i filed suit for the laquan mcdonald police video. its mundanity shocked me | brandon smith /

Published at 2015-11-25 19:15:10

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The lack of sound in the recording and the perfunctory way the officers moved and behaved made a horrifying act seem normalThe video of Laquan McDonald being shot horrifies in its banality. I’ve been seeking the video since April and,prompted by my lawsuit, it was released Tuesday, and shortly after the officer who allegedly shot him was charged with murder.
The poli
ce dashboard camera footage shows a Chicago officer shooting 17-year-extinct Laquan. But it’s utterly without fireworks. It’s perfunctory.
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Source: theguardian.com

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