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The Chicago Culture That

artappraiser — Wed, 10 Oct 2018 04:46:22 +0000

In reply to Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke convicted of 2nd-degree murder in shooting of Laquan McDonald

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

The conviction was

rmrd0000 — Sat, 06 Oct 2018 13:24:02 +0000

In reply to Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke convicted of 2nd-degree murder in shooting of Laquan McDonald

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