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Tyshawn Lee Video Analysis

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soundtrack ends, basically Nick raps you are all mad why I don’t call it Chicago, I don’t live in no F-in Chicago, boy I live in Chi-raq. Then, images appear on the screen; one is an American flag that has colors of Iraqi flag, also a construction banner, which reads building a new Chicago and Samuel Jackson throwing peace sign. We need peace, reconstruction; America tries to fight wars in foreign countries to establish democracy and civilization. Meanwhile, in America, there is a war in Chicago and people are dying. People seem not to understand what Spike is doing here.
An interesting fact, after the release of the trailer a 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee on Chicago’s south side who was brutally shot. One could say that this tragedy could have backfired …show more content…

Recently, shocking dash-cam footage has resurfaced, showing a 17-year-old Laquan McDonald catching 16 shots by a Chicago police officer. The incident took place in 2004, but video has just surfaced on the Internet and in official’s hands. Chicago mayor has received criticism for taking so long to release surveillance video that showed a white Chicago police officer shooting at black teenager 16 times. After the occurrence, they detained a police officer and Garry McCarthy resigned from being Chicago police superintendent. The people continually criticized Emanuel’s supervision of the whole situation. Following, at the New York premiere of the Spike Lee’s satire about gun violence, director foretold that Chicago police superintendent was not going to be the only punished for how the city of Chicago handled the case of young McDonald. In addition, Chicago born actor John Cusack who plays priest in the film added his opinion on the situation that surrounded the death of Laquan McDonald. Cusack said that public saw the footage for the first time only last week, which they hid from public due to political reasons. “It’s very tragic that information was suppressed for an election cycle” However, the mayor is no under examination for what role he may have played in delaying the video’s release. Cusack also expressed concerns about Chicago’s situation on gun violence. Saying, the rate of people shot and murdered is unacceptable for the city and people of

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