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@ Chicago Tribune Live Updates on case
[....] 2:15 p.m.: Van Dyke faces a minimum of 6 years in prison [....]
2:05 p.m. Demonstrators erupt in cheers after verdict read [....]
2:04 p.m.: Van Dyke taken into custody [....]
2:02 p.m.: Van Dyke acquitted of lone count of official misconduct [....]
1:59 p.m. Van Dyke also convicted of 16 counts of aggravated battery [....]
1:57 p.m.: Van Dyke convicted of second-degree murder in shooting of Laquan McDonald [....]
Comments
The conviction was significant. I expect a brief sigh of relief in Chicago.I think nationwide nothing has changed because as the NYT reports, convictions of police officers are in the single digits.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/05/17/us/black-deaths-police.html
by rmrd0000 on Sat, 10/06/2018 - 9:24am
The Chicago Culture That Created Jason Van Dyke; judges who questioned the veracity of police testimony were considered disrespectful traitors and were treated as such.
by Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve, professor of sociology and author, @ TheAtlantic.com, Oct. 9
by artappraiser on Wed, 10/10/2018 - 12:46am