Posted on 12/30/2015 2:58:52 PM PST by Libloather
CHICAGO, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Chicago police will get new equipment and training to help them defuse tense situations and limit their use of lethal force, Mayor Rahm Emanuel said on Wednesday, following weeks of protests calling for him to resign over his handling of fatal police shootings.
The number of Tasers, or electric stun guns that are generally not lethal, for the police department will be doubled to 1,400 so that every patrol unit that goes out at night has one, Emanuel said at a news conference.
"Just because you are trained that you can use force, doesn't mean you should," Emanuel said at the news conference, flanked by top officials including interim Police Superintendent John Escalante.
Emanuel ended his Cuba vacation early this week to deal with fallout from the police shooting to death a 55-year-old mother and a 19-year-old college student, whom relatives said had suffered from mental issues.
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OK Mr. Mayor, let’s start by disarming your security and giving them tasers.
try the Tasers out on AL first to see if he likes them
I think the mayor should go out on 2nd shift for a month is some of the worse districts.
..think the mayor should go out on 2nd shift for a month is some of the worse districts...
With all armed with airsoft and paint guns.
Rahm should quit dissing BLM and just resign as requested.
And scissors
Where has Chicago been? I thought Tasers were standard equipment everywhere?
Oh, wait, they're doing that already!
(....which is why Chicongo's murder and other crimes rate is going up, up AND AWAY even as we type).
Leni
December 8, 2015 - Chicago Police Use Taser On Man In Jail Cell, Drag Him On Floor (Video)
With enough backup I can see using a bean bag rounds on a drugged up kid with a knife. No way I would want to close to taser range with a guy armed with a knife. The accuracy and percentage chance of an effective shot are too low with the most commonly carried taser model.
He probably got advice on how to run a police force from Fidel Castro during his last visit.
And how long will it be before a police officer is shot by a 16 year old with a real gun while the police officer is using a taser?
I wonder what a couple layers of clothes and a jacket does to the effectiveness of a taser.
Hmmm....
Gee, Wear a long loose jacket, a windbreaker and sweater, and a scarf. (Not that anybody would any time in the Chicago winter. )
Taser ain’t gonna get through the insulation.
I’d like to see a headline, similar to the one for this article, that said:
“Chicago Police Plot to Change Mayor: Taser Use Optional”
“Mayor Twinkletoes Tasered for Coming Back to City from Cuba”
The gangs are rolling in the alleys, laughing.
Violent crime and murder rate will skyrocket.
“And how long will it be before a police officer is shot by a 16 year old with a real gun while the police officer is using a taser?”
Coming right up. Then the next step will be that law enforcement will not want to go into the “troubled” neighborhoods.
I wonder if that is the plan.
This way the drug deals go down without interference and the vig to the pols is unimpeded.
There are no good guys in this story. Just be satisfied with sitting back and watching evil feed on itself.
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