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Or was he killed? Did a child die? Or did a suspect die? All of those things are dependent on how we respond. Going to jail, the whole damn system is guilty as hell. I braced myself for a “not guilty” verdict. I didn’t even think about the possibility of any police officer being found guilty in the killing of a black person. We did a rally here the day before the trial. One of the reporters had pulled me to the side. “I want to ask you something but I want to get your response while I ask you.” I remember just freezing. Breaking news from City Hall, and a bombshell announcement from Mayor Rahm Emanuel during a news conference just moments ago. As much as I love this job and will always love this city and its residents, I have decided not to seek re-election. The announcement from Mayor Rahm Emanuel that caught most of Chicago off-guard. Sources close to the Mayor said they were % sure he would run for re-election. Today, we saw the %. Garry McCarthy gone, Anita Alvarez gone, now Rahm Emanuel gone. This is the former Chief of Staff for the th President of the United States. I mean, that’s heavy. Emanuel made no mention of the looming trial of Jason Van Dyke. Van Dyke is charged with first-degree murder and counts of aggravated battery with a firearm, a count for each time he shot McDonald. There was quite a euphoric mood on the street. The trial finally beginning and then the Mayor’s announcement. The judge and jury expected to hear opening statements in the long-awaited trial of Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke. That first day, you could feel the tension in the room. I just wanted to be there, um. as a means of support and to demonstrate to the officers out there in the vehicles that somebody is standing with this kid. It was intense. You had one side that was. Laquan’s family, community members, and supporters. And then, you had another side, which was Jason Van Dyke’s family and Fraternal Order of Police union members, and supporters. The courtroom is the stage. It’s literally a stage. The jury is a kind of silent Greek chorus. You knew it made history.

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