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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You have to wonder why they even arrest people there? So they are off the streets for 90 minutes?
They did this in Tampa and it resulted in so many accidents and injuries that the bleeding heart liberal mayor reversed the policy. It turns out that kids would bait a cop by ramming him to set off his airbags, and then speed away knowing there’d be no chase. When the policy reversed I saw a video. It was a double date of white people. They’d baited the cop and then run and they got chased down and arrested. One of the girls cried saying, “You aren’t playing fair! You’re not following the rules!” Because, whatever the “rules” are, someone will take advantage.
Is walking up slowly to the perp still considered pursuit?
Cynthia Nixon approves.
An open invitation to “minor” offenders to flee instead of comply.
this sounds good, I hope the police are doing similarly for vehicular chases (which pose a serious and sometimes even deadly danger to innocent people in the vicinity). most crimes don’t warrant this, and most suspects can be located later under safer circumstances
Of course. The ‘lock up the small offenders because they commit most of the crimes” works. The Rats are beyond words
Sounds like Chicago is taking after San Francisco. Shoplifting? Committing a misdemeanor?”
It is amazing what happens to crime rates when liberals decide on what isn’t a serious crime!
Chicago Police Are No Longer Allowed To Chase People For Minor Offenses Under New Policy
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Does this law apply to Biden? He has a predilection to chase underage girls.
Because that’s worked so well in San Francisco.
“A soon as Chicago no longer goes after bank robbers, I will be recruiting a team for a big heist. Any Freepers interested”
I believe that the FBI handles those, but who knows, they might be completely tied up with leads from Biden’s laptop and ANTIFA cases...
What an utter moron. Allow criminals to get away with more criminal acts, the number of those acts will increase. It has worked that way in California where Walgreens's are shutting down in SF because shoplifting under $950 has been legalized.
And, most cities stupid enough to stop police from pursuing criminals of any kind.
Liberals are stupid.
“The policy tells officers they are not allowed to pursue someone suspected only of committing a minor traffic offense...”
So, if you are stopped for a traffic violation, just get out of the car and run away.
she is an unusual looking individual.
Wouldn’t purging a roll of existing law requires some legislative input?
I got that covered. We'll scatter rope nooses all over the city away from our target. The FBI will be tied up (pun) for weeks, if not months.
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