The Corrupt System That Killed Laquan McDonald
The Atlantic -- Conor Friedersdorf
In short, Chicago does an atrocious job of identifying and disciplining bad cops. And this failure appears to have directly contributed to the wrongful death of McDonald—Van Dyke had 18 civil complaints filed against him, but had never been disciplined. “The Independent Police Review Authority, the civilian board that handles the most serious cases, doesn't take into account previous complaints against the same officer when investigating a new one,” according to a Tuesday editorial in the Chicago Tribune. “11 officers racked up a combined 253 complaints that resulted in a single five-day suspension. Come on. What does it take to flag a problem cop?”
If police shooting video had been released sooner, would Emanuel be mayor?
Chicago Tribune -- John Kass
Would Mayor Rahm Emanuel have been re-elected if voters had seen the video of Laquan McDonald's execution?
No.Rahm would have lost the election. Why? Because he would have lost Chicago's black vote.
"No," said the alderman, meaning no, Rahm would not have won the election. "But you already knew that. Why are you asking us?"
