John Kass: Important for public to see Laquan McDonald video

CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) - By now, most Chicagoans have seen the video of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, being shot 16 times by a Chicago police officer.

It's painful to watch but something that one Chicago journalist says people need to see.

John Kass of the Chicago Tribune wrote a column a couple weeks ago about the importance of people seeing this video and explains why he feels that way.