Coverup of video that would be damaging? The Chicago PD and the Chicago Machine have never done that. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration tried to block TV station from airing body camera footage of police raid on wrong home
Well, they haven't tried to cover stufff up since Rahm Emmanuel did it a few years back.
Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel famously fought to keep secret a video showing white police Officer Jason Van Dyke shooting Black teenager Laquan McDonald 16 times,
This relates to yet another raid on the wrong address. Because actually knowing where you are about to kick in the door, is apparently beyond the pay grade of most SWAT cops. They are all excited to be in an action movie; they can't be bothered about the details. And treating Little People with respect? Forget it, only cops get respect. And free passes, and...
"The problem in this instance, in my opinion, is when the city decides that a body camera or dash camera video supports their narrative, they release it, sometimes immediately, and certainly it's not a prohibition to release it then because something is still under investigation," Saulter said.
I should probably start a category for SWAT raids on the wrong address. But then I would need to add SWAT raids that result from cops lying about stuff to get warrants as well.
Hat tip to 19th Ward Chicago: Beetlejuice is lying, she didn't know? Of course she knew...everybody knew about this....yet she attempted to cover it up....this is dishonesty per se. And for the record, I do not believe that Mayor Lightfoot (not-so-affectionately known as Groot in other quarters) looks like Beetlejuice.
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