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The Bachelor Winter Games
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The Bachelor Winter Games
Genre
Reality competition
Presented by
Chris Harrison
Hannah Storm
Country of origin
United States
Original language(s)
English
No. of seasons
1
No. of episodes
4
Production
Executive producer(s)
Mike Fleiss[1]
Martin Hilton
Location(s)
Manchester, Vermont
Production company(s)
Next Entertainment[1]
Warner Horizon Television
Release
Original network
ABC
Original release
February 13, 2018 (2018-02-13) – present
Chronology
Related shows
The Bachelor
The Bachelorette
The Bachelor Winter Games is a winter sports-themed reality competition television series that premiered on February 13, 2018 on ABC. It is a spin-off of the reality television game shows The Bachelor and The Bachelorette, and is a winter counterpart to the summer series Bachelor in Paradise. The show is hosted by Chris Harrison and Hannah Storm. It has been described by ABC as "an ode to the Winter Olympic Games", and will air as counterprogramming against NBC's coverage of the 2018 Winter Olympics. Ashley Brewer presents the play-by-play and live interviews during the games.[2]
The series reunite previous contestants from The Bachelor and The Bachelorette at a winter resort in Manchester, Vermont, where they are competing with contestants from the various international adaptations of the franchise in various winter sports challenges.[1][3]
Contents
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1 Contestants
2 Elimination table
2.1 Key
3 Reception
3.1 Viewing figures
4 Notes
5 References
Contestants[edit]
Name
Age
Residence
From
Eliminated
Ashley Iaconetti 29 Los Angeles, California The Bachelor season 19 Winner
Relationship
Kevin Wendt 33 Waterloo, Ontario The Bachelorette Canada season 1 Winner
Relationship
Courtney Dober 31 Sydney, New South Wales The Bachelorette Australia season 2 Relationship
Lily McManus-Semchyshyn 21 Auckland, New Zealand The Bachelor New Zealand season 3 Relationship
Dean Unglert 26 Venice, California The Bachelorette season 13 Relationship
Lesley Murphy 30 Fort Smith, Arkansas The Bachelor season 17 Relationship
Luke Pell 33 Nashville, Tennessee The Bachelorette season 12 Relationship
Nastassia "Stassi" Yaramchuk 26 Malmö, Sweden The Bachelor Sweden season 3 Relationship
Bibiana Julian 30 Miami, Florida The Bachelor season 22 Split Episode 4
Jordan Mauger 34 Auckland, New Zealand The Bachelor New Zealand season 2 Split Episode 4
Ally Thompson 24 Nelson, New Zealand The Bachelor New Zealand season 3 Episode 3
Josiah Graham 29 Plantation, Florida The Bachelorette season 13 Episode 3
Christian Rauch 34 Berlin, Germany The Bachelorette Germany season 1
The Bachelorette Switzerland season 1 Split Episode 3
Clare Crawley 36 Sacramento, California The Bachelor season 18 Split Episode 3
Yuki Kimura 21 Atsugi, Kanagawa The Bachelor Japan season 1 Episode 3
Michael Garofola 37 Houston, Texas The Bachelorette season 9 Episode 3 (Quit)
Ben Higgins 28 Denver, Colorado The Bachelorette season 11
The Bachelor season 20 Episode 3 (Quit)
Tiffany Scanlon 31 Perth, Western Australia The Bachelor Australia season 4 Episode 3 (Quit)
Jenny Helenius 34 Helsinki, Finland The Bachelor Finland season 1 Episode 2
Rebecca Carlson 26 Stockholm, Sweden The Bachelor Sweden season 3 Episode 2
Benoit Beauséjour-Savard 30 Montreal, Quebec The Bachelorette Canada season 1 Episode 2 (Quit)
Eric Bigger 29 Baltimore, Maryland The Bachelorette season 13 Episode 1
Jamey Kocan 33 Santa Monica, California The Bachelorette season 13 Episode 1
Laura Blair 29 Wirral, England The Bachelor UK season 4 Episode 1
Lauren Griffin 26 Los Angeles, California The Bachelor season 22 Episode 1
Zoe Tang 25 Shenzhen, China The Bachelor China season 1 Episode 1
Elimination table[edit]
Place
Contestant
Episode
1
2
3
4
1st
Ashley Last IN Date Winner
Kevin Date IN Date
2nd
Courtney IN IN IN Runner-up
Lily IN IN IN
Dean IN Date Last Runner-up
Lesley IN Date Last
Luke Date Date IN Runner-up
Stassi IN Date IN
9-10
Bibiana Date IN IN Split
Jordan N/A[a] IN IN Split
11–12
Ally IN IN Out
Josiah Last IN Out
13–14
Christian IN IN Split
Clare IN Last Split
15
Yuki IN IN Out
16
Michael IN IN Quit
17
Ben IN IN Quit
18
Tiffany IN IN Quit
19–20
Jenny IN Out
Rebecca Date Out
21
Benoit IN Quit
22–26
Eric Out
Jamey Out
Laura Out
Lauren Out
Zoe Out
Key[edit]
The contestant is male.
The contestant is female.
The couple won Bachelor Winter Games.
The couples were the runner-ups.
Date The contestant went on a date and gave out a rose at the rose ceremony.
Date The contestant went on a date and got a rose at the rose ceremony.
Date The contestant won the Winter competition, then went on a date and gave out a rose at the rose ceremony.
Date The contestant won the Winter competition, then went on a date and got a rose at the rose ceremony.
In The contestant gave or received a rose at the rose ceremony, thus remaining in the competition.
Last The contestant won the Winter competition, then went on a date and received the last rose.
Last The contestant received the last rose.
Split The couple broke up and were eliminated.
Quit The contestant voluntarily left the show.
Out The contestant had to leave the show due to not having a relationship.
Out The contestant was eliminated.
Reception[edit]
Viewing figures[edit]
#
Air Date
United States
Source
18–49
(rating/share)
Viewers
(millions)
Rank
(timeslot)
Rank
(night)
1 Tuesday, February 13, 2018 0.8/3 3.01 3 3 [4]
2 Thursday, February 15, 2018 0.7/3 3.02 3 5 [5]
3 Tuesday, February 20, 2018 0.9/3 3.26 2 2 [6]
4 Thursday, February 22, 2018 0.8/3 3.19 3 5 [7]
Notes[edit]
Jump up ^ Contestant was not in the competition yet.
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b c Wagmeister, Elizabeth (16 May 2017). "'The Bachelor' and 'Dancing With the Stars' Get Spinoffs at ABC". Variety.
Jump up ^ Goldberg, Lesley (May 16, 2017). "ABC Orders 'Bachelor' and 'Dancing With the Stars' Spinoffs". The Hollywood Reporter.
Jump up ^ Drysdale, Jennifer (January 8, 2018). "'Bachelor Winter Games': Winter Tears Are Coming From Ashley Iaconetti in First Promo". WHAS. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
Jump up ^ Porter, Rick (February 14, 2018). "Olympics, 'Bachelor Winter Games,' all others hold: Tuesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
Jump up ^ Porter, Rick (February 16, 2018). "'Big Bang Theory' rerun adjusts up: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
Jump up ^ Porter, Rick (February 22, 2018). "Winter Olympics adjust up: Tuesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
Jump up ^ Porter, Rick (February 26, 2018). "'Bachelor Winter Games' finale and Olympics adjust up: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
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Shooting of Laquan McDonald
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Shooting of Laquan McDonald
Date
October 20, 2014; 3 years ago (2014-10-20)
Time
9:57:36–9:57:54 p.m. (CDT)[1]
Location
4100 South Pulaski Road, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Coordinates
41°49′04.7″N 87°43′26.4″W / 41.817972°N 87.724000°W / 41.817972; -87.724000Coordinates: 41°49′04.7″N 87°43′26.4″W / 41.817972°N 87.724000°W / 41.817972; -87.724000
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Laquan McDonald (death)
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Laquan McDonald
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The shooting of Laquan McDonald took place on October 20, 2014, in Chicago, Illinois. McDonald was fatally shot by Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke from approximately ten feet (3 m) away.[2][3] McDonald had been behaving erratically while walking down the street, and was holding a folding knife with a three-inch blade. He did not obey police commands to drop the knife. After the shooting a police union representative told reporters that Van Dyke had acted in self-defense as McDonald lunged at him and his partner. Initial police reports described the incident similarly and ruled the shooting justified. However, when a police dash-cam video of the shooting was released on November 24, 2015, it showed McDonald walking away from the police when he was shot. The knife he was carrying was found to be closed. That same day Officer Van Dyke was charged with first-degree murder and initially held without bail at the Cook County Jail.[4] He was released on bail on November 30.[5] The city reached a settlement with McDonald's family.
Subsequent protests denounced McDonald's death and demanded changes in police and judicial procedure, and for the dismissal or resignation of city and county officials. Cook's County State Attorney Anita Alvarez lost her bid for reelection in 2016, but Rahm Emanuel won a second term in 2015 as Mayor of Chicago.
At the request of Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, the United States Department of Justice initiated a civil rights investigation into McDonald's death and the activities of the Chicago Police Department. It released its report in January 2017, describing the police as having a culture of "excessive violence," especially against minority suspects, and of having poor training and supervision. DOJ and city officials have signed an agreement for a plan for improvement to be overseen by the courts.
On June 27, 2017, three Chicago police officers were indicted for charges of conspiracy, obstruction of justice, and official misconduct for allegedly attempting to cover up the events surrounding the shooting.[6] However, it was announced on November 14, 2017 that the grand jury overseeing the case had completed its investigation and that no more officers will be indicted.[7]
Contents
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1 Profiles
1.1 Laquan McDonald
1.2 Jason Van Dyke
2 Shooting
2.1 Initial police report
2.2 Medical report
2.3 Dash-cam video
2.4 Burger King surveillance video
2.5 $5 million settlement
3 Legal proceedings
3.1 Requests for documents
3.2 Investigations
3.3 Van Dyke's trial
4 Reactions to video
4.1 Protests
4.1.1 November protests
4.1.2 December protests
4.1.3 January protests
4.1.4 February protests
4.1.5 March protests
4.1.6 Threat by Jabari Dean
4.2 Other reactions
5 Aftermath
5.1 The Chicago Police Accountability Task Force
5.2 Firing of Superintendent Garry McCarthy
5.3 Calls for Anita Alvarez's resignation
5.4 Calls for Rahm Emanuel's resignation
5.5 Video released of shooting of Ronald Johnson III
5.6 De-escalation and Taser training
5.7 Emails from the mayor's office released
5.8 Documents from 2005 Incident
5.9 Two recommendations that officers be fired
5.10 Three current and former Chicago police officers charged
6 2017 DOJ Report and agreement for oversight of city police
7 Documentary film
8 See also
9 References
10 External links
Profiles[edit]
Laquan McDonald[edit]
Laquan McDonald
Laquan McDonald (September 25, 1997 – October 20, 2014)[8] was from the 37th Ward of Chicago. He was born to a teenage mother and absent father.[9] From the age of three, McDonald lived in different relatives' homes and foster care because the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) determined that his mother did not provide him with proper supervision.[10] At the time of his death, he was a student at Sullivan House High School,[11][12] was a ward of the state and had multiple juvenile arrests.[13] According to the Chicago Tribune, "few were surprised when he (McDonald) grew into an often angry teen who embraced the drugs and gangs that made up the brutal landscape of his West Side neighborhood. McDonald had learning disabilities and was diagnosed with complex mental health problems, including post-traumatic stress disorder. He had school suspensions, expulsions, truancies and drug possession arrests and was in and out of juvenile detention."[9] According to NBC Chicago news, McDonald earned $1100 working after school in the Youth Advocate Program in 2014. His final report card showed that he had earned an "A" in personal finance and music and a "B" in world studies and reading. In the NBC Chicago report, one of McDonald's teachers described him as “very respectful and reserved.” The teacher added that McDonald "was not aggressive."[14]
Jason Van Dyke[edit]
Jason D. Van Dyke (born c. 1978) was born in Hinsdale, Illinois and graduated from Hinsdale South High School in 1996. He earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from St. Xavier University in Chicago.[15] A 14-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department with a salary of $78,012, Van Dyke is married and has two children.[11][16] At least 20 citizen complaints have been filed against Officer Van Dyke (Star #9465) since 2001, but none resulted in disciplinary action.[17][18] Ten of the complaints allege he used excessive force, and two involve the use of a firearm.[19] A jury awarded a Chicago man $350,000 after determining Van Dyke employed excessive force during a traffic stop.[20] One complaint involved verbal abuse with use of a racial slur.[21] Van Dyke may have also been involved in the cover-up of a separate shooting in 2005.[22]
According to CNN, "the Chicago Police Department has about 12,000 officers. Like Van Dyke, 402 officers have 20 or more complaints on file in the database. The most complaints against any officer, according to the database, is 68. The database shows that of the 20 complaints against Van Dyke none resulted in discipline. Five complaints in the database were "not sustained," five were unfounded, four resulted in exoneration, five had unknown outcomes and one resulted in no action taken."[20]
Shooting[edit]
Play media
Voice of America news report of the third day of protests in Chicago after the release of a video of the shooting of Laquan McDonald
Shortly before 10:00 p.m., police were called to investigate McDonald at 4100 South Pulaski Road responding to reports that he was carrying a knife[11][15] and breaking into vehicles in a trucking yard at 41st Street and Kildare Avenue.[23][24] When officers confronted McDonald, he used a knife with a 3-inch blade to slice the tire on a patrol vehicle and damage its windshield.[24][25] McDonald walked away from police after numerous verbal instructions from officers to drop the knife,[26] at which point responding officers requested Taser backup, according to radio recordings released December 30, 2015, to Politico and NBC Chicago in response to Freedom of Information Act requests.[27]
Video of the shooting shows that Van Dyke was advancing on McDonald, while McDonald was walking away from Van Dyke when the first shot was fired. The first shot hit McDonald, who spun and fell to the ground.[28] As McDonald lay on the ground, still holding the knife, Van Dyke fired more shots into him.[29] In total, Van Dyke shot McDonald 16 times in 14–15 seconds, expending the maximum capacity of his 9mm semi-automatic firearm.[30][26] Van Dyke was on the scene for less than 30 seconds before opening fire and began shooting approximately six seconds after exiting his car.[26] The first responding officer said that he did not see the need to use force, and none of the at least eight other officers on the scene fired their weapons.[30]
Laquan McDonald was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 10:42 p.m.[31]
Initial police report[edit]
The initial police portrayals of the incident, consisting of about 400 pages of typed and handwritten reports,[32] prompted police supervisors to rule the case a justifiable homicide and within the bounds of the department's use of force guidelines.[33] The reports did not say how many times McDonald was shot and said McDonald was acting "crazed" and lunged at officers after refusing to drop his knife.[34] Michael D. Robbins, one of the attorneys representing the McDonald estate, said his initial thoughts were that “I didn’t think there was a case if he had lunged at a police officer,” adding, "The police narrative, without exception, is that the use of force is justified and necessary, which it sometimes is."[35]
One police report described that McDonald "raised the knife across chest" and pointed it at Van Dyke.[33] Van Dyke told investigators that he feared McDonald would rush him with the knife or throw it at him, and he also recalled a 2012 Police Department bulletin warning about a knife that was also capable of firing a bullet, as well as throwing knives and also spring-loaded knives capable of propelling the blade.[33][36] One report noted that McDonald's knife "was in the open position" but, when announcing charges against Van Dyke, Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez said the knife was found folded at the scene.[32][33]
Medical report[edit]
According to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office's autopsy report, which was revealed by journalist Jamie Kalven through a public records request,[34][35] McDonald was shot in his neck, chest, back, both arms, right leg and a graze wound to his left scalp.[23] Nine of the 16 shots hit McDonald's back,[37] and he was shot as he lay on the ground.[38] His death was ruled a homicide due to multiple gunshot wounds. Toxicology reports later revealed that McDonald had PCP in his blood and urine.[39][40][41]
Dash-cam video[edit]
Five police videos of the incident are known to exist, including the view from a camera mounted in the marked police SUV that Van Dyke was riding in as he and his partner responded to the scene.[42][43] The videos show that at least eight police vehicles responded to the scene, but no video has been released from the other three vehicles.[42] Chicago police officers are required to make sure that their video systems are working properly,[44] and that they should "submit a ticket if they are unable to download digitally recorded data." There were no repair tickets requested by any of the three vehicles missing video on the scene that night.[45]
When video footage was initially released, it did not contain audio,[46] although Chicago Police dashboard cameras should automatically record audio when the video recording is activated. According to a CPD video, "The in-car camera system automatically engages both the audio and the video recording when the vehicles' emergency roof lights are activated" and each vehicle has a front and rear camera and microphone.[45] City officials initially blamed a technical problem.[43] It was later revealed that the audio recording equipment in officer Van Dyke's vehicle had been "intentionally damaged" according to records from police technicians.[47] Another car's audio was disabled because the microphones were in the glove compartment with the batteries inserted backwards. For another, a mobile start-up recorder was corrupted, and a third was processing other video at the time.[48] The Sun-Times reported that a sergeant reported officers throwing their microphones on the roof of the Jefferson Park police station to the Internal Police Review Authority a month and a half before the release of the Laquan McDonald dashcam video in an apparent protest against being recorded.[49] Fraternal Order of Police president Dean Angelo defended officers in an interview, saying that operator error could be any number of accidents, adding, “Things always trickle downhill so it winds up the responsibility of the beat officer—god forbid it’s the responsibility of the agency.”[50]
Burger King surveillance video[edit]
There was also a security camera at a nearby Burger King restaurant that may have captured the shooting, but during the time of the shooting there is a gap of 86 minutes[51] in the recording.[52] The manager of the restaurant said that on the night of the shooting, five Chicago police officers gained access to the video and passwords on the equipment, and that by the time the Independent Police Review Authority requested to view the footage the next day, it had been erased.[53] The Tribune later obtained footage showing a Chicago police employee working on the restaurant's computers after the shooting.[54] There are no cameras on the side of the Burger King building that face where the shooting occurred.[citation needed] However, according to FBI sources, the video taken from the Burger King surveillance camera was not altered, and there were gaps throughout the surveillance video because the system at Burger King was a “mess.”[55][56]
$5 million settlement[edit]
Attorneys for the estate of Laquan McDonald entered into negotiations with the City of Chicago to settle claims arising out of his death. The Chicago City Council approved a $5 million settlement to McDonald's family on April 15, 2015,[57] although the family had not yet filed a wrongful-death lawsuit.[58] Emails from the mayor's office surrounding the case later revealed the settlement deal was finalized the day after the Mayor of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel, secured his second term by a run-off election.[59] Part of the settlement agreement required that the video be sealed until investigations were completed, which could have delayed the release of the video for years.[57][60] Aldermen were not shown the dash-cam video before approving the settlement, although city Corporation Counsel Stephen Patton said the existence of the video influenced the council's decision to settle before a lawsuit, and details about the video were given to the Finance Committee during a hearing.[34][42] The decision took only "5 seconds out of a two hour, 45 minute meeting" to approve.[61] Dick Simpson, a UIC political scientist and former Chicago alderman, said "It's odd not only in this case but maybe in others that there isn't more debate on the floor because that's where the public gets informed."[61]
Legal proceedings[edit]
Requests for documents[edit]
Reporters noted inconsistencies between the narrative police told reporters, the autopsy, and an anonymous eye-witness account before the video was publicly released.[62] A whistle-blower expressed concern over the handling of the McDonald shooting a few weeks after the shooting, revealing "that there was a video and that it was horrific," to journalist Jamie Kalven and attorney Craig Futterman.[63][64] The pair issued a statement calling on Chicago police to release the dash-cam video of the incident.[34] The city of Chicago denied at least 15 requests for its release.[34]
Brandon Smith, a freelance journalist, and William Calloway, a community activist, filed a request for the video under the Freedom of Information Act in May 2015.[65] When the request was denied, Smith filed a lawsuit against the City of Chicago in Cook County Circuit Court. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan sent a letter to the Police Department the day before a court hearing, stating that they cannot withhold the video. She said that they had not substantiated their claim that releasing the video would interfere with an ongoing investigation or jeopardize a fair trial if any officer was charged. On November 19, Cook County Judge Franklin Valderrama denied the city's request for a stay, ordering the video to be released to the public no later than November 25. The city did not appeal the judge's decision.[66][34] On November 24, after a press conference,[67] the video was released that showed an officer fatally shooting McDonald.[4]
Investigations[edit]
A criminal investigation also began weeks after the shooting, when the Independent Police Review Authority (IPRA) forwarded the case to the state's attorney's office and the FBI.[42] The U.S. attorney's office confirmed on April 13, 2015,[57] that they had been conducting a federal criminal investigation of the McDonald case in conjunction with the state attorney's office, after contradictions were found between the initial police report and the dash-cam video.[42] The police report said that McDonald had lunged at an officer, but the video footage showed that McDonald made no lunges.[68] The video does show that McDonald was swinging the knife in his right hand in a wide, but aimless manner as he walked down the street, and also appears to show that McDonald turns slightly to look briefly at Van Dyke and another officer who are pointing guns at him, but that he continues to walk away from both officers at the moment Van Dyke opens fire on him.[69]
On December 2, 2015, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan asked the U.S. Justice Department to launch a separate civil rights investigation of Chicago police tactics.[42][70] DOJ enlarged the scope of their investigation based on early findings, issuing a report in January 2017. (See later section on this).
Van Dyke's trial[edit]
On November 24, 2015, Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez announced that Van Dyke was charged with first-degree murder, and Van Dyke turned himself in to authorities.[71] He was initially held without bail at Cook County Jail for six days.[72][73] Crowd funding website GoFundMe shut down a page that was set up to raise funds for his legal defense[74] shortly after it had raised just over $10,000.[75] On November 30, Van Dyke was granted bail, set at $1,500,000. He posted $150,000—ten percent of the bail—and was released from jail.[5]
On December 16, Van Dyke was indicted by a grand jury on six counts of first-degree murder and one count of official misconduct.[76] The six counts of first-degree murder were:
Murder/Intent to Kill/Injure With Firearm,
Murder/Strong Probability to Kill/Injure With Firearm,
Murder/Intent to Kill/Injure Discharge Firearm,
Murder/Strong Probability to Kill/Injure Discharge Firearm,
Murder/Intent to Kill/Injure Discharge Firearm Proximately, and
Murder/Strong Probability to Kill/Injure Discharge Firearm Proximately.[77]
On December 29, 2015, Van Dyke pleaded not guilty to the charges.[78] Van Dyke's attorney, Daniel Herbert, said that his client fears for his life.[78] A few protesters yelled at him and called him names as he approached the courthouse for his arraignment.[78] Van Dyke had a history of complaints in his police career but was cleared in most cases.[78] After the arraignment, Herbert said he was looking for evidence to clear his client's name.[78]
On January 29, 2016, Herbert accused Chicago's mayor of tainting possible jurors, as he considered an effort to move the trial outside of Cook county:
"It's been dozens and dozens of comments where [Rahm Emanuel] essentially indicted my client. He's characterized my client's actions as being heinous without even seeing the videotape. So when the mayor of the city in which the pool of jurors is drawn from has taken such an adamant stance, it makes it extremely difficult for us to get a juror in here who is not predisposed to a finding of guilt."[79]
If convicted of first-degree murder, Van Dyke faces a prison sentence of 20 years to life.[80] The case marks the first time in nearly 35 years that a Chicago police officer has been charged with first-degree murder for an on-duty fatality.[72]
On March 23, 2017 the charges against Van Dyke were six counts of first degree murder and 16 counts of aggravated battery, one for each shot fired at Laquan McDonald.[81]
Reactions to video[edit]
Protests[edit]
November protests[edit]
Play media
Short documentary of protests in Chicago over Laquan McDonald's shooting, produced by TeleSUR
Protest on November 24, 2015, Michigan Ave., in response to recent video footage showing 17-year old Laquan McDonald being shot and killed by a Chicago police officer
After the release of the video on November 24, 2015, a few hundred people blocked the intersection of Roosevelt and Michigan Avenue in protest.[82] On November 25, 2015, more protests were held.[83] On the second night of protest, marchers tore off lights from a public Christmas Tree in Daley Plaza and multiple marchers were arrested.[84]
On Friday, November 27, a major day for Christmas shopping in the U.S., a group of protesters chanted "sixteen shots" and other slogans while marching on Michigan Avenue, the city of Chicago's central shopping district. This caused some businesses to shut their doors and the police closed Michigan Avenue, a six-lane street.[85][86][87]
December protests[edit]
Protest on December 9, 2015
A 16-hour sit-in at the Cook County building on December 3, 2015, proceeded after Alvarez refused to resign on December 2.[88] Protests erupted in the Loop after Mayor Emanuel called a special council meeting to apologize for his slow reaction to fix problems within the Chicago police department.[57] On December 24, a month after the video had been published, protests disrupting Christmas-season shopping were again held on Michigan Avenue.[89] Protesters also stood in the alley behind Emanuel's home the last three days in a row in December, promising to continue for 13 more days—to symbolize the 16 shots McDonald took from police—in an effort to force Emanuel to resign.[90] On New Year's Eve, protesters temporarily took over parts of City Hall and a Hyatt hotel lobby, chanting "Rahm gotta go."[91]
January protests[edit]
Over 100 African-American pastors boycotted the 30-year tradition of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith Breakfast, hosted by Chicago's mayor. Rev. Matthew Ross did attend the breakfast, but he interrupted the proceedings when he stood up and began to chant “16 shots and a cover-up.”[92] The day after Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, about 200 Black Youth Project 100 Chicago Chapter members, dressed in black T-shirts with the words "Fund Black Futures" written across them, blocked the entrance of the Chicago Patrolmen's Federal Credit Union in an effort to protest the Fraternal Order of Police's advocacy of the Chicago police department. City officials continue to deal with the aftermath of the McDonald shooting and are working to change the long-standing policy of keeping police shooting video under wraps.[93] Protesters chanted "16 shots and a cover-up!" as Officer Van Dyke walked into court for a status hearing on January 29, 2016.[79]
February protests[edit]
Laquan McDonald protesters hijacked a rally to support Apple's decision to fight back in the FBI–Apple encryption dispute in front of the Apple store on Michigan Avenue on February 24, 2016. Protesters started chants against Alvarez and Emanuel, but the crowd dispersed after several in the crowd got into a shoving match with police.[94]
March protests[edit]
A rally started at State and Jackson consisting of "less than 50 people" on March 2, 2016, to mark 500 days since the shooting of Laquan McDonald. Other protesters were arrested for blocking the flow of traffic on Adams near Michigan Avenue.[95]
Threat by Jabari Dean[edit]
On Sunday, November 29, 2015, Jabari Dean, a student at the University of Illinois at Chicago, threatened to kill 16 unspecified white males—one for every shot fired at McDonald, plus any white police officers who might intervene—at the University of Chicago. The university announced that classes would be cancelled the next day.[96] The same day, the FBI arrested Dean, who was charged with "transmitting in interstate commerce communications containing a threat to injure the person of another."[97] Federal prosecutors stated they did not believe Dean had the means to carry out the attack he had threatened. The federal charge was later dropped against Dean.[98]
Other reactions[edit]
On November 25, Senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders released a statement sending condolences to McDonald's family and criticizing the Emanuel administration and Chicago's police force.[99]
Chance the Rapper referred to the shooting on Saturday Night Live on December 12, 2015.[100] He would refer to the shooting again on his second appearance on the show with Kanye West on February 13, 2016.[101]
On June 2, 2016, Vic Mensa released a song entitled "16 Shots," referring to McDonald's death.[102]
Aftermath[edit]
The Chicago Police Accountability Task Force[edit]
On December 1, 2015, Rahm Emanuel created The Chicago Police Accountability Task Force "to review the system of accountability, oversight and training that is currently in place for Chicago’s police officers.".[103] The Task Force's final report, published April 13, 2016, found racism and systemic failures in the city's police force, validating complaints made for years by African-American residents.[104]
Firing of Superintendent Garry McCarthy[edit]
Emanuel fired Superintendent Garry McCarthy on December 1, 2015, under political pressure from protesters.[105] McCarthy knew of the dash-cam video a few weeks after the shooting and stripped Officer Van Dyke of his police powers. Due to the IPRA investigation underway, McCarthy could not fire the officer, nor discipline him or put him on a "no pay" status.[105] McCarthy refused to resign, so Emanuel fired him.[106]
Calls for Anita Alvarez's resignation[edit]
Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez was criticized by political challengers and others for the delay in the release of the dash-cam video, which she viewed weeks after the shooting,[107] and the long wait to charge Van Dyke for McDonald's death. This took more than a year and was completed only hours before the court-ordered release of the video. She faced a difficult primary election in March 2016.[108] Calls for her resignation came from within her own party, including Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle.[109]
As of December 2, 2015, Alvarez had refused to resign, which prompted a 16-hour sit-in by protesters at the Cook County building on December 3, 2015.[88] Alvarez said she had been cooperating with the FBI investigation since November 2014, and asked her critics why she would call in the FBI if she was attempting a cover-up.[42] She also defended Mayor Rahm Emanuel's comments that it would be premature to release the dash-cam video in light of the investigation, saying it "was in the best interest of the investigation".[108] Kim Foxx, a former prosecutor running against Alvarez with support by Jesse Jackson and other civil rights leaders,[37] disagrees:
"By waiting so long to press charges in this case, State's Attorney Alvarez has done the McDonald family and the entire criminal justice system a heinous disservice. She waited until her hand was forced by intense political and media pressure surrounding the release of this painful video. She waited even after City Hall was prepared to pay the McDonald family $5 million in damages."[108]
Alvarez lost her bid for reelection in March 2016, earning 29 percent of the votes; Kim Foxx won with 58 percent of the votes.[110]
Calls for Rahm Emanuel's resignation[edit]
McDonald's killing occurred four months before Emanuel faced a difficult campaign for reelection in February 2015. (He failed to win the majority and was elected by 56 percent in a runoff election—the first in Chicago's history— against Jesús "Chuy" García).[37][111] The delayed timing of release of the video, the Chicago City Council's awarding the family $5 million within weeks of McDonald's death,[37] and Emanuel firing Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy,[107] prompted some commentators to accuse the city of cover-up.
Journalist Ben Joravsky wrote in the Chicago Reader:
"Just imagine Mayor Emanuel had released the video in, say, November [2014]—without being forced to by a lawsuit.... But of course, he didn't do the right thing. He buried the video. He allowed officials to mislead the public. He hid the tapes because most likely he [...] assumed it would hurt his reelection campaign. Thus he not only did the immoral thing, he did the politically stupid thing. Cook County state's attorney Anita Alvarez probably would've quickly responded with an indictment—just like she did earlier this week, when the tape actually was released. I mean, it's really hard to look at that tape and not call for an indictment. If the mayor had done that, he wouldn't be the villain in this sordid story. He'd be the hero. Or at least the guy who finally, for once in his life, did the right thing."[112]
Emanuel has since created the Task Force on Police Accountability to review current training and oversight for Chicago's police officers.[113][114] He also maintains he never saw the dash-cam video until it was publicly released and will not resign.[114] Emanuel's image received a blow when U.S. District Judge Edmond Chang accused city attorney Jordan Marsh, an attorney who handled cases in the office that represents the city in police misconduct lawsuits, of hiding evidence in a fatal police shooting.[115]
There is no legal mechanism to force Emanuel's resignation.[116] State representative La Shawn K. Ford filed House Bill 4356 to set up the mechanism for a recall election,[117] but it was not passed. Illinois Republican governor Bruce Rauner said he would sign such a bill.[118]
Video released of shooting of Ronald Johnson III[edit]
On December 1, 2015, the city announced that there was a video of a fatal police shooting that took place on October 12, 2014.[57] Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez's office investigated possible criminal charges against Officer George Hernandez (whose name was revealed on December 7),[119] who shot Ronald Johnson III in the back during a foot chase. The officer opened fire seconds after arriving on the scene, when Johnson was moving away from police.[70] Johnson was allegedly a known gang member and also allegedly armed; a gun was recovered at the scene. The attorney for Johnson's family contends police planted the weapon.[70] The city fought to keep the video of the incident secret so as not to jeopardize the officer's right to a fair trial should he be indicted.[70] As in the McDonald case, the video lacks audio.[42] The city released the video on December 7 due to pressure for transparency prompted by the McDonald case. No charges have been filed against Hernandez.[42][119]
De-escalation and Taser training[edit]
On December 30, 2015, Emanuel announced sweeping reforms within the police department, including new police training for handling tense situations and equipping every officer with a Taser, to be used to control suspects. All officers were to be equipped and trained by June 2016.[120] Officers at the McDonald scene were waiting for a Taser to arrive before Van Dyke shot the suspect. At that time, 21.5 percent of officers had been trained to use a Taser.[121]
Dean Angelo, president of the Chicago chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police, said on the subject: "I know there are people on the job for 9 or 10 years who have not been trained. I can't say they have all requested training, but I am sure some have. It's very hard to get the proper training as a Chicago police officer and that's something that has been going on for a very long time. There is certainly a percentage of my members who believe that the Chicago Police Department doesn't offer the same level of training, or the same opportunities to obtain training, as many other police departments in the country. I think the general attitude is that's just 'Welcome to the Chicago Police Department.'"[121]
Emails from the mayor's office released[edit]
On December 31, 2015, 3,085 pages of emails[122] split across seven PDFs[123] regarding the McDonald case and other police-related matters were obtained under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act. The timing of the release (on New Year's Eve) has been described by reporters as "strategic".[59][124] The exchanges show that the mayor's staff had been communicating with both the IPRA and the office of the Cook County state attorney since the October 2014 shooting. They document fact-gathering and news-monitoring, to crafting a unified "message" on how to respond to media inquiries regarding the McDonald shooting. The emails included several highly redacted speech drafts to use if the video was released,[54][122] prepared nearly a year before the release of the dash-cam video, which Emanuel's top aides knew existed.[54][125] The emails also cover the topics of discrepancies between the police reports and dash-cam video, the lack of audio on the dash-cam videos (which senior mayoral adviser David Spielfogel noted: "The number of malfunctions seems a bit odd."), express exasperation with statements made by the IPRA, note the missing Burger King footage, and reports on protests and social media activity—all of which is highly redacted.[123]
The media characterized the emails as calling into question the "independence" of the Independent Police Review Authority (IPRA), an agency approved by Chicago City Hall in 2007 to investigate allegations of police misconduct and made up entirely of civilian members.[126] Aides to the mayor have responded that the communications were routine and did not interfere with the IPRA's investigation.[122]
Scott Ando, the former head of the IPRA who was fired by Emanuel in December, concurred that the mayor’s office never interfered in the agency’s investigations. He said: "We were generally asked to clear every messaging or release to the press ... I really think if I'd been allowed to be more responsive to the questions that were posed, it would have cleared the air a lot sooner."[125] Adam Collins, a spokesperson for the mayor, has defended the mayor's office to the media, saying, "The mayor's office obviously does not direct investigations, nor are any employees involved in those investigations."[91]
In a May 26 email to Janey Rountree, Deputy Chief of Staff for Public Safety, Collins wrote: "Against my recommendation, IPRA has already provided this response that was a little antagonistic. I've asked that they follow up with this as well to soften and reinforce their message."[91] The emails also reveal communication from the mayor's office with influential religious leaders Reverend Jesse Jackson and Father Michael Pfleger, asking them to soften their critical remarks on the case and explain the city could not fire Officer Van Dyke due to the IPRA investigation.[54][122]
Several persons, including Streetsblog Chicago reporter Steven Vance, Chicago Teachers Union member Luke Carman, and Twitter user "natalie solidarity", and others, collaborated on an effort to catalog the documents for easier access by readers.[123]
Documents from 2005 Incident[edit]
In May 2016, CNN revealed documents of a 2005 incident, in which Van Dyke had written a police report without speaking to any of the personnel or witnesses at the scene of another police shooting. Records of the investigation indicated that Van Dyke had also inappropriately thrown out the original documents pertaining to the case.[127]
Two recommendations that officers be fired[edit]
On August 16, 2016 inspector Joseph Ferguson recommends that 10 officers be fired. This is followed on August 18, 2016 by Superintendent Eddie Johnson recommendation that 7 police officers be fired for false or misleading statements made about the incident.[128]
Three current and former Chicago police officers charged[edit]
On June 27, 2017 three current and former Chicago police officers were charged with conspiracy, official misconduct and obstruction of justice connected with a coverup of the shooting. Those charged are David March, the lead detective in this case, Joseph Walsh (Van Dyke's partner on the night of the shooting), and Thomas Gaffney.[129]
2017 DOJ Report and agreement for oversight of city police[edit]
DOJ announced the completion of their investigation and issued a "scathing report" in early January 2017, noting problems in a police culture of excessive violence, especially against minorities; and lack of training and oversight. DOJ and the city have a preliminary agreement to undertake broad reforms for improvement, with the goal of increasing the safety of both citizens and officers. It noted the department's improvements, such as training in de-escalation to avoid use of force, issuance of Tasers, officers wearing body cameras, and the reshaping of a police oversight body.[130]
Also in January 2017, the city and DOJ signed "an agreement in principle to work together, with community input, to create a federal court-enforceable consent decree addressing the deficiencies uncovered during the investigation. An independent monitor, who has yet to be chosen, will oversee compliance."[131]
In February 2017, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions signaled that the Trump administration would "pull back" on federal civil rights probes of local police departments. He would not commit to enforcing the consent decree signed by Chicago and the Department of Justice.[132]
In June 2017, Mayor Emanuel backed off his commitment to enter a court-enforced agreement with the federal government. He said that an independent monitor selected by the city could work with the Justice Department to pursue police reforms without court oversight.[133][134] Later that month, a group of civil rights organizations filed a federal lawsuit seeking court enforcement of police reforms.[135] Also in June, Toni Preckwinkle, the president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, and Jesús "Chuy" García, another member of the Cook County Board, advocated for judicial oversight,[136] as did Chicago Inspector General Joseph Ferguson.[137] In August 2017, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a lawsuit in federal court requesting that a judge oversee police reform in Chicago.[138]
Documentary film[edit]
The Blue Wall is a documentary film about the shooting of Laquan McDonald and the subsequent police cover-up. It was directed by Richard Rowley, and produced by Jacqueline Soohen and Jamie Kalven. It premiered on May 1, 2018, at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in Toronto.[139][140]
See also[edit]
List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, October 2014
Skullcap Crew
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