The poor decision and misjudgment I wish CPD Chief Johnson would have acknowledged.

I'm glad fired Chicago Police Chief Eddie Johnson publicly acknowledged his poor decision and misjudgment for his drinking escapade October 16 that led to his shocking firing by Mayor Lightfoot. But I'd prefer if he had publicly regretted his action five years ago in the Laquan McDonald murder by now imprisoned police officer Jason Van Dyke. Just two weeks after the shooting, Johnson, as Deputy Chief of Patrol, sat in a meeting with top police officials and watched the horrific Van Dyke shootdown of knife wielding McDonald who posed no imminent threat to anyone, police or civilian. Johnson said and did nothing to counter police officials' verdict that the shooting was justified. Then Johnson got the Police Chief's job when Chief Gerry McCarthy was fired by Mayor Emmanuel, in part for his role in covering up the unjustified killing. We didn't learn that Johnson was in that critical meeting till just shortly before his October 16 personal problem which prompted his firing. He avoided ever mentioning his role in the McDonald coverup, stating he "never said and never thought the shooting was justified. What I will say today (October 11, 2019) is that the incident was clearly a tragedy." Yes it certainly was a tragedy and sadly its pain and suffering on all Chicago was extended three or four unnecessary years because high ranking officials like Johnson, saw no murder and spoke no murder, when they most certainly should have.