If you have seen the video of Laquan McDonald being shot 16 times by officer Jason Van Dyke on the street in Chicago, October 2014 (over one year ago), are you surprised that Chicago isn't already embroiled in mass protests?? [Graphic link.]?

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Maybe the media didn’t report it back then? Or, didn’t report it the same way? I’d be curious to know what the news reports were back then.

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