Chicagoans outraged by how the McDonald case was handled point out it took more than 400 days for the city to release video of the shooting.

"When a video is in play, police should release it within 48 hours," said University of Chicago law professor Craig Futterman. He has fought for access to police misconduct records for more than a decade and last year won the release of a small data set, which includes citizen complaints for things such as excessive use of force, illegal searches and unlawful arrests. Johnson should make sure that police "don't even wait for the media public records request," Futterman said.

"Release information as soon as possible and when investigations are concluded, make those findings public."

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