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Laquan McDonald murder: Chicago Mayor fires Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy
Protests followed the charging and arrest of Van Dyke and the release of the video on November 24.
In a protest on Monday, the president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Cornell William Brooks, was one of several protesters arrested, the organization said.
On Tuesday, Brooks accused the city of “generational police misconduct and police brutality” and called for more than a change in leadership. “The question before us now is, ‘Will we have a police department that is accountable, that has transparency and operates with integrity and treats the citizens of Chicago with respect and dignity and understands profoundly that black lives matter, all lives matter. And certainly the life of a 17-year-old young man,'” Brooks told reporters.
Black Alderman Leslie Hairston, who had called for McCarthy’s resignation, told the news network: “You have got a whole system that has failed in the Chicago Police Department.” She said she had no confidence in the mayor either.
Emanuel said the new task force, which will be advised by former Massachusetts Governor and Chicago native Deval Patrick, will review the system of accountability, oversight and training in the police department.
The 5-member panel will recommend reforms to improve independent oversight of police misconduct, ensure officers with repeated complaints are evaluated and establish a process for release of videos of police-involved incidents, Emanuel said. Its recommendations will be presented to the mayor and city council by March 31, 2016.
Source: Reuters
