Understanding this: Three programs about race and policing in the U.S. GlobeArts
The documentary 16 Shots, streaming on Crave, covers the 2014 shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald by Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke and the cover-up that ensued.would be devoted to one topic: “You probably know what, and you probably know why.”
Among other remarks, in a scathing, long monologue, he said, “If police are trying to convince the public they’re not guilty of displaying excessive force, it’s probably not a good idea to repeatedly display excessive force on national television." Excessive force isn’t, of course, the half of it. As we enter the third week of protests against anti-Black racism and police violence, here are three must-see productions to enlighten you. was first released last year on Showtime , the Hollywood Reporter review concluded with this: “It is a worthy addition to what has sadly become a proliferating documentary subgenre.” The subgenre is police brutality against Black people and the systemic support for their actions.
A lawyer hired by the victim’s family figures the shooting took place near a Burger King and asks for their security footage. He’s taken aback when told police had seized the footage without a court order or subpoena. Next, a reporter gets a tip that dashcam footage exists, and it’s shocking. He gets the autopsy report. It reveals McDonald was shot 16 times and it appears he was on the ground when all the shots hit him. Then witnesses are found.
A significant twist is the release of footage by accident, it seems. Such is the multilayered bureaucracy of the Chicago PD that one department was confused about a request and released footage without realizing where it was going. There are two things about the case that seem uncannily familiar. First, yes, McDonald had drugs in his system and was carrying a knife.
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