The trial that will ‘tear Chicago apart’ starts this week

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American Thinker
Thomas Lifson
Sept. 2, 2018

Chicago may be on its way to its own version of the Rodney King beating trial. If the name of the defendant whose trial begins after the holiday weekend, Jason Van Dyke, doesn’t ring a bell, perhaps the name of his alleged victim will: Laquan McDonald. If you don’t recognize Laquan’s name, then you haven’t been paying attention to the fall of Chicago, with the horrendous murder rate, and the spread of street violence into the toniest neighborhoods.

John Kass of the Chicago Tribune, the best columnist in America writing for a metropolitan daily, is well aware of why this trial matters so much and what lies ahead for the city he knows and loves:

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Van Dyke is the white cop who shot black teenager Laquan McDonald 16 times. The video of the shooting was horrific and sparked protests. The trial will be even more emotionally charged.

In the military, shooting a combatant point blank with no cover and no body armor 16 times would be considered a 'double tap' in the extreme, as well as a reckless waste of ammunition.

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That's all we can do. Seeing Rahm reamed will be nice but Chicago has become tragedy upon tragedy.

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That's all we can do. Seeing Rahm reamed will be nice but Chicago has become tragedy upon tragedy.

I'm from southern Michigan, and I used to drive to the loop for shopping and people watching all the time.  That city really had heart, unlike Deetroit the cesspool.  Haven't been there since before Byrne.

I really loved Chicago, now it's Shitcago.