Chicago policeman faces murder charges in shooting of black teen:reports

[hue]

Source: Reuters

The white Chicago police officer who shot a black teenager in an incident caught on video is expected to be charged with first-degree murder and appear in a bond hearing on Tuesday, city newspapers reported, citing unnamed sources.

Community leaders who met with Mayor Rahm Emanuel said they expected protests on Wednesday, when the city plans to release the video of the October 2014 fatal shooting. It shows Laquan McDonald, 17, being shot 16 times by police officer Jason Van Dyke, who is on administrative duty while state and federal prosecutors investigate.

The Chicago Tribune and Sun-Times both reported the murder charges are expected to be filed on Tuesday against Van Dyke. Citing unnamed sources, the papers said Van Dyke would turn himself in on Tuesday morning and be processed, fingerprinted and charged before his bond hearing at noon CST (1800 GMT).



Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/24/us-usa-race-chicago-idUSKBN0TD1TC20151124#8kSB24IEuZct89hj.97

[frazzled]

1. First degree, thank goodness

I don't know what else to say. Except that hopefully police forces across the nation will rethink their hiring and their training of officers, and will begin to police themselves. We can't continue to live in this climate of claiming "fear" of children and horrific vengeance in its name.

[groundloop]

4. Agreed, but therein lies a problem

More and better police training will of course cost money. That would probably mean small tax increases in many cities, which corporations will never stand for. That will leave the burden of paying for better police training on the middle class, or else it just won't happen.

[Rose Siding]

2. Charges expected 5 days after judge rules video must be released

after a whole f'ng YEAR.

[7962]

3. 16 shots is ridiculous for a man that far away with a knife, not a gun.

A gun would still be a threat at a distance, a knife, hardly. And NONE of the other cops fired either.

[Stellar]

5. K&R nt.

[damnedifIknow]

6. Now how about a conviction

Teach these cops gone mad that if they do the crime they WILL do the time.