Laquan McDonald and Rahm Emanuel

Laquan McDonald and Rahm Emanuel
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The Cover Up by Mayor Rahm Emanuel in regards to the Execution of Laqaun McDonald continues to loom over the city of Chicago like a dark cloud. This historic moment in Chicago has changed the playing field when it comes down to how the Chicago Police Department conducts their business in the African American community. Mayor Emanuel appointed Eddie Johnson as the New Superintendent of Police in Chicago which would have never happened if it were not for the exposing of the Cover Up. This is bad business because Rahm would have taken the murder of Laquan to the grave with him if the tape was not released. Therefore all of the changes made in the city right now were forced and not genuine. Why wait until something tragic happens before making much needed changes to the Chicago Police Department?

There is a long history of police misconduct in Chicago that dates back before Rahm’s time but he decided to become a part of the famous Code of Silence by not stepping up and doing the right thing in the Laquan McDonald situation. However, it appears that select community leaders and politicians are willing to give Rahm the benefit of doubt by repackaging Rahm’s image as a reformer. Laquan was not given the same luxury before being shot sixteen times by Police Officer Jason Van Dyke.

It appears that several community leaders that were out there on the front line speaking up against police misconduct have been compromised because everything is very quite now. All police are not bad but the select few police officers that cross the line make it hard for a Police Department that is already struggling to rebuild its image in the African American community. Rahm actually contributed to the distrust of police in Chicago. It’s equally bad that everybody involved in the Cover Up lost their jobs but Rahm. The 2nd Year Anniversary of the Murder of Laquan McDonald is coming up on October 20th and thousands of people will take to the streets again but hopefully Rahm will face the music and resign from his post as Mayor of Chicago. This might be wishful thinking but there is no way world that any other politician would still be in office after covering up a murder.

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