No onein the protest wants to talk about why the victim was running around high on PCP and brandishing a knife. Just normal behavior in Chicago.

So, being high means you should be shot by the police? I guess we should all be careful, we don't want to upset the police and get shot. Guy was just lucky that cop didn't have his handy dandy fully auto rifle all police need these days.

SMH man I will never under stand the hate some of yall have in your heart

There was no reason for even one round to be fired. And then the Chicago PD kept this video under wraps for over a year. Somebody in the PD has gone to a LOT of trouble to try to sweep this under the rug. And the cop should hang. Tonight.

16 in the clip and 1 in the hole.....

I pray for people like you

What hate you talking about from the 2 quotes you grabbed?

One said protesting is stupid the other said he should not have been high on whatever he was on. Neither sound hateful to me

Pray for everyone, we all need all the prayers we can get living in the world we are currently in.

I don't think anybody is hating. They are just tired of irresponsible behavior. I am not defending the cop, but is pretty obvious the dead guy would still be alive if he wasn't running in the middle of the street high on PCP and waving a knife.

Fact is. Chicago PD and the officer have a lot of explaining to do. The guy could have been taken down with any number of non-lethal methods.

By saying he would be alive if he wasn't high and in the street, you are putting the blame on him.

He shouldn't have been high and running in the street with a knife, but that shouldn't lead to his death at the hands of a cop. There is no excuse for the cop killing him.

Next thing you know, some of you will be defending a cop who kills a guy who was driving drunk and is mouthing off. I mean, he wouldn't be dead if he was sober and polite.

So are you saying that he deserves no blame at all in putting himself in that situation? What would you do if the guy was in your yard doing the same thing? Would you draw down on him? Again, I don't think the cop was justified in shooting him at the point he did.

That's about as far right as you can get if you can justify the cop wasting that dude , because he was doped up and carrying a knife in the middle of the street obviously not responding to authority .. We can just go back to the Wild West .

From looking at the video, the guy was surrounded by at least three officers and more were on the way. I'm sure there were enough tasers and night-sticks handy to bring him in without shooting him.

I feel that this cop just panicked and overreacted. His partner said he was hyperventilating ,etc.

He shot too quick, and too much, and killed that kid.

The kid was drugged up and holding a weapon, but he was far enough away that he wasnt yet an immediate threat. And there were enough LEO's to control it.

If he charged at them to danger close, that would be one thing, but he didnt.

Very sad for both of them. One lost his life and the other will go to prison while trying to do a very difficult job.

No winners there.

However, the family has gotten financial damages for their loss, and the officer has been arrested and charged with murder.
They should be happy to see that he will be punished, so...why are they protesting?

That is justice and the exact same outcome had the boy been asian, hispanic, caucasion or other.

It is called a justice system...and that is justice under this system. Had he been anyone of our sons, I feel that would be the same outcome. Officer charged, and civil damages.

What we need a president with balls, who will stand up call it what it is

Black teen just shot white cop Pennsylvania ..making my sign now , Im going to head out marching in the streets. This chit got to stop. How many of you are coming? That's what I thought , I'm going hunting too .