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Thursday, November 26, 2015
Chicago Police Officer Lied In Report After Shooting 17-Year-Old Black Teenage Boy Laquan McDonald 16 Times (Videos)
Revealing news report on the
murder of Laquan McDonald is a must see:
Video has emerged of 17-year-old black teen, Laquan McDonald,
being shot to death by white police officer, Jason Van Dyke, 37
on October 20, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois. Cop car dashcam
footage shows McDonald walking down the middle of the street
with what is said to be a small, 3 inch pocket knife in his
hand, as officers begin to surround him. McDonald is then shot
to death by Van Dyke in what is a case of cold blooded murder.
McDonald was shot in the head, chest, back, arms and legs 16
TIMES at point blank range in what is unquestionably excessive
force and police brutality in the form of a extrajudicial
execution. Van Dyke emptied his gun shooting McDonald, then
reloaded and fired some more.
Raw footage from cop car
dashcam of Laquan McDonald's murder:
After the shooting, Van Dyke and his fellow officers
immediately mounted a terrible cover up. They threatened
witnesses to the murder, motorists that saw what transpired,
"Leave or be arrested." As a result, no witness statements were
taken. The police officers then went to a nearby Burger King
restaurant and with no warrant demanded access to their security
cameras. The cops deleted 89 minutes of footage which all
relates to the McDonald murder by police officer Van Dyke.
Police later claimed the system has been powered down during
that time, hence no footage relating to McDonald's suspicious
death being available. However, Burger King refuted police
claims stating the system is never powered down.
Laquan McDonald
The cover up went even further as the official police report
stated McDonald lunged at the officer, which led to him shooting
him once in the chest. This was a complete lie. The police
dashcam video released months after the shooting reveals
McDonald did not lunge at any of the officers. He was moving
away from them, when Van Dyke decided to open fire, murdering
the teen.
The release of the video yesterday, which police fought
against, led to widespread protests in Chicago. People are
understandably upset, as the video of McDonald's murder further
confirms the blatant disregard for black life among some police
officers in America. The McDonald family has been given a
$5,000,000 settlement by the Chicago Police Department (though
they did not file a lawsuit).
Police officer Jason Van Dyke
Van Dyke has a history of abusive behavior. The ABC
Eyewitness News 7 television station revealed 18 complaints were
previously filed against him, but he never faced disciplinary
actions. Van Dyke has 8 complaints for excessive force and in 2
of the incidents a gun was involved. There are also claims among
the complaint of Van Dyke using racial slurs.
Van Dyke is currently under indictment, charged with the
murder of McDonald, which is apart of an ongoing investigation
in Chicago. The case is also being investigated by the FBI on a
federal level. However, considering the FBI are the cover up
kings, getting the truth and justice out of them will be a real
battle.
