Because the Mayor of Chicago (former White House Chief of Staff) was running for re-election when this occurred, and had the video met the light of day at the time, it’s possible (or even probable) that he would have been defeated. People are casually omitting this, though. Have to wonder why.

I know there will be a thousand comments on here relexively defending the police

He’s right in that there is a reflexive concern for ‘black on black crime’ in the wake of a police incident - in this case, a straight up execution. Not to suggest it has any merit, but 24 hours out you’d find very little outrage or thoughtful insight as to the fate of Tyshawn Lee. It’s as if he never existed. He died…