In Wednesday's episode of NBC’s Chicago PD, “Justice,” the honesty of one of that network’s Chicago-centric shows was in full display. Instead of spiraling down into justifications for the Black Lives Matter social justice warriors and their completely discredited lie of “hands up, don’t shoot” chants and riots, the other side was shown – that of the cops involved.
In “Justice,” a 17-year-old black male is shot by officer Kim Burgess (Marina Squerciati) after her partner, Sean Roman (Brian Geraghty) was shot as they sat inside of their patrol car. The shooter ran and Burgess pursued him. She ended up shooting him in the back when he refused to stop. The problem? No gun was found and the kid protested his innocence.
Naturally, the social justice warriors assembled and went into their chanting routine outside of the police station. As the defense attorney for the shooter tells the cops’ lawyer – Assistant State Attorney Peter Stone (Philip Winchester), "That kid is not getting convicted by a jury in this city. Maybe two years ago. Not today." The clear implication of bias now present in juries after the original Michael Brown case in Ferguson, Mo. The shooter’s name was also Michael. That was probably just a coincidence. Right.
Turns out Michael, the “honor roll student” with a clean record, had posted photos of himself with a gun on Instagram – the same kind of gun that was found in the water nearby where security footage showed him tossing something shiny. Oh, and Michael’s uncle killed himself in prison the day before Roman was shot on the same block his uncle was arrested by a racist cop 6 years earlier. Hmm. Slam-dunk, right? Not with tensions this high in the city, the threat of an acquittal or hung jury still loomed large.
As the jury deliberated, the teen’s defense attorney offered a deal of aggravated battery with a firearm to be served as a juvenile. Given the final word on deciding whether or not the prosecution agreed to the plea, the two police officers who were in danger of being murdered put aside the full vengeance of real justice and signed off on the deal. A measly four-year sentence as a juvenile for shooting one cop and attempting to murder two is what the criminal would receive. The Chicago heroes did this all in the name of keeping peace in their city.
Burgess: What? Do you think you should do this?
Stone: I see its merits.
Burgess: [Sighs] Then he needs to admit he lied in open court.
Stone: It's nolo contendere. He won't dispute the charges. That's it.
Roman: Can we at least get an apology? To the CPD?
Stone: It's not gonna happen.
Roman: So the next guy that shoots a cop thinks all he'll get is four years?
Stone: Sean, he may be acquitted. That's the risk we're taking here. Or, almost worse, the jury may be hung.
Burgess: It's up to Sean. He's the one who got shot.
Roman: We're all sleeping in our own beds tonight. Let the city sleep, too.
The assistant state attorney admitted a simple apology – not just to them but to the Chicago Police Department – was too much to expect.
This is why the trio of NBC’s Chicago shows is usually so good (tonight’s episode also served as a “backdoor premiere” of the fourth, new spinoff Chicago Justice.) The honesty is much appreciated amidst the typical liberal bashing of those who protect and serve every day in very dangerous jobs.
