Chicago: oh oh BREAKING: The Laquan McDonald shooting video has been releas

[riversedge]

Chicago: oh oh BREAKING: The Laquan McDonald shooting video has been released:




Esquire Magazine ?@esquire 29s29 seconds ago

BREAKING: The Laquan McDonald shooting video has been released: http://ow.ly/V2NeO (Warning: video is graphic)

[KamaAina]

1. Has Rahmbo put the city on lockdown yet?

[riversedge]

3. Emanuel: "Now is the time to build a lasting partnership for peace. We have a lot of work ahead of u

Bill Ruthhart ?@BillRuthhart 1h1 hour ago

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel: "Now is the time to build a lasting partnership for peace. We have a lot of work ahead of us as a city."
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Chicago Tribune ?@chicagotribune 1h1 hour ago

Watch live: Emanuel, Chicago police discuss release of Laquan McDonald shooting video http://trib.in/1lHYpy1

[npk]

5. He is calling for peaceful protests

Hopefully the police will not do what they did in Ferguson and go all militaristic on the protesters and provoke unrest. Chicago is a major city with a large command structure and hopefully this will prevent the police from getting into physical altercations with the protesters.

[kath]

53. Fuck Rahm.

[riversedge]

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Chicago Tribune ?@chicagotribune 2h2 hours ago

City Hall set to release Laquan McDonald shooting video this afternoon http://trib.in/1Hl6qmq

[hifiguy]

13. That kkkop looks like he has an IQ of about 50.

But he gets a gun and a badge.

[dixiegrrrrl]

4. Just watched in on YouTube.

It is pretty clear what happened.

Charging the cop with Murder is an important step.

I still cannot figure out why the police feel so confident about murdering someone in plain sight as they have been doing.
Their attitude suggests they have no fear of repercussions ( well, at least until Ferguson and beyond).
Thank god for cell phone cameras and the internet.

[hifiguy]

14. I give the kkkop a 65/35 chance

of walking free. That jury will be packed with carefully chosen bigots. That's what jury selection consultants are for.

[SoCalMusicLover]

18. We Have A Winner

Jury of HIS peers, not the dead guy's peers.

Worked for OJ.

[hifiguy]

19. So did a prosecution this attorney saw as beyond incompetent.

And the Chicago DA's office won't be putting any modern-day Clarence Darrow in charge to prosecute this case. Bet on it.

[Logical]

48. People are raised to trust the police. The first mistake parents make. nt

[joshcryer]

55. Accurate odds.

[MidwestTransplant]

6. At ~5:45 in the video was he shot while on the ground already?

[csziggy]

7. The cop kept shooting after he was on the ground.

It's hard to tell on the video, my statement is based on comments made in the news conferences today.

[Bucky]

15. You see a little puff of smoke bounce off Laquan's body twice, once while on the ground

He's already on the ground when his body twitches a couple of times... that might also be his body reacting to bullet shots after falling on the concrete ground. Completely horrific. I assume for this to be a murder 1 case, there's other evidence against the assailant besides the video

[randys1]

8. Yep, murder,,,i think I am going to be sick

VIdeo could be a great recruiting tool for ISIS

Next time someone says "all lives matter" or they whine about BLM protesters, show them this video and then tell them to shut the fuck up

[riderinthestorm]

9. Tremendously sad and awful

my heart was pounding the entire time til 5:40, then shock and horror

[riversedge]

11. I can not watch it.. just can't

[riderinthestorm]

22. I completely understand. The descriptions really are accurate enough in this case

so terrible



Laquan...

[restorefreedom]

34. i can't either

hearing steve kornacki describe it was more than enough for me.

[SusanCalvin]

37. In a way, I'd like to unwatch it.

But since I can't, I will say that it is damning.

[restorefreedom]

46. i have no doubt. nt

[Glimmer of Hope]

41. So sad and shocked after watching this. Why?

[riversedge]

10. Updated: No Bail For Officer Charged With Murder In Shooting Of Laquan McDonald

WBBM Newsradio ?@WBBMNewsradio 6m6 minutes ago

Updated: No Bail For Officer Charged With Murder In Shooting Of Laquan McDonald http://cbsloc.al/1lfH2UM

[Nevernose]

49. That's damn near as shocking as the video

Not in the same way, obviously, but outside expectations for damn sure

[AngryAmish]

12. I worry about the 1st degree murder charge.

Should toss a 2d degree on top. If they can't prove premeditation, copper walks.

[global1]

21. So Do You Think That First Degree Charge Was Done Purposely To Get The Cop Off?....nt

[AngryAmish]

24. That is the fear.

Alveraz pulled that crap on a cop case earlier this year.

Remember, Chicago is corrupt from A to Z. Any police count for a lot more that black young men.

[Ace Rothstein]

27. I believe that was actually the opposite of what happened.

They charged the cop with involuntary manslaughter then the judge came back and said he should have been charged with a more serious crime.

I believe when they prosecute for first degree murder, they can consider finding the suspect guilty for less charges but not the other way around.

[mopinko]

56. yeah. we will know just.how.in.the.tank alverez is

(all the way) if that is the only charge. if there arent lesser includeds in there....

[AngryAmish]

57. I was wrong. 2d degree is a lesser included offense.

My fear was unfounded, out of ignorance.

[mopinko]

58. ignorance or cynicism?

after that other case (forgot the name of the cop) who can blame anyone for being cynical about alverez?

[SoCalMusicLover]

16. After The Shooting

It's hard to tell, but I think they're standing around eating doughnuts. Somebody must have stopped at Dunkin' on the way.

They certainly don't appear to be too concerned with the road kill lying in the street. Just like in Ferguson.

Probably just making sure their stories match one another, wouldn't want one of their own to take the fall for killing this useless animal.

[exboyfil]

26. You forgot about the cops who

went into the Burger King to erase the security recordings. At least this is according to a district manager. It appears CPD investigated itself and found no tampering. I wonder if the IT wizards at Justice would have any better luck. It may be too late now of course.

[SoCalMusicLover]

31. Video....What Video.....

Her answer during the press conference was so disjointed regarding this. Saying the Burger King was too far away to show anything....then saying they did see the video and there was no sign of tampering. But her tone was not very convincing.

Plus we all know that cops are good, and would never destroy evidence. They are all for truth and justice, even against one of their own. Yeah, that's the ticket.

[doc03]

17. Wow he wasn't even walking towards them and at least 15 feet away n/t

[global1]

20. This Video Should Have Been Released A Long Time Ago - But There Was An Election To Be Won First....

If this video was released in a timely manner Rahm wouldn't be the Mayor of the City of Chicago today. This was already said in another thread here - and I agree.

It would be interesting to see if there was any suppression of this video by the Emmanual administration because of the election. Seems to me that an investigation should go in that direction to find out.

It's also interesting to note that the City of Chicago settled a civil lawsuit and awarded the family of the deceased $5 million. Only now we're seeing a criminal lawsuit of murder in the first degree. Did the city admit that this cop was guilty and try to sweep this under the rug with a settlement?

[hifiguy]

23. Rahm is a crooked scumbag of the lowest order.

I would as a matter of course count my fingers if I ever had the misfortune to shake hands with him.

[SoCalMusicLover]

29. But He Was Our President's Boy

Republican Lite

And look who is waiting in the wings....Hillary.....the 2016 version of Republican Lite.

It's not so hard to look like a liberal Democrat, when you compare to the clowns on the other side.

A true liberal on the other hand......like Bernie.....just label him a socialist and be done with it. Republican Lite is the best our party can do, face it. Carter & JFK were the last true liberals to win the White House.

[hifiguy]

30. That is a fact I never forget.

And he was HRH's best bud when the Clintons tried health care reform.

Birds of a feather, etc., and vultures are birds......

[SoCalMusicLover]

25. Yes

Any investigation of suppression will go nowhere. I'm sure the E administration has already made sure to eliminate any evidence of that, and the lower level lemmings won't want to dare go after the Mayor's office. They'll simply say there was not enough evidence and be done with it.

Not only did the city settle, they did so BEFORE the family even filed a lawsuit. In other words, they wanted to head this off at the pass, before anyone realized how culpable they were.

They also were hoping that this would just go away, once the family was satisfied with their money, and maybe the video would not EVER see the light of day. Were it not for that judge ordering it's release, this may very well have happened.

[global1]

43. How Can These People Live With Themselves And Sleep At Night.....

it they were successful at sweeping this under the rug - they would have left a murdering cop on the street to possibly do it again.

[riversedge]

28. Nearly 300 Alpha Phi Alpha men marched through ongoing gang war to end violence in Chicago

assume earlier today


HuffPost BlackVoices ?@blackvoices 8h8 hours ago

Nearly 300 Alpha Phi Alpha men marched through ongoing gang war to end violence in Chicago http://huff.to/1I8wDVg

[Ace Rothstein]

33. Seeing the snow, that most likely took place this past Saturday.

[riversedge]

35. I will take your word for it. Just found it on

twitter. Thanks.

[riversedge]

32. Cnn has a segment about Chicago now

[SusanCalvin]

36. Thank God for FOIA.

And for the organizations that used it.

Horrific, just horrific. No wonder TPTB didn't want to release it.

[G_j]

38. exactly!

FOIA

[Nevernose]

50. They didn't just "use it"

They had to pay lawyers, go to court, have hearings, and then let a judge decide whether anyone would ever see the tape.

A video which was filmed on taxpayer-funded equipment of a taxpayer-employed guy doing his taxpayer-funded job (poorly).

This thing is insulting on so many levels. I have trouble comprehending the sheer NERVE of these people, especially after hearing about the department's ridiculous explanations. "We found no evidence that the police officers erased the tape" and all of the many, many other cover ups.

[SusanCalvin]

51. Completely agree.

I appreciate the people who dragged this into the light (kicking and screaming) so much.

[riversedge]

39. More video of police getting rough with protesters #LaquanMcDonal

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Revolution News ?@NewsRevo 5m5 minutes ago

Chicago RT @kgosztola More video of police getting rough with protesters #LaquanMcDonald


https://twitter.com/search?q=%23LaquanMcDonald&src=typd

[riversedge]

40. Drawing of gun wounds on the body

Bipartisan Report ?@Bipartisanism 1h1 hour ago

You don't need to watch the horrific murder of #LaquanMcDonald to know that he was executed. Look at the report.

[riversedge]

42. Blocked off all sides of state and congress #LaquanMcDonald

Matt Carlton ?@carlton_matt 2m2 minutes ago

Blocked off all sides of state and congress #LaquanMcDonald








Matt Carlton ?@carlton_matt 4m4 minutes ago

#LaquanMcDonald
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Matt Carlton ?@carlton_matt 7m7 minutes ago

West on congress #LaquanMcDonald



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[riversedge]

44. State / Congress intersection blocked .....

Aspiring Dab Mogul Retweeted
Peter Nickeas ?@PeterNickeas 28m28 minutes ago

State / Congress intersection blocked

[riversedge]

45. Maddow just showed a quick clip of Chicago protest-still going on

[riversedge]

47. South on state still #LaquanMcDonald

Matt Carlton ?@carlton_matt 12m12 minutes ago

South on state still #LaquanMcDonald

[Person 2713]

52. Thank you for reporting on this with pictures and tweets since I did not have much access tonight

I will check the local TV news tomorrow for stories on the protests

[riversedge]

54. Chicago protesters block expressway as

Kelly Hayes Retweeted
I promote ?@thepromotrain 4h4 hours ago

Chicago protesters block expressway as Protest continue.
#LaquanMcDonald http://djhbsmooth.info/video-breaking-news-protesters-on-the-streets-of-chicago-turn-aggressive/ …