Gaslighting Again

When the video shows exactly what it was supposed to show, simply lie:

• City officials on Thursday released video and other materials related to the fatal shooting of a man by Chicago police officers in West Ridge last month.

  The Civilian Office of Police Accountability said the incident began around 10:25 p.m. on December 9 when two officers responded to a call of a stolen vehicle in the 5700 block of North Washtenaw Avenue.

  According to COPA, officers saw a dark-colored sedan pull alongside the stolen vehicle and saw two people attempting to enter the stolen car. Both officers approached the suspects and ordered them to stop, COPA said.

  One suspect fled on foot while the other man, identified as Roberto Calvario, 20, jumped into the driver’s seat of the sedan they arrived in. Astruggle ensued between an officer and Calvario, and the officer fired his weapon as Calvario was driving away, striking him, COPA said.

Cue the usual lies:

• Body-worn camera video released Thursday shows that a 20-year-old man “posed no threat” before he was fatally shot in the head last month by a Chicago police officer in West Ridge, according to lawyers for the man’s family.

Cue Mama:

• Calvario’s mother, Awilda Ramirez, said the officer “didn’t have to kill my son.”

  “I want to ask that man why,” Ramirez said in a statement. “I want to ask that man why. I want to know why he shot my boy for nothing.”

Well Mama, he was in a stolen car. He had to fight to get back into the stolen car in an attempt to escape. Then he dragged the cop with the stolen car. Then it turns out he didn't just have a gun in his waistband, he had a second one in the car, meaning he had to really really really get away from the consequences of his own actions.

Good riddance to bad rubbish. Maybe Mama can do a better job the next time around instead of raising a drain on society.