Chicago Police Officer Charged With Murder of Teen Laquan McDonald Hired by Police Union

[IDemo]

Source: ABC News

The Chicago police officer charged with the murder of a high school student has a new job with a Chicago police union, much to the outrage of many in the community.

Officer Jason Van Dyke was charged in November with the first-degree murder of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, who was shot 16 times, according to an autopsy. Van Dyke is currently awaiting trial, according to the Chicago Police Department. He has pleaded not guilty.

Police dash cam footage showing the Oct. 20, 2014, fatal exchange between the police officer and McDonald, caused national protests after it was released by the police department this past November. The video showed that McDonald was armed with a knife but was not moving toward the responding officers when he was shot.

Van Dyke has been suspended without pay, a Chicago Police Department spokesperson told ABC News today.



Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/chicago-police-officer-charged-murder-teen-laquan-mcdonald/story?id=38052352

[Jackie Wilson Said]

1. The mentality of police is they are never wrong, never.

They will always hire a fellow cop no matter who he or she has shot, it seems .

[libodem]

2. Yep

Unsurprised here.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

3. From the people who blasted "Sweet Home Alabama" from their police cruiser during a BLM rally.

[Jack Rabbit]

4. Maybe the union can hire Anita Alvaerez to defend him?

Rahmbo should be available soon, too.

[saturnsring]

5. maybe the people can find a way to badger the f* out of them til his employment becomes too

much of a distraction

[Photographer]

6. Really getting tired of this shit.

hen will public outrage get loud enough to make a dif?

[me b zola]

7. The citizenry must take charge of the police that are paid to serve us

It is obvious that the problems with the police are not about a "few bad apples", but rather a corrupt system where the police act indiscriminately and there simply is no one that holds them accountable.

Policing in the United States is corrupt and out of control. I am sickened beyond belief. My God.

[Initech]

8. This is so wrong on so many levels.

[christx30]

9. The only job this cop should get

is making license plates.

[Taitertots]

10. The union that was elected by a majority vote.

Dont ever let anyone tell you about how it's just a few bad apples. In Chicago the bad apples have already spoiled the bushel.

[left-of-center2012]

11. Here in Albuquerque the D.A. doesn't ever charge our killer cops.

Because of the close working relationship between the cops and D.A., apparently all cops "feared for their lives".
(The city just paid out $7 million due to two civil lawsuits)

[Chasstev365]

12. The video clearly shows there was no grey area: it was an execution, period!

The hire is disgraceful!

[blackspade]

13. Well of course he was!

The FOP is corrupt to its core.

Despicable.