In regards to Laquan McDonald, you could say the same thing. Why did his death have to be politicized? Not trying to defend the idiot cop in that case, that was ridiculous and I have no why his friends in the force covered for him.

Laquan McDonald was loaded on PCP, breaking into cars and stumbling down Pulaski waving a knife at people. Bauer was trying to protect the city by arresting a criminal that the courts had failed FOUR times at putting away before.

One's a hero, the other is a common drug addict/criminal. You need to have a fucking mental problem to think you can relate the two.

Laquan McDonald should have been arrested and not killed.


I don't think that anyone is excusing the behavior of the guy yesterday either.

For the record I'm one of the people that don't make cops out to be the bad guy either.

There are good ones and there are bad ones. I think the good ones outweigh the bad ones.

I'll be shocked if there are mass protests for Officer Bauer that shut down parts of the Loop. Even though the circumstances that led to Bauer's death are infinitely more enraging than McDonald's and 10,000 Laquan McDonald's aren't worth one Paul Bauer.

The person who did it will be in jail for the rest of their lives. Not a lot to protest about that outcome.

Yup, after his FIFTH FELONY (a fucking cop murder) the justice system is finally gonna get this guy off the streets permanently. Apparently the the first four weren't so bad.

The shooter should be in jail and Bauer should be alive. This is on the slanted courts that refuse to adequately punish the people terrorizing the city.

Yup, after his FIFTH FELONY (a fucking cop murder) the justice system is finally gonna get this guy off the streets permanently. Apparently the the first four weren't so bad.

The shooter should be in jail and Bauer should be alive. This is on the slanted courts that refuse to adequately punish the people terrorizing the city.

So what is there to protest? 4 felonies = life sentence?

Yea I'd say committing four major crimes including an armed robbery probably means you shouldn't be out on the streets in normal society anymore. He only got TWO YEARS for his fourth felony. At what point is it obvious to judges that this guy isn't fit for the outside world?

Yea I'd say committing four major crimes including an armed robbery probably means you shouldn't be out on the streets in normal society anymore. He only got TWO YEARS for his fourth felony. At what point is it obvious to judges that this guy isn't fit for the outside world?

what

So what is there to protest? 4 felonies = life sentence?

Any point after the 3rd one. You really think this guy was going to get his life straight and live legitimately in his late 30's after two other trips to prison didn't seem to work?

If somebody like this killed a family member of yours how would you feel?

I believe his third one was resisting arrest. His fourth was drug possession. I don't see how you give a life sentence for either.

I'd feel the same way as if he was killed by a preacher. There are always things that could have stopped any shooting. It's unreasonable to expect the state to lock up every repeat offender for life.

I'd feel the same way as if he was killed by a preacher.

illinois has no money or space to permanently jail people.

Where is your line then?

I wouldn't say that there is a line but I know that it would not be fair, even to a multiple time felon to give them a life sentence for resisting arrest or drug possession. Longer sentencing based on prior history is well deserved but if we go down the road of "this person may do something much worse than the crime we are sentencing them for and therefore we need to sentence them much harsher than they deserve based on that" then all of a sudden we are giving out a lot of life sentences because of potential future crime.

I wouldn't say that there is a line but I know that it would not be fair, even to a multiple time felon to give them a life sentence for resisting arrest or drug possession. Longer sentencing based on prior history is well deserved but if we go down the road of "this person may do something much worse than the crime we are sentencing them for and therefore we need to sentence them much harsher than they deserve based on that" then all of a sudden we are giving out a lot of life sentences because of potential future crime.

After three felonies, the third one (not a victimless crime) that he got community service for!, it was time to put him away. No need for him to be out on the streets anymore. Was not going to contribute lawfully to society and at that point was simply a danger to society. "But its only drug possession"--no, its not. Its everything about this guys life that was leading to moment when he killed someone who spent a career protecting the city and left behind a wife and 13 year old daughter.