Posted on 05/29/2021 12:54:35 PM PDT by simpson96
Two months after the police killing of 13-year-old Adam Toledo, Chicago police on Wednesday unveiled a new policy governing when and how officers should engage in foot chases.
The policy tells officers they are not allowed to pursue someone suspected only of committing a minor traffic offense, or suspected of committing a low-level misdemeanor, unless the person poses an “obvious” threat to the community.
It also provides guidance on ways cops can avoid foot pursuits altogether, and directs Chicago police to never chase if they believe the risk to officers or the public outweighs the need for “immediate apprehension.”
The new guidelines mark the first time the city has put in writing specific directives to officers when it comes to chasing suspects on foot - something experts say is one of the most dangerous activities in which officers engage.
“This [will] give officers an opportunity, maybe to slow things down and have a better outcome when they’re trying to capture suspects,” Superintendent David Brown said. “That is the intent of a foot pursuit policy, you know … ‘let’s use de escalation, let’s set up a perimeter if need be. Let’s choose the right place to capture him and the right time to capture him or her.’ ”
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Brown was asked on Wednesday whether there were concerns the new policy would make it harder for police to catch criminals.
“There’s no data to support that crime goes up because foot pursuit policies have been implemented” in other cities, Brown said.
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Weren’t vehicle pursuits verboten a while ago...?
These has been a “no chase” policy in our city. A radio can move faster than any car. The “movie chase” crap is useless.
The kid had a gun.
This will definitely help lower the crime rate.
Democrats supporting your local Criminals
Did they ever stop to think this kind of policy just may encourage criminals to commit more and more serious crimes just to see what they can get away with.
There’s a reason why you have to tell a child “no” when they make little mistakes, so they don’t continue that behavior and make bigger ones.
Little offenses become big offenses.
The number of recruits dwindles, the veterans retire, the ones that are there ‘retire on duty’ waiting to put in their paperwork, the few ‘hard chargers’ continue to work until they get in trouble or indicted and if they survive the trouble they also retire on duty.....what could go wrong?
Toledo was running as a suspect in a shooting. Is that minor enough crime in Chicago to not be chased? Is the only crime warranting punishment in Chicago a reporter of the wrong race asking Mayor Lightfoot an question?
They’re doing a reverse Giuliani. The cops were ignorning everything and he told them to go after everything but especially the small things. The small things are the hallmark of a civilized city, if you let them go it snowballs. These dem mayors everywhere are creating the perfect recipe for chaos in their cities.
Won’t happen in Groot’s hood.
Someone alert the Amish that everything is free in Chicago.
not chasing and capturing a suspect immediatwly after or while fleeing s crime is not simply “de-escalation”
its a get out of jail free card
“my client was nowhere near that area that day at such and such a time”
The only reason to pull over is if you run out of gas.
the right time is when they are fleeing
and scared
and haven’t had time to make good escape decisions
these people are effing moron socialists
its a policy that puts it sqaurely on officers
their judgments
they will use this in court to rip their choices to shreds
unfair targeting of this person, etc
this wasn’t something that was serious enough to chase, etc
what an effing disaster
move to the country people
A soon as Chicago no longer goes after bank robbers, I will be recruiting a team for a big heist. Any Freepers interested?
For the real story on Mayor Lighthead and the Police - read Chicago Contrarian - the new home of Second City Cop.
Sounds like Chicago is taking after San Francisco. Shoplifting? Committing a misdemeanor?
Fuhgetaboutit.
A buddy of mine is a hard charger anti-crime cop in a big city. The moron legislators are canceling qualified immunity in a few months at which point he’s quitting.
He’s already losing guys under his command.
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