I don't know if anyone here has/is following the murder of Laquan McDonald here in Chicago...

[MerryBlooms]

There was a press conference a little bit ago, pre-video release of this young man's murder. Emanuel and McCarthy tag teamed the conference. McCarthy should have been gone ages ago, and I suspect had the video that's going to be release shortly, been released before the election, I doubt Emanuel would have been reelected. I've seen them look pathetic before, but this really tops the cake. They're scared shitless.

http://wgntv.com/on-air/live-streaming/

The reporter who won in court for the release of the video was denied entrance to the press conference. Wow. One fucking mistake after another.

Emanuel still claiming he hasn't seen the video, which no one is buying. What a clusterfuck.

(My husband's comment, and I totally agree)

OK, so the Police Commissioner just said he is "confident in the city" so that folks won't go nuts because they finally got around to indicting a police officer for murder since he put 16 shots into a young man's back 14 months ago. I wonder if he has a bridge to sell too? ‪#?whotheFishekidding‬

My heart and thoughts are with Laquan McDonald, his family, and friends.

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Ok

The reporter who won in court for the release of the video was denied entrance to the press conference. Wow. One fucking mistake after another.

Not only a mistake, but a violation of freedom of the press. I hope he sues the pants off the city, on principle mind you. I am betting the press pass is next.

[Person 2713]

12. What mistake ? Chicago - the city that "works" no mistake

[Peregrine Took]

52. "We serve, protect and collect." n/t

[IcyPeas]

2. video is being released within 1/2 hour.

[Nevernose]

5. Thanks for the info!

My bet was 4:59 tomorrow afternoon.

[spanone]

3. strange presser. they muted the mics during the question segments. even msnbc mentioned it.

msnbc said it wasn't their audio.

[MerryBlooms]

6. Yeah, I think Emanuel and McCarthy are shitting their pants.

There was a rumor flying earlier today that there was a chance, that because the video was considered evidence, a different judge may rule not to release on the grounds of poisoning the jury pool.

[Person 2713]

15. No mistake there either . Locals have questions the country doesn't need to hear

[procon]

38. CNN had unredacted audio.

I started watching on msnbc and thought they were just having probs with their audio so I switched to CNN and they didn't cut out the reporters questions. Maybe msnbc did this on their own volition, but why???

[spanone]

40. interesting. msnbc reporter actually said it was their feed and not on their end.

[City Lights]

49. I watched on WGN and questions could not be heard. Only answers.

Very strange.

[Le Taz Hot]

4. I'm gobsmacked that this took 10 months

and a FOIA request for them to release not only the video but admitting that the cop fired for 13 seconds AFTER the victim was down. And I guess this guy has been on the payroll since this happened. The kid was 17 years old. W.T.F.

[G_j]

9. all those involved in the coverup attempt

should be held accountable. ...of course

[Le Taz Hot]

24. The only way that's going to happen

is for the feds to take over. I would think some sort of federal conspiracy charges would give them jurisdiction.

[MerryBlooms]

10. Cold blooded murder. The officer had to be on payroll according to union contract w/the city.

He's off the payroll now and charged with murder.

[hifiguy]

43. Police unions are the Mafia

with badges. Right down to the omerta.

[MerryBlooms]

31. Yeah, Alvarez isn't looking too good either in this case.

Chicago needs to clean house.

[Stellar]

7. Jebus! I can't watch.

[MerryBlooms]

33. :( Yeah, I get ya, It's so hard.

[Person 2713]

8. Eman was running for election tape suppressed and he never saw it ? Sure 14 mos huh

I heard they were going to keep the tape until weds night when everyone is getting ready for Thanksgiving and not everyone sees it at the same point in time

Hey the chef is now just thinking of maybe maybe firing this cop who shot and killed a girl and another in her group in his neighborhood from his car in 2012 because you know these things take a while
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/7/71/1128132/mccarthy-said-nonsense-claim-firing-dante-servin-politically-timed

[MerryBlooms]

34. I don't hold a high opinion of Rahm,

so there's probably no shady shit that he was accused of I wouldn't at least consider.

[hifiguy]

44. He is the sort of person who, if caught in the act of

fucking a goose, would claim to be fluffing the duvet.

[libdem4life]

61. In all my years...that's a new one...LOL.

[alcibiades_mystery]

11. The presser was bizarre...basically Emanuel begging people not to riot

I wasn't concerned at all about violence until I heard Emanuel's presser. It was a weird moment of "Why the fuck is HE so scared?" Not reassuring at all.

[951-Riverside]

13. Conference video

[MerryBlooms]

19. Thanks for adding the video, I appreciate it.

[Person 2713]

14. Hey if there is a riot the murder and supression won't be the story

[elehhhhna]

16. The cpd is down several hundred officers

Rahm us a fuxking nightmare mccarthy is dirty as fuck and stupid to boot...


My city. My heart. So sad. They are systematically detroitifying Chicago and destroying it from the top down.

[MerryBlooms]

18. Yes, exactly this. Very well said.

[Ace Rothstein]

17. The only video I saw appears to be the kid getting shot and immediately falling, it cuts off there.

Supposedly was hit with 12 of 16 shots so a large majority of them had to be when he was on the ground. Disgusting.

[Peregrine Took]

53. They've pared it down to a bare minimum. n/t

[MerryBlooms]

20. Like I said, a clusterfuck. Literally, all the way around.

[Whiskeytide]

25. Agreed. He is clearly anticipating a very bad reaction to the video. n/t

[MerryBlooms]

27. But he still claimed he hadn't seen the video in that news conference.

He's a lying sack of shit.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

51. .

[951-Riverside]

21. This video has been uploaded

The shooting happens around 5:34

[Ace Rothstein]

22. There need to be some firings and resignations ASAP.

[MerryBlooms]

26. Heartbreaking. Murderous piece of shit cop should be locked up for the rest of his life, and

it's no wonder folks in charge are shitting themselves.

[riderinthestorm]

29. Sick. Just sick

My heart was just racing as the video got closer and closer to 5:34 knowing what was about to happen....

[MerryBlooms]

35. Cold blooded murder.

[Judi Lynn]

50. ..... words fail.

Was watching the link someone posted to Chicago streaming right before seeing your post, and they said in 14 years this cop has received 18 complaints, and there have been no actions to check him.

Thank you for posting this nightmare. Everyone needs to know what happened. Now there's no doubt at all.

[Rex]

57. So no one even goes over to see if the kid is still alive.

They just walk by his still warm body like he is nothing. Shot 16 times and it looks like many of those were while he was already on the ground.

[nadinbrzezinski]

23. Well, after watching the video... I can see why the Mayor is afraid

he will get a few demonstrations.

[MerryBlooms]

28. ayep.

[nadinbrzezinski]

30. We got a similar case here

and the mayor and police chief refuse to release it.

The chief actually said that she was afraid of... riots...

So I am familiar with this.

[Truprogressive85]

32. Terrorists with badges

i dont trust rahm nor CPD

There were calls for the realse of the video for long time

[MerryBlooms]

37. McCarthy should have been gone ages ago, and Rahm is shady as fuck.

[Peregrine Took]

55. Fellow Chicagoan - agree 100%.

Rahm doesn't have the stones to do what the "old man" did years ago - bring a civilian in to clean up the rot on the CPD.

Karen Lewis (wish SHE was mayor) said he was elected with the "halo" of Obama around him.

[AngryAmish]

36. Actually I totally believe Rahm has not seen it.

Plausable deniability.

Who sure as fuck saw it was Ald. Ed Burke. Head of City Council Finance Committee. Any settlement over 75k or so he has to sign off on. I have never heard of a 5 mil pretrial settlement. Even on the drunk bridgetender who killed the cabby. Or the drunk streets and San guy who ran down the newlywed.

Who is Ed Burke? He is the guy the President went to Beverly to bend the knee for a few years ago.

[MerryBlooms]

39. Rahm saw it and made the deal. It's a lame attempt to try to cover his ass...

No one, and I mean, NO ONE, is buying his act. He's as crooked as the day is long, and so is McCarthy.

[stupidicus]

41. Sometimes I think they're looking for more vigilante justice against cops

than they are getting, so as to facillitate/justify tightening the big brother noose around all of our necks.

[Dont call me Shirley]

42. Laquan....

You did not deserve this.

[shanti]

45. seconded

[4lbs]

46. MSNBC and CNN have been covering and talking about this for the past several hours. Meanwhile,

FOX/Fixed News doesn't have a single mention. They've decided that ISIS and Syria 24 hours are more important.

[damnedifIknow]

47. If this cop gets off

then I seriously give the hell up.

[darkangel218]

56. He better not.

[Catherine Vincent]

48. He was 17. Sad.

Not a threat whatsoever.

[beam me up scottie]

54. I just watched the video and all I can think is that was once someone's baby.

All those cops and they couldn't find a way to stop him without gunning him down like a rabid dog.

And his family had to see that.

[Rex]

58. I guess cops think they can get away with murder.

I was shushed for even daring to mention cops murder people a few years ago, now all the cop apologists seem to be absent these past few years.

Gee, I wonder why that is?

[tblue37]

59. This is why:

Shielded from Justice: Police Brutality and Accountability in the United States

https://www.hrw.org/legacy/reports98/police/uspo14.htm
(by Human Rights Watch)

[TexasMommaWithAHat]

60. That video just says it all.

I don't care what McDonald was doing before he was shot. That police continued to shoot a man who was already down and in a fetal position. Cold blooded murder, imo.