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There’s a trial going on right now where a police officer shot an unarmed teenager 16 times and it was recorded on a dash cam and the police officer is saying i
by alwillis 8y ago
There’s a trial going on right now where a police officer shot an unarmed teenager 16 times and it was recorded on a dash cam and the police officer is saying it didn’t happen the way the footage clearly shows it did: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2015/nov/24/chicago-officials-release-video-showing-police-killing-of-laquan-mcdonald-video https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2015/nov/24/chicag...
There have been other shooting of unarmed black boys and men that have been recorded on video and the cops isn’t held accountable.
Hopefully, that’s starting to change, but having a shooting on video is no guarantee that anyone will be held accountable.
- aardshark 8y agoHe was not unarmed, he was carrying a knife. Toxicology reports showed traces of PCP in his system. Furthermore the police were responding to reports of someone breaking into vehicles and brandishing a knife. That said, the police did not act reasonably and then attempted to cover it up.
- gambiting 8y agoBut it's a good start - at least now everyone can see clear proof that the officer is lying. Even if he isn't charged, everyone knows there's a miscarriage of justice going on. In the past his version would be the accepted one and that would be it, no one would even write an article about it.