Chicago police officer charged with 16 new counts in shooting case

[edjr 5,540]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/chicago-police-officer-charged-16-counts-shooting-case-064535097.html

 

 

 

A white Chicago police officer accused of murder in the shooting death of a black teenager was charged on Thursday with 16 new counts of aggravated battery, in a case that sparked national debate over police use of force against minorities.

Jason Van Dyke pleaded not guilty through his attorney in a Chicago courtroom to 16 counts of aggravated battery with a firearm that were issued by a grand jury on March 16 and unsealed on Thursday by a special prosecutor, local media reported.

Video footage of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald being shot 16 times by Van Dyke in October 2014 was released more than a year later, sparking protests and pushing the city into a national debate over police use of force, particularly in minority communities. The release of the video also led to the ouster of the police chief.

Van Dyke pleaded not guilty to murder in 2015 and is awaiting trial.

Special prosecutor Joseph McMahon did not give an explanation for the new charges on Thursday. He denied in court that he sought the new charges to correct what the defense has called errors in the initial charges, the Chicago Tribune reported.

Four Chicago police officers were suspended for not having properly functioning dashboard cameras during the shooting, officials said in January. Chicago's Office of the Inspector General recommended 11 of the 15 officers involved in the incident be discharged.

The U.S. Justice Department began a civil rights investigation in December 2015 after the video was released by court order.

The department said in a report in January that Chicago police routinely violated the civil rights of people, citing excessive force, racially discriminatory conduct and a "code of silence" to thwart investigations into police misconduct.

The report said excessive force falls "heaviest on black and Latino communities," with police using force almost 10 times more often against blacks than whites.

 

 

 

Isn't that all that really matters anymore? White cop/black person shot.

 

Why do guns even need 16 bullets? focking christ.

[Filthy Fernadez 2,696]

"Why did you shoot him 16 times, Officer?"

 

"Because he kept moving"

 

"Bodies twitch when you shoot them"

 

"For realz?"

 

 

Seriously though, 16 focking times? If this guy ran at them sure but he clearly wasn't a threat. Drain the swamp of the frightened guys like this cop, pay them more and do some psychological testing FFS.

[Hardcore troubadour 12,556]

You'll see more of this as they keep lowering standards to achieve diversity. I worked next to some people that could barely speak English.

[NewbieJr 540]

Good. Time to get the bad cops off the streets

[frank 2,143]

You'll see more of this as they keep lowering standards to achieve diversity. I worked next to some people that could barely speak English.

Did people still get their fries?

[Hardcore troubadour 12,556]

Did people still get their fries?

Lol

[Frozenbeernuts 1,652]

You'll see more of this as they keep lowering standards to achieve diversity. I worked next to some people that could barely speak English.

I know what you mean. The non union contractors around here love to employ people who barely speak English

[Hardcore troubadour 12,556]

I know what you mean. The non union contractors around here love to employ people who barely speak English

It's wrong. But until we secure our borders and deport it will continue. At least the ones I worked with were citizens.

[kilroy69 992]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/chicago-police-officer-charged-16-counts-shooting-case-064535097.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Why do guns even need 16 bullets? focking christ.

this. I have maintained for years now that there HAS to be a nonlethal way that is more than a taser and less than a bullet.

[NorthernVike 2,079]

Trump should pardon him.

[RaiderHaters Revenge 3,564]

and look justice is working here as well

[titans&bucs&bearsohmy! 2,745]

Idgaf what you say. Shooting someone sixteen times is pretty much de facto murder.