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Tag: Laquan McDonald
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Why do cops in trouble get the benefit of the doubt?
Civilian authorities treat police like something they’re afraid of.
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Essential stories of Chicago Police Department misconduct
Pieces from the Chicago Reader archive detail a history of CPD impropriety.
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What Mayor Emanuel needs to learn from the killing of Laquan McDonald
Chicago has a systemic problem that won’t be solved with the charging of a single officer.
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Here is the video of Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke shooting Laquan McDonald 16 times
The footage shows a police officer fatally shooting a teen on Chicago’s south side.
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After months of protests, the city acts on the police-involved shooting deaths of Laquan McDonald and Rekia Boyd
Officer Jason Van Dyke has been charged with murder; officer Dante Servin will be recommended for firing.
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Two shooting deaths, two paths to justice
While Rekia Boyd’s family’s search for justice from the Chicago Police Department has been stymied, Laquan McDonald’s family faces what could be a city-changing turning point.
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Emanuel’s ‘fetal’ position on police and crime
The mayor says Chicago police, fearing scrutiny of their conduct, have become “fetal”—and that this is contributing to a rise in violent crime.
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Why I’m suing the Chicago Police Department
Video of a Chicago police officer shooting a 17-year-old should be public, a Chicago journalist argues in a civil complaint.
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IPRA recommends the firing of a Chicago police officer involved in a shooting
After a drive-by shooting on North Ashland in 2011, an off-duty officer shot 16 times at the wrong car, according to the Independent Police Review Authority.
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When Chicago cops shoot
Since 1986 more than 1,600 people have been struck by bullets fired by Chicago police officers—an average of more than one person a week. In the 208 cases closed over the last two years, not a single shooting has been found to be unjustified. Should we be reassured?