Anita Alvarez Denies Mistakes Were Made In Laquan McDonald Investigation

It took a full year for the Chicago officer who shot 17-year-old Laquan McDonald 16 times to be charged with first degree murder, despite damning dash camera footage that contradicted police testimony about the killing. That charge came on the day the video was released, following a judge’s ruling that city officials could no longer withhold it from the public. Since that day, more details have been revealed about the Chicago Police Department’s efforts to cover up shooting officer Jason Van Dyke’s misconduct.

Nevertheless, Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez doesn’t see anything wrong with how the case was handled.

“I don’t believe any mistakes were made,” she said during a debate with the two other women, Donna More and Kim Foxx, who are vying for her office. “When I saw the case, I enlisted the FBI and United States attorney because I knew that this is a case we wanted to make sure we got it right.”

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2016/02/05/3746662/alvarez-mistakes-laquan-mcdonald/