“The first verifiable use of the phrase “if it bleeds, it leads” was hosted by New York Magazine when they ran an article in 1989 titled “Grins, Gore, and Videotape – The Trouble with Local TV News” by journalist Eric Pooley. Pooley was angry about the quality of the stories being published locally and the sheer volume of stories who’s subject matter was grim and menacing. Pooley said “The thoughtful report is buried because sensational stories must launch the broadcast: If it bleeds, it leads.”

They didn’t riot when officer Dante Servin shot Rekia Boyd, an innocent and unarmed black woman in the head; so, why would they riot over a dead dope-fiend who was armed with a knife?

Damm not again. Black me pleas be careful in the streets. It seems like black men are gonna have to use the buddy system or walk with two or more to go anywhere. Its so sad what things have come too

According to the media, the toxicology report indicates he was high on PCP.

I just watched the kelly Thomas beating video and I couldn’t believe it . Those cops killed him and footage is disgusting …
What’s wrong w cops?

why do people take PCP? So stupid

Yes

Yeah, I certainly agree with you, because many people would never know what going on in a 10 miles radius of there homes. They are engaged in any civic organization, don’t read, and lack general two FUGGS to give about mankind. But in 2015 give back to the source of your it’s bleeding.

O OK…cause it looked like 1. He wanted to die 2. He was high or 3. He was panicking

I’d go with 1 or 2 cause nobody’s skipping down the street while panicking lol

I didn’t want to watch the video..but I had to…and it hurt. The initial shot hurt, when he moved his hand, it hurt.. The smoke..it hurt. Him laying there dying while they stood around.. HURT!!! God bless his family and ALL our black babies…

So tired of police lies and cover up…I didn’t see a lunge..I saw a head turn as to say “huh?” Then shots…I’m so tired…so tired..

Going finish with the Turkey Brine, set Henry up in his bath and let him soak of the goodness for a couple of days.

Ya’ll have a good one.

Love Life and One another
NITE

Brandon Smith. A WHITE REPORTER. For the Chicago Reader.

Why I’m first one saying…don’t be so quick to tear down the what?

News media.

Why I’m suing the Chicago Police Department
by Brandon Smith Chicago Reader
August 07, 2015

On Wednesday, I filed suit against the Chicago Police Department because of its refusal to release the police car dashboard camera video that shows an officer fatally shooting Laquan McDonald on the city’s southwest side last fall. The 17-year-old was shot 16 times, according to an autopsy conducted by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.

He’s just mad cause he’s getting chunky.

terrible! heartbreaking! horrible! #LaquanMcDonald

Nope not buying it…they’d profit handsomely off having the tape…AND they’d be the only ones to have it for a quick second…

What emotions? They’re hard wired to murder.

You cannot be getting all emotion thinking they asses gone care. You have to be just as hard and cold as they ass to fight them.

I learned this ish long time ago…

Oh no I’m not disagreeing…but you have to remember…We’re all violent and scary…why put fuel on a fire? PLUS you playing with a group of people that do not have it all…why would you argue with a crazy person AND a person with a gun? It’s pointless…

Chicago police released dash cam video showing a former Chicago police officer shooting and killing an unarmed black teenager; the video shows officers standing in the street while a young black male walks down the middle of the street. The youth falls and rolls over on one side after he is apparently shot. His body jerks as he is hit 16 times by rounds fired from a cop’s gun……

sad but true.

Oh OK…I thought his employer got the tape first. Cause yea if they did…there’s definitely money to be made.

I just laugh-snorted my ass off at this. MY GOD.

And nope I’m not victim blaming. I’m just saying most of these videos PEOPLE not even just BLACK people are doing weird stuff. That’s why I said it could be related to emotions. When you let your emotions take over you can’t think straight.

Cause I’ll be damned if I talk ish to a cop, be skipping down the street with who knows how many cars are sitting there, etc etc unless I was all in my emotions. Cops are not playing with full deck of cards AND have guns. Don’t even GIVE them a reason to do anything…not saying it will work but most of these videos are suspect unarmed or not.

First thing they’ll say is…this mf was crazy skipping down the street and all those cop cars sitting around. Hell cause I’m saying it…

Who let this developmentally delayed drag queen on the force?! This bish is clearly unfit for ‘duty’ ….I wouldn’t be surprised if he was given special consideration in order to make it into the ranks (I know it happens)

Not always. Cops are hurting everyone. They are out of line.

Just for clarification purposes, Under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), all records in the custody or possession of a public body are presumed to be open to inspection or copying. Law enforcement and city officials are no exception. Since Smith’s exhausted all of his administrative options and yet the city refused to release the information. The next step is court.
FOIA requests by “recognizing the enduring beliefs underlying freedom of information laws: that an informed public is desirable, that access to information prevents governmental abuse and helps secure freedom, and that, ultimately, government must answer to its citizens.”
Pansy v. Borough of Stroudsburg

Mayor Rahm Emanuel held a news conference late Tuesday afternoon to plead for calm in advance of the video’s release. “Jason Van Dyke does not represent the police department,” he said.

But Chicago’s civic leaders scoffed at the mayor’s comments. They note that Officer Van Dyke was on desk duty for the past year………

Yes we as black people have to teach our youth to respect police.Yes sir/no sir.Get your ticket and sue their asses if they’re are wrong.Be more sophisticated.Don’t bring a knife to a gun fight. Walking away with your life is the most important thing.God bless our youth and their role models.

This is what I said below…don’t even give them a reason. Might not work all the time but you can’t talk ish to a crazy person with a gun and a license to kill…

EXACTLY. Freedom of Information Act. Basis of what he sued and WON on.

In Delaware we have a cop that just was indicted and fired for excessive force on a black man. initially he was going to be placed on suspension and then desk duty. But a dash cam recording was “found” (first one destroyed). Sadly even though cops know they are recorded they still use excessive force. He was shown on video kicking the handcuffed unarmed black man while he was on the ground. Broke his jaw and knocked him unconscious. Sad . Gives good cops a bad name.

RIP! So heartbreaking ? I can’t begin to understand their grief. This could be my kid. Chicago can’t take any riots. I hope we get justice in this case.

Or riot in white folks neighborhood…why do it in your own?

No one is rioting but folks still are dying senselessly

Tamir Rice murderer needs to be arrested

It looked like he was carrying a knife to me. Why they shot him an additional 16 times after he was already down doesn’t make any sense. Are these officers aware that they’re supposed to avoid casualties? You’re only supposed to draw your gun in life threatening situations, and even then, you’re supposed to shoot to disable. The boy is literally down on the ground, and you decide to fill him with bullets? I really don’t understand.

Terrible!

“This is an old notion with news outlets. It’s not a new phenomenon by far.”
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Do you mean national news outlets? My local news might show this video once – tonight only. Meanwhile, CNN will show the video 50-11 times in one hour. ThenCNN will mention how small the crowds of protesters are, and how there is no violence – yet. CNN knows what they’re doing. Bastids.

They charged the pig with murder after spending a year suppressing the numerous videos. It took a judges order to release it on Wednesday. If police unions actually got rid of slime like this, there’d be no need for payouts. The family wanted this murderer off the streets (literally policing them) and their drug addicted child still living. there’s still deleted video by police from burger king.

They edited it so you can’t see the pig shoot repeatedly only the man getting shot.

Cops usually deal with people who are out of their minds. They are trained to do so. Killing people because they’re high, or breaking the law is illegal. Re-read that. So judging the victim and claiming you’d have complied doesn’t matter even in this case because the officer just starts shooting…no arrest attempted. Wake up child.

“Can we get a conviction first..”
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Now you’re asking for too much. You know he will not be convoked by a jury of his peers. *sarcasm*

Wow…so sad.

I won’t say don’t riot.
I will say….does no good to riot on your own neighborhoods. That’s what “they” want us to do. So they can say “See…they tear down their own neighborhoods.”

RIP..no matter what he was or was not under the influence of…NOBODY deserves to be murdered in the middle of a lonely street.

So that they can blame it on President Obama.

I said this up top. Cops, etc. pay no attention to those less affluent neighborhoods anyway…they could care less if they’re burned down, looted or vandalized. In fact, I’d wager the ONLY time those neighborhoods even SEE cops…is when there’s a riot. Cops (as in 1 or 2.)
Let a riot break out in the “good part” of town.
Police would swarm in, escorted by the National Guard.

Hey shuga.
Lemme find out you’re brining one of those Turkey’s in a Can.
From the dollar store.
*giggles in my hand*

That officer looks slow-as-hail.
One eye is bigger than the other…all those witchy- poo bumps on his nose. One ear sits back slightly further than the other.
I wonder why he was on desk duty in the 1st place?

Be safe Summer. You and yours!

Avoid “Caucasian” casualties. Which they usually do.

16 shots tho? smh

Why is it always the one cop that fears for his life when there are 10 other police around vs 1 guy with a 3 in knife you can barely see on the video 10 plus feet away from the officers ?? I am sure the young man was more afraid for his life then the cops with guns already pointing at him .. The part that really makes me mad is the fact this officer was given desk duty for a year before any charges were even filed but when the 2 black cops shot the 6 year old boy that was in the truck they didnt even know he was in they got arrested on the spot and are still in jail .. But its not racial I am sure ..

I hadn’t even heard of that story.

Rekia Boyd, a 22-year-old woman, was fatally shot on March 21, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois, by Dante Servin, an off-duty Chicago police detective.

Servin fired multiple shots from an unregistered 9mm semiautomatic firearm from his car, over his shoulder, into a crowd of people. One bullet hit Boyd’s friend, Antonio Cross, in the hand; another hit Boyd in the back of the head and killed her. Servin claimed that he mistook someone holding a cell phone to be armed with a handgun, and fired.

In November 2013, Servin was charged with involuntary manslaughter, but was cleared of all charges on April 20, 2015, by Judge Dennis J. Porter in a rare directed verdict.

Porter’s reasoning was that since the shooting was intentional, Servin could not be charged with recklessness. “It is intentional and the crime, if any there be, is first-degree murder,” said Porter in his ruling. It has been suggested that state prosecutor Anita Alvarez may have deliberately undercharged Servin, knowing that the charges would be dropped, in order to curry favor with the police department.

Servin claimed he fired because someone in the group was holding a gun, but it was actually only a cellphone. Witnesses said that Servin appeared drunk at the time of the incident.

Tragic. There were some riots tho. I’m surprised nobody protested that judge!

Respectability politics never works. We don’t have to do anything in order to give them a reason to shot to kill. You file charges against the police and expect an “internal investigation?” How do you think that’s going to turn out. Remember Oscar Grant. Remember Aiyana Stanley, the 7-year-old who was shot and killed while sleeping on her sofa. We need to stop blaming ourselves for the evils of bad police officers.

How is our “getting our shit together” going to solve police brutality? Did MLK have his shit together? Yes. What about Malcolm and Metger Evers? This is not about US, but about White supremacy and the fact that they want us dead! BTW, Whites riot way more than Blacks. Don’t care what Whites do? We should care what everyone does because we don’t live in a bubble. We are surrounded by drug addicts, criminals of all races, and all-around evil people. Black people need to stop being so self-loathing, blaming ourselves for what evil does. Enough already.

I keep hearing the cry for “peaceful protests.” Is America peaceful when we protest other nation’s policies? Since when has America ever been peaceful? Since when has being peaceful helped us. They keep telling us to “keep calm” because they are afraid of a revolution. They fear that if we rise up, there’s going to be hell to pay. There are so many Black people running scared, worrying about what the White man’s going to think. The squeaky wheel gets the oil.

Ha true…to a certain extent…the poor white trash they could care less about. There’s a whole website showcasing their dirty deeds and they’re targeting EVERYBODY…no matter your age, sex, race. Sh*t will have you wishing Jesus comes back sooner rather than later…

Every night I come prowling looking for Whang. You have my information, don’t be disappering. Mauh.

Then Audit doing disappering flash mob riots. Unfortunately this is not a good well thought out plan. Ohhh that made me chuckle. Like where we gonna dissappear to…..lmao

In the ground! Lol I dunno…

If you are the police, doctors, lawyers, politicians, etc etc then nobody can tell you anything. Ask other races what it feels like to “have their shit together”. I shouldn’t have to go to a white dr or asian dr because there are no Black drs and so on and so on…

Nope Black kids too busy trying to be a basketball player and is only 5’2″ or a rap artist that talks about b*tches and h*es…

You mean like yes massa. Typical talk from people like you.

Whatever happened to a sharpshooter shooting a knife out of someone’s hand? 16 times?!!! Good heavens!!
Its pretty bad when the nation holds its breath for yet another inner city to erupt. What does that say about the communities? No one ever says this about a rural Black area.
Chicago routinely has peaceful protests after many killings, especially for the children. However, it never gets out of control. If it does this time the people doing it are only causing trouble or came there to tear up the city like they did Ferguson. Look at Ferguson one year later. The Black businesses are either gone or struggling to survive!!! What did any of that resolve? Absolutely nothing! Folks tearing up these cities are no better than the white people who destroyed Black Wallstreet.

My next question is…why are WE the only ones shining in the news? There’s a web site that shows ALL police brutality and they’re getting everyone no matter your race, sex, age. Why is that sh*t never shown? I guess we’ll find out one day…

Oh I’ll change “shit together” and say better off…Wang can go to Chinatown to do his business…where do I go? To the bank, grocery, beauty supply, dentist, doctor, lawyer, accountant…owned by THEM…

I agree !

You seem like a nutjob good day.

I want to know why the police deleted the Burger King Security cameras after being showed to by the manager. What were on those tapes that needed to be erased by them???

Yeah I been curious for awhile about why they deleted the BK footage? A family member told me it was b/c it would prove they were lying about him breaking into cars and stealing stereo,but idk.

Pants up!
Don’t loot!

Or the good sense to not act stupid

Good Morning you up under the cover sleep, so JELLISH.

Brining Turkey in a CAN DEAD

Girl I’m a MS.Cookin don’t you know, folks drive hours to come my dishes, wish you here. BIRD GONNA BE OUT OF SIGHT

I bet if they tested them, a large percentage of the police force would be short bus material. No normal person straps on a gun and runs into danger every day if they don’t have ulterior motives.

It’s gonna get worse if that bigot trump gets elected.

???

They were rioting downtown and at police station. Right where they need to be IMB. Stay downtown and be seen & heard. That’s where folks shop. That’s where parade will be ???

5 million isn’t SHYYYYT for my sons life fuk a 5..they couldn’t pay me enough to heal my broken heart.

See…this was a cover up, not only by the police department, but by the district attorney’s office. And 5 million was not enough. smdh. But what price can you put on your dead son? smdh. RIP young man.

Either that’s a lie or he was looking for blood that night and said fck it…

Yes…good question to ask. But I’m guessing cause he was running down the street with a knife in his hand.

Hell tazers are just as deadily. I watched them taze a lil white girl over some bullshit*t…now she retarded.

They are…and a lot of them have mental issues. I read about one that barely passed the GED test. I don’t know if you’ve ever looked at the GED test but it’s no more than 4th grade material at the most.

Lol

That would not soothe my spirit. I’d probably need it for bail.

sounds like my boss. she emails me to come to her office to scan a document for her….and her office is directly across from mine, smh.

Yes the Oscar Grant situation happened in my home town.It’s horrible.I’m talking about this video.It’s a shame what this cop did.But we have to be smarter wi

Chile these folks make me sick got me doing this mediocre shyt… It’s insulting

There was a man walking down the street with a knife allegedly trying to break into cars.

In an (an ONLY in an) Aggressive or life threatening take down police are TRAINED to use what is called the double tap. TWO SHOT period either head heart or liver..sounds terrible but truth. The death was sensless from the start but what Im getting at this was pure unadulterated police aggression, over kill. In a weapons shown to be a lessor threat ie knife, fork spoon(trust it has happened) bottle, it is trained to disable the suspect from a distance, lower leg, thigh poses danger and bleed out but can be done as well. Never in any books does it say to empty the gun..

Hopefully they will honor the families wishes

I think what would scare them MORE than a city riot, is the coming together of the community in a we are fed up silient march. They expect us to be savage. If the community pulls a we done talking and screaming, we are about to do damage the right way..They would be more afraid. AND if we can stick to the script and not allow the message to be watered down or distracted from…right now BLACK LIVES MATTER!

noooooooooooooooooooooooooo lol!!! that is funny!!!

I was watching TV last night, Charlie Brown was on. Judge. But I noticed in ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL the bazillion of years that Cops has been on, how many people did they actually kill? Granted I know it’s “scripted” (in a sense), but damn, nobody really died at the hands of the cops. I just had to put that out there.

Now back to Charlie Brown. Yall know that watching cartoons as an adult vs. when I was a kid is soooooooooooo much more clearer now. Did yall even realize that Peppermint Patti was a lesbian? And Marci was her bottom bish? Or that they never had parents, but they had grandparents (Charlie Brown and his squad went to his G-ma’s for Thanksgiving dinner last night). Then I watched a “This is America Charlie Brown” after the Thanksgiving one. About the voyage to America and I kept thinking, they talking about Christopher Columbus and this “discovery” and “thanksgiving” and how the boat was cramped and the conditions were foul, but folks ain’t thought about how it was for the slaves. Or did and just put a white face on it. IJS

I know I just rambled and this might go into moderation. But yeah.

That’s just lazy … jeez

You ain’t get enough sleep huh.

Good Morning.

I don’t smoke and there is ALWAYS some truth in jest. Watch the cartoons and see all the sexual and racial innuendos they try to slide in there. Don’t miss the message by watching the MESS.

HA, Print this for me.

Waste, hey Hun

You motivated me last night. I cooked my two pans of cornbread, made my brine and put Henry down in his bath.

Took all my meats out of freezer in to fridge. I’m get me some rest and take pics….

lmao !!!!

Nah me and my little one here in the office

So you actually got there at 6….. cut yo mess . bawhahahahaha j/k

Ahhh that’s nice.

GOOD

6am? That’s the time I normally get out of my bed lol

I had a bish like this once. They had this convoluted routing system that had to be picked up and delivered etc to people. If she had something urgent she would be like walk this down the hall. Her door was right BY the hallway. Bypass the copier and be like can you make me 15 copies of this?

…..and I didn’t even get down to the bone marrow of it. TUH. LOL Yall will not watch cartoons the same, fuggin with me. LOL

Nope. I’m a warm body in the seat, but I’m emailing frans and famalee, dry beggin’, askin what they cookin and where they goin, buying hair, paying bills and looking at shoes. LOL So no, I’m workin’……..burlee.

Hallelujah

Yes, the Oscar Grant situation was horrible. I know it really hit home to those of you right there in the town. That incident will be just another collective stain on the police brutality and injustice when it comes to Black people. I think that’s where we need to focus our attention. It’s not about us. Yes, there are some who break the law and behave unseemly, but unless a person posses a direct threat to an officer, there is no reason to use deadly force.

I felt as a kid Peppermint Patty was a little “mannish” as g-gma Freebush would say and kept wondering if Marci was her “fran” because she followed her everywhere and catered to her every whim.

I agree, however, in most instances that I have seen or read this tactic appears to be biased towards different groups.

I think was added insult was the attempt to reload.

TELL’EM JEN NAY! TELL’EM HOW YOU REALLY FEEL!

@Chits said say it from your chest…boo. BOL

Oh dayum. I’m sorry. ???

Well ggma Freebush knows. LOL

Wait..what? They’re taught how to detain ppl. If a basic security guard at hospitals are educated.. Cops aren’t? Why are cops bringing in patients with mental health issues to hospitals? They know how to detain them! They know the proper protocol.

oh no doubt. it is an unwritten that blacks are always underlying aggressors so they are never given the soft touch..

You too, and if you celebrate, Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!

ALL the cops needed to do was tase him…..
they tase sober black men all the time…. they tase high yt men all the time…but a high black man??? lets shoot him and shooot the heyull out the corpse for GOOD MEASURE….ALL THEY AZZEZ need to get fired…every last responder on THAT scene before the shots were fired should get fired cuz they ALLL LIED

Crazy…

Naw but been many of people that have…and hell the way her life setup right now…might as well be…

STOP!

The judge is an elected official. He cannot be fired. We are protesting the elected official, Anita Alverez, whom charged him the wrong way. And also Garry McCarthy the police chief.

I live in Chicago and somehow I missed the riots over what happened to her. That story was heartbreaking.