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Title: Cops Didn’t Know this Camera Caught them Deleting Video of the Murder of Laquan McDonald
Source: Counter Current News
URL Source: http://countercurrentnews.com/2015/ ... ra-caught-them-deleting-video/
Published: Dec 1, 2015
Author: Andrew Emett
Post Date: 2015-12-01 18:35:26 by Deckard
Keywords: None
Views: 1776
Comments: 20

Chicago, IL — Accused of deleting the surveillance video of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald’s death, several officers appeared in recently released screenshots tampering with Burger King’s computers before the footage mysteriously disappeared. Although 86 minutes of the surveillance video have gone missing, including the moment that McDonald was gunned down, Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez claims no one tampered with the footage.

Surrounded by officers and suspected of breaking into cars on October 20, 2014, Laquan McDonald, 17, was attempting to walk away from a group of Chicago cops when Officer Jason Van Dyke exited his patrol car. According to initial reports, McDonald was armed with a knife and lunged at Officer Van Dyke. Fearing for his life and the lives of his fellow officers, Van Dyke shot the teen in the chest out of self-defense.

But according to witness statements and police dashcam video, McDonald was walking away when Van Dyke opened fire. After McDonald had collapsed to the ground in a near-fetal position, Van Dyke continued firing his weapon until emptying his clip. As Van Dyke began reloading his gun, a fellow officer had to order him to cease firing at the dying teen.

McDonald’s autopsy revealed that Van Dyke shot him 16 times, including two bullets in the back, seven in his arms, two in his right leg, once on each side of his chest, and single bullets wounds to his right hand, scalp, and neck. Nine of the 16 entrance wounds had a downward trajectory. None of the five other officers at the scene fired their weapons.

Before McDonald’s family could even file a lawsuit, the city gave them a $5 million settlement on the condition that the family agreed not to publicly release the dashcam footage of the teen’s death. After suppressing the video for 13 months, the city received a court order to release the footage. The city released the dashcam video last week, which clearly shows McDonald did not lunge at the officers before the fatal shooting.

In May, Burger King district manager Jay Darshane accused officers of deleting the security footage after spending over three hours in the fast food restaurant on the night of the shooting. According to Darshane, the video equipment was working properly, but 86 minutes of footage, from 9:13 p.m. to 10:39 p.m., disappeared after the officers left.

Charged with first-degree murder, Van Dyke fired his first shot at 9:57 p.m. When asked if he was certain that the officers deleted the footage of the killing, Darshane answered, “Yes.”

“We had no idea they were going to sit there and delete files,” Darshane said. “I mean we were just trying to help the police officers.”

Unable to clearly explain why the 86 minutes disappeared, Police Supt. Garry McCarthy blamed the missing files on technical difficulties. At a press conference last week, Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez asserted that no one had tampered with the Burger King surveillance video. When asked who conducted the forensic testing, Alvarez did not appear to know the answer.

Alvarez responded, “That’s all I’m going to say on this.”

On Monday, NBC5 obtained screenshots taken from a surveillance video inside Burger King on the night of McDonald’s death. The photos appear to show officers using the computer console that recorded the fatal shooting. Although the police department and state’s attorney claim the officers did not delete those 86 missing minutes, remember that this information is coming from the same cops who initially lied about the shooting and the same officials who suppressed the police dashcam video for 13 months.

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#1. To: Deckard (#0)

Well, I think we can safely assume the officers looked at the video before they "deleted" the relevant portion, right?

If that's true, then they would have seen that the cameras were not pointing at the scene of the shooting and that they recorded nothing of interest whatsoever.

But they said, "What the heck. Let's risk ending our careers and possible jail time by tampering with the evidence and deleting the video."

Is that the way you read it?

misterwhite  posted on  2015-12-01   19:31:34 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: misterwhite (#1)

Well, I think we can safely assume the officers looked at the video before they "deleted" the relevant portion, right?

I'm sure they they did - so what. They found the incriminating portion of the recording and then deleted 86 minutes of video.

...they would have seen that the cameras were not pointing at the scene of the shooting and that they recorded nothing of interest whatsoever.

Oh, so it's your contention that there was nothing incriminating on the recording but they deleted it anyways?

But they said, "What the heck. Let's risk ending our careers and possible jail time by tampering with the evidence and deleting the video."

Lying thug cops do that everyday to cover up their crimes.

“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul

In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much

Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
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Deckard  posted on  2015-12-02   12:58:58 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: Deckard (#2)

"They found the incriminating portion of the recording and then deleted 86 minutes of video."

There WAS no "incriminating portion of the recording". The cameras weren't pointing in the direction of the shooting.

"Oh, so it's your contention that there was nothing incriminating on the recording but they deleted it anyways?"

There was nothing on the recording WORTH deleting ... or saving for that matter. You're the one telling me that the cops reviewed a recording showing an empty parking lot and decided to tamper with evidence in a murder investigation by erasing it.

misterwhite  posted on  2015-12-02   15:18:13 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#4. To: misterwhite (#3)

There was nothing on the recording WORTH deleting ... or saving for that matter. You're the one telling me that the cops reviewed a recording showing an empty parking lot and decided to tamper with evidence in a murder investigation by erasing it.

Who says the parking lot was empty?

In May, Burger King district manager Jay Darshane accused officers of deleting the security footage after spending over three hours in the fast food restaurant on the night of the shooting. According to Darshane, the video equipment was working properly, but 86 minutes of footage, from 9:13 p.m. to 10:39 p.m., disappeared after the officers left.

Oh, I see what you are getting at - you think that the BK manager is lying, the cops are not.

Good grief man, you are such a submissive little cop tool.

...tamper with evidence in a murder investigation...

Wouldn't be the first time that happened.

“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul

In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much

Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts

Deckard  posted on  2015-12-02   15:38:46 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#5. To: Deckard (#4)

If the cameras weren't pointing at the scene of the shooting, why erase the recording?

misterwhite  posted on  2015-12-02   15:48:46 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#6. To: misterwhite (#5)

If the cameras weren't pointing at the scene of the shooting, why erase the recording?

You'll have the cops who deleted evidence relevant in a murder investigation.

Of course, they were only trying to protect "one of their own".

That's the part that you will never get paulsen - cops operate by their own set of rules and the rest of the public be damned.

How do you go through life continually genuflecting before cops and defending every criminal act they commit?

I feel sorry for you.

“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul

In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much

Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts

Deckard  posted on  2015-12-02   16:03:30 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#7. To: Deckard (#6)

I feel sorry for you.

No, you don't. You're actually weeping in impotent frustration at the beating misterwhite has been giving you.

Roscoe  posted on  2015-12-02   16:10:32 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#8. To: misterwhite (#1)

Why would the police delete 86 minutes of the video? It doesn't matter incriminating or not. Why edit it?

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Don  posted on  2015-12-02   18:07:16 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#9. To: Don (#8)

Why would the police delete 86 minutes of the video? It doesn't matter incriminating or not. Why edit it?

If the deleted footage exposes fault on the part of police, then it certainly does matter. They delete it as an insurance policy of sorts, to make sure it can't be used against them. It is, or would be, a classic case of the blue line, where you protect fellow police officers because one day, you may need them to return the favor when you screw up.

Pinguinite  posted on  2015-12-02   18:45:33 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#10. To: Pinguinite (#9)

That is the only valid reason I can think of.

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Don  posted on  2015-12-02   18:47:20 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#11. To: Don, Pinguinite (#8)

"Why would the police delete 86 minutes of the video? It doesn't matter incriminating or not. Why edit it?"

Because they didn't.

According to the news report, there were "4-5 officers" in the Burger King. Meaning they all would have had to be in on the conspiracy.

Second, they would have reviewed the tape first, right? So they would know what part to delete? If so, then they would have seen that the video showed ... NOTHING. The cameras were not pointing at the scene of the shooting.

So, why delete 86 minutes of nothing, risking a charge of tampering with evidence and ending their careers?

misterwhite  posted on  2015-12-03   8:39:37 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#12. To: misterwhite (#11)

I'm still skeptical and with good reason.

"Unable to clearly explain why the 86 minutes disappeared, Police Supt. Garry McCarthy blamed the missing files on technical difficulties. At a press conference last week, Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez asserted that no one had tampered with the Burger King surveillance video. When asked who conducted the forensic testing, Alvarez did not appear to know the answer.

Alvarez responded, “That’s all I’m going to say on this.”"

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Don  posted on  2015-12-03   9:14:54 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#13. To: Don (#12)

"I'm still skeptical and with good reason."

Then what IS the reason they deleted a portion of the recording?

misterwhite  posted on  2015-12-03   9:19:16 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#14. To: Don (#12)

"Unable to clearly explain why the 86 minutes disappeared, Police Supt. Garry McCarthy blamed the missing files on technical difficulties.

Yeah, right.

How stupid do these cops think the public is?

State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez asserted that no one had tampered with the Burger King surveillance video.

Yet 86 minutes of video is missing.

Alvarez responded, “That’s all I’m going to say on this.”"

In other words, STFU.

“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul

In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much

Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts

Deckard  posted on  2015-12-03   9:31:03 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#15. To: misterwhite (#11)

According to the news report, there were "4-5 officers" in the Burger King. Meaning they all would have had to be in on the conspiracy.

#1) So what.

#2) You're wrong. It only takes one person sitting at the keyboard to innocuously do a delete while the other cops are looking the other way, whether on cue or not.

Second, they would have reviewed the tape first, right? So they would know what part to delete? If so, then they would have seen that the video showed ... NOTHING. The cameras were not pointing at the scene of the shooting.

#3) Wrong again. Date time stamps on files of video footage would have been sufficient to indicate the time range the videos cover without having to view it.

So, why delete 86 minutes of nothing, risking a charge of tampering with evidence and ending their careers?

Because they would be confident that presumptuous types like yourself would always refuse they would do such a thing, making it safe to do. As it is, one cop's life and career is likely over because one video was NOT deleted.

The other question: Why would the Burger King manager go on record stating to media that video footage WAS deleted, if it didn't happen? You think he'd want a defamation suit for the fun of it?

Pinguinite  posted on  2015-12-06   16:46:05 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#16. To: Pinguinite (#15)

"Why would the Burger King manager go on record stating to media that video footage WAS deleted"

What's he gonna say -- "Aw yeah. That video don't record half the time. Sure I'm the manager and it was my responsibility to fix it, but I figured, f**k it."

Do YOU think he wants to be fired?

"Date time stamps on files of video footage would have been sufficient to indicate the time range the videos cover without having to view it."

Are those time stamps accurate? Would you trust them when it's so easy to simply play the tape? Wouldn't you be curious to see what's on the tape?

I thought the cops were there for three hours.

misterwhite  posted on  2015-12-06   17:02:04 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#17. To: Pinguinite (#15)

"#2) You're wrong. It only takes one person sitting at the keyboard to innocuously do a delete while the other cops are looking the other way, whether on cue or not."

They all watch the tape. I mean, that's why they're there, right? Then the "person behind the grassy keyboard" deletes a portion.

And when one of them says, "Hey. Let me see that one more time", then what?

misterwhite  posted on  2015-12-07   10:09:16 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#18. To: misterwhite (#17)

I cannot believe that your are as stupid as you pretend to be with these suggestions of supposed incredible show stoppers of potential police corruption.

You should just cut to the chase and admit you refuse to believe anyone who puts on a police uniform could possibly be less holy than Jesus Christ.

Pinguinite  posted on  2015-12-07   12:41:45 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#19. To: Pinguinite (#18)

There was nothing incriminating on the tape. The cameras were pointing in a different direction. There was no reason to delete anything.

But you want to believe it so bad, you're willing to throw away all rational thought and invent things that a) you can't prove and b) never happened.

You look like an idiot.

misterwhite  posted on  2015-12-07   12:54:44 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#20. To: Pinguinite (#18)

To: misterwhite (#17)

I cannot believe that your are as stupid as you pretend to be with these suggestions of supposed incredible show stoppers of potential police corruption.

Don't be calling Mensa Boy stupid. It hurts his ego.

Fred Mertz  posted on  2015-12-07   12:56:19 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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