pastor marvin hunter, the great uncle of laquan mcdonald, when laquan's body was delivered to the funeralome, the funeral home called him up and told him, in the news they were saying he was shot once in the chest but he was full of bullet holes. so they took teachers and took us to an attorney and begin the process of exploring litigation around the case, which ended up opening up a second line off inquiry that helped rip the case open. amy: rick rowley of the new documentary "16 shots." we will be back with him in 30 seconds. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, i'm amy goodman. we continue our discussion with rick rowley, director of "16 shots" that just premiered on showtime. just about public officials changing their mind or video coming out from an insider in the police department. this is about people on the ground who could not take it anymore. explain how that movement built, and who is will callaway? >> that is definitely true. one of the central processes through this is everyone in the system plane by the roles that is existed for over 100 years. they know they're goin

and it prevented laquan mcdonald from being just another black kid killed, shot by police officers. the really critical person in terms of this whole story is a whistleblower in law enforcement who reached out to a colleague of mine about a week after the incident and said, you know that shooting that was reported last week was not at all what was in the media, it was horrific. and this individual also told us that there was police dash cam video. so -- and provided some information that allowed me to track down civilian witnesses to the shooting. so the truth is that if that whistleblower hadn't acted, i don't think we would know the name laquan mcdonald today. >> that's a credit to the whistleblower, and a credit, still, to your reporting. after you initially reported on it on slate, the story kind of went away a little bit until many of the journalists got at it in the end. looking at all of it and how everything played out over the last 4 1/2 years, was this a coverup? >> you know, that's a question i'm often asked, and i think the word "coverup" is inevitable. we don't have ano

as a senior adviser to the chicago police department in the wake of a deadly shooting like that of laquan mcdonald author of "what truth sounds like." melanie, did mayor pete buttigieg show he gets it? >> i work for a mayor during the rodney king era. what i saw was the pain that mothers showed. that's what really touched me more than anything. and that pain is very local but it's also what's happening all over the country. i think what was very important, yes, for the mayor to host and hear the pain of the people but also to address the concerns of the people in real, tangible ways. and what i heard was that this was something that had been going on for a while and now it's really coming to the forefront. so, he has to address that in real, tangible ways. you heard the pain of those mothers. not just mothers but the pain of those mothers and the concern they have for their sons and, of course, their daughters. it has to be addressed if he's going to be on a national stage and says he wants to be the president of the united states. i think he has to address those issues he heard tonight.

the cops murdered laquan mcdonald in less than 30 seconds. cops killed tamir rice in two seconds. but jared got probation and a fine, skpaj bump on the forehead. in this episode, we are talking about the difference between two minutes and a few seconds. ♪ >> you want to call the police on him for having a barbecue at the lake? skble. >> you've seen the videos -- >> i'm white and i'm hot. >> the last couple of years they've been sweeping the nation. >> go back to where they belong. >> like a new beyonce album, they drop without warning and they are all anybody can talk about for days after. >> i love that she's the self-appointed barbecue police. >> it's illegal to barbecue with charcoal in the park here. >> i need a police officer to come. >> white lady calls the tops for black dudes for barbecuing in the park or won't let black person into the pool. >> get out! >> white lady won't let the black person into the pool. >> you are going to take my key? >> sounds like i'm repeating myself, but i'm not. there haven't been this many black people getting kicked all of pool since mlk had

cops killed laquan mcdonald in less than 30 minutes. but jared just got probation and a fine and a bump on the forehead. we're talking about the difference between two minutes and a few seconds. ♪ >> you want to call the police on him for having a barbecue on a sunday at the lake. >> yes. >> you've seen the videos. >> i'm white and i'm hot. >> last couple of years they've been sweeping the nation. >> put them where they belong. >> like a new beyonce album, they drop without warning and are all anybody can talk about for days afterward. >> i love she's the self-appointed barbecue police. >> what's your favorite. >> white lady calls the cops on black dudes for barbecuing in the park? or white lady won't let black person into a pool? >> get out. get out. >> or white lady won't let black person into a pool. >> i just showed you my key. >> i know it sounds like i'm repeating myself. there haven't been this many black people kicked out of pools since mlk had that dream. my favorite is -- >> illegally selling water without a permanent. >> whit

and what about laquan mcdonald? and what about pamela turner? and walter scott and sandra bland? we are going to be fearless about making sure this country works for everyone, whether it is dealing with police brutality, or making sure we don't have another flint because we'll insure that lead is not another major public health threat. we can be the smartest, healthiest, fairest, and most prosperous nation on earth. let's go make it happen. thank you. rep. clyburn: thank you so much, julian. our next candidate is someone with whom i worked very closely over the years. we have been the fearless duo when it comes to expanding health care through community, health centers. he ran before. he's back again. ladies and gentlemen, my friend, your friend bernie sanders. [cheers and applause] bernie: thank you. let me thank -- thank you. let me thank jim clyburn not only for being a great congressman but for working together to make sure that everybody in this country can at least have high quality primary health care. [cheers and applause] you know, we've got a president today who thinks

what about tamir rice, what about laquan mcdonald, and what about here in arizona?mes we have seen police mistreat especially young men of color, a lot of young black men. how many of these videos do we have to watch -- i do not care what your politics is, liberal, democrat, republican -- we are in an age of technology where we have video now -- even though we have great police officers, and i work with them as mayor of san antonio, this is not a problem a few bad apples. a system itself is broken and we need to fix it. and that's why... that's why i propose this police reform plan. nobody else on the cam campaign trail has done it but i'm going to speak up for the voices of those who don't speak up for them, and it's calling for things like greater accountability through these review boards, through the use of force standard that says basically that police departments shall not use lethal force unless other reasonable and holds them accountable for those actions that creates more transparency, that insures police departments have the support they need to recruit as

only thing i have to say to your answer -- thank you for answering me -- this is sounding a little laquan mcdonald-ish to me. in 2014 this happened in chicago where they said there was no camera and there was camera. there was footage. and then once everything started rolling downhill when it got leaked that there was dashcam footage, then people started resigning and getting fired and the mayor rahm emanuel quit being the mayor because there was a cover up. so i just want to make sure that you are aware that we're looking for no cover up. we want transparency, total transparency in this case because eric logan got -- my sympathy and condolences to eric's family. eric logan did not deserve to be treated like this. [ applause ] >> yes. so, a few things i just want to mention. one is -- and i know people don't want to hear this, but i need to tell -- but i do need to tell you something that is truthful, and i am not commenting on this case because we are waiting for the facts on this case. >> i agree. >> but in some cases, it has been recommended that when waiting for an ambulance, it is be

and that's the story of emmett till and look - - laquan mcdonnell.ve in things like that collects so you edit structurally in things you don't believe in. can you go back to the race light and 1919. you're a has read a lot and looked at this. in tulsa, after 1919, so it wasn't during the red summer. they had a riot. and now in tulsa they've started to talk about rephrasing the terminology. calling it the tulsa massacre. what do you think about looking at it from a different perspective like that? >> that such a great question but as a person west to talk about this riot all the time, it's an open question for me. i think there are certain situations where it's very clear. what happened in baltimore after freddie gray's murder, i would not call or write it. there's a way in which the term riot delegitimize hispolitical action . delegitimize violence as a response to systemic oppression but what happened in tulsa is the opposite end of the extreme which is that, essentially, white residents who were enraged at a certain level of black material success

but it made me think then, what about eric garner and laquan mcdonald and stefan clark and what aboutndra bland? and what about pamela turner? what about walter scott here in south carolina? they deserve justice, too. no matter who you are, no matter what you look like, no matter the color of your skin, you ought to be treated the same under our justice system and we can help bring that about. i'm the only candidate that has put forward a plan on police reform. we won't have any second-class citizens with our president of the united states. if we're going to be the most prosperous nation on earth, it means prosperity for everybody. we need to raise the minimum wage. we need to ensure we build up our labor unions because labor unions have been a ticket to the middle class. we also need to do things we should have done a long time ago like pass the equal rights amendment, and also invest in affordable housing because the rent is going through the roof in too many communities, not only in the big cities but even in the smaller towns. and, you know, a few weeks ago somebody asked me, what

but it made me think what about ,ric garner and laquan mcdonald what about sandra bland and what aboutela turner and walter scott, here in south carolina. they deserve justice too, no matter who you are, no matter what you look like, no matter the color of your skin, you want to be treated the same under our justice system, and we can help bring that about. i'm the only candidate that has put forward a plan on police reform. we won't have any second-class citizens when i'm president of the united states. if you going to be the most prosperous nation on earth, it means prosperity for everybody. we need to raise the minimum wage. we need to ensure that we build up our labor unions because labor unions have been a ticket to the middle last. we also need to do things that we should have done along time ago, like pass the equal rights ,mendment and the equality act and also invest in affordable housing, because the rent is going through the roof into many communities, not only the big cities, but even the smaller towns. and you know, a few weeks ago, someone he asked me, what is the first t