“We’re in the middle of a large, historic thing,” Kalven said. “We could end up in a worse place rather than a better place.”
A Chicago police officer had pleaded not guilty to murder charges in the shooting of a black teenager, an incident caught on video that has led to protests and calls for the resignation of Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
The Forward reveals how two Jewish men — a civil rights lawyer and an activist — led the uphill battle to get the shocking police video of the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald made public.