Issues Under Fire: Conspiracy to Obstruct Justice in the Death of Laquan McDonald
When the city of Chicago finally surrendered the highly incriminating video tape of Laquan McDonald's death by cop, everyone involved must have known a shitstorm of epic proportions was on its way. Every cop responding that fateful night of October 20th 2014 to the intersection of 41st. Street and Pulaski Rd. is now reliving and reviewing the event endlessly. They're wondering how they're going to answer the Feds when the tough questions are finally asked. Will they rat to salvage their careers or will they hold the Blue line?
When the Feds come knocking, they'll want to know who in the department investigated the shooting. They'll want to know the names of every person who reviewed the officers' account of the shooting. They'll want to know the names of everybody who reviewed the video tape. They'll want to know why officer Jason Van Dyke fired his service weapon 16 times, when the other eight or more responding officers did not. They'll want to know why officer Jason Van Dyke felt in fear for his life, when the other responding officer did not.
The Feds will also want to know why the video taped evidence conflicts with officer Jason Van Dyke's account so wildly. The Feds will also want to know why the other responding officer's account agrees with officer Jason Van Dyke and not with what is seen in the video tape from the police's own dash cam. The Feds will also want to know who erased the video taped evidence of the incident from a Burger King restaurant's security cameras covering the scene.
If a proper investigation is conducted, the Feds will be knocking on the door of Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez soon. They'll want to know when the D.A. got the case and all related reports and evidence. They'll want to know what her initial findings were, how long it took to arrived at said findings. And, the Feds will also want to know why those findings led to little if any action. They'll also want to talk to the recently fired Police Superintendent as well as Mayor Rahm Emmanuel.
When the Feds comes calling on the mayor and his disgraced top cop Gary McCarthy, they'll want to know what they knew and when they knew it. From top to bottom and back to the top again, these questions will have to be asked and answered and answered to the public's satisfaction. The mayor will have to explain why his administration parted with more than 5 million dollars of taxpayer money to settle a case of police wrongdoing before a charge of police wrongdoing was even proven. They'll want to know why this case looks like a classic coverup.
Bottom line: While this observer makes no claims of possessing a Harvard law degree, it don't take a Philadelphia lawyer to detect a conspiracy to obstruct justice in this case. If you look up the definition, you'll find the following: Obstruction of Justice may consist of any attempt to hinder the discovery, apprehension, conviction or punishment of anyone who has committed a crime. The acts by which justice is obstructed may include bribery, murder, intimidation, and the use of physical force against witnesses, law enforcement officers or court officials. In Chicago, all these things are possible. Podcast below!
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