The Chicago Van Dyke Jury's Verdict Is To Be Announced Within The Hour

[ancianita]

While 4,000 newly hired police and civilian forces get ready to clash.

Jurors have reached a verdict Friday in the murder trial of Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke. It will read read at 1:45 p.m.

Van Dyke is charged with first degree murder, official misconduct, and 16 counts of aggravated battery. The jury can also consider second degree murder...

During the trial, the medical examiner testified that she could not determine the order of shots in the autopsy findings, but showed the jury each bullet wound from head to toe, and what effect it had on Laquan McDonald as he died.

https://abc7chicago.com/jason-van-dyke-trial-jury-reaches-verdict-to-be-read-at-145-pm/4417237/

Live video: https://www.facebook.com/newshour/videos/2149446215267783/?notif_id=1538746916153501

[frazzled]

1. Please, God.

Make it a conviction. (And a first-degree conviction.)

[MyNameGoesHere]

2. I left work early

Downtown Chicago. The history of killer cops being convicted isn't very good. It will be a shit storm I suspect.

[ancianita]

3. Looks like what City Hall and Rahmbo expect, doesn't it.

[ancianita]

4. The announcement's at 1:45 CST. Temporary live post below.

https://www.facebook.com/newshour/videos/2149446215267783/?notif_id=1538746916153501¬if_t=live_video

[ancianita]

5. Guilty on all counts.

[ancianita]

6. The individual jurist poll stands.

[SouthernIrish]

7. Justice was served.

Guilty

[ancianita]

8. You can hear Chicago's collective sigh of relief, and see dispersal of people in the streets.