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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Soon to come ... “no go neighborhoods in Chicago ... just like Muslim neighborhoods in Paris, London, etc.”.
That cop’s attitude is filtering down to most all big cities.
'And now noted ballet dancer Mayor Rahm Emanuel will perform the St. Vitus Dance' :^)
The person that would become Mayor if Rahm resigns (which he’s not gonna do BTW) or dies is Margaret Laurino, a Hispanic Alderwoman from a super-corrupt family. Doesn’t sound like an improvement.
Chicago is like Ramadi, nothing will change until all the RAT leaders are dead and buried.
True. I suspect you would have to work 20 or so down the mayoral line before actually getting an improvement for Chicago. This would be more in the category of having an example where powerful Clintanoids got their just desserts and also seeing some “crisis not going to waste” Karma blowing back on these crime family RATS.
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