Chicago Police Now Have To Release Damning Recordings Within Three Months

As part of his new plan to restore the credibility of Chicago’s law enforcement, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced that the public will have a chance to see and hear all audio and video recordings of officer-involved shootings and alleged misconduct. In response to backlash about the Chicago Police Department’s (CPD) refusal to release such recordings, the city must now do so within 60 days of when an incident occurs.

Emanuel’s decision comes more than two months after the video of Laquan Mcdonald’s shooting set off a firestorm. The footage showed Officer Jason Van Dyke shooting the 17-year-old 16 times in 30 seconds, and leaders fought to keep it hidden from the public. The city begrudgingly released the footage 400 days after the shooting occurred, and after the a federal judge ordered officials to do so. Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez filed charges against Van Dyke that same day.

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2016/02/17/3750263/chicago-police-now-have-to-release-damning-recordings-within-three-months/