Well told documentary from what I could see. Balanced stories presenting a clear timeline of events.
How the Police Union sought to take control of the story to protect not the community but to protect their own.
How the truth did eventually get exposed and how even a jury decided that the officer was indeed responsible.
Only to have the judge rule against the jury decision and he basically reduce what could have been a life sentence to a few years instead.
The bigger story could be said to have been the impact the decision had on the city. It would eventually ruin the careers of everyone from the mayor, police chief, DA, and many more. The city and the country is still feeling the impact.
My father was a NYPD Police detective but I would hope Police Unions still realize although the need to help officers the community they serve still is part of the equation. To serve and Protect should be much more than a catch phrase.
Plot summary
Documentary examining the 2014 shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald by Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke and the cover-up that ensued.
Uploaded by: FREEMAN
October 22, 2021 at 03:38 PM
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Justice served or Justice thwarted?
Lies.
Black man with a knife on pcp gets shot by cops then becomes a saint.
Informative, and not overt
While all filmmakers have a point of view, I think if there were any biases in "16 Shots," they are not overt, and I appreciated that. Of course there is no doubt that some people will disagree with this previous statement. This film covers an extremely polarizing event that took place in Chicago, and I recognize that it's hard to stay politically neutral. I consider myself pro-police, but I also thought the shooting of Laquan McDonald was dead wrong.
The other interesting tidbit in this movie was seeing a pre-Jussie Smollett version of Kim Foxx.