So if we are tired of discussing politics, I'll bring this back up to the top, because the news coverage at the time buried it, and it is pretty significant. This was quite a tragedy, in more ways than one. I believe it is the first time since "Black Lives Matter" that a jury came up with a guilty verdict against a police officer.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/laqu ... story.html The trial has dominated the local news for weeks. Media sidebar stories about the police officer, his family and his life, and the shooting victim, his life and his family helped a lot of people see that this whole thing was a lose-lose situation, and that it is time for more than just thoughts and prayers.
Here's the video of the shooting--
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykkxV6oUCOs