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Chicago Police Are No Longer Allowed To Chase People For Minor Offenses Under New Policy
WBEZ ^ | 5/26/2021 | Patrick Smith

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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To: simpson96
This is the total opposite of Rudy Giuliani's miraculously effective "broken window" law enforcement policy. That policy transformed New York City into a safe place to live. Now I imagine it has done a backslide into the unlivable again. You know, because BLM …

21 posted on 05/29/2021 1:42:06 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (Out of the clear blue of the western sky comes Sky King.)
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To: simpson96

You have to wonder why they even arrest people there? So they are off the streets for 90 minutes?


22 posted on 05/29/2021 1:42:22 PM PDT by samadams2000 (Get your houses in order.)
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To: simpson96

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.


23 posted on 05/29/2021 1:45:31 PM PDT by Gen.Blather (Wait! I said that out loud? )
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To: simpson96

Is walking up slowly to the perp still considered pursuit?


24 posted on 05/29/2021 1:46:16 PM PDT by posterchild
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To: simpson96

Cynthia Nixon approves.


25 posted on 05/29/2021 1:50:51 PM PDT by Veggie Todd (Religion. It's like a History class. Without the facts. )
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To: simpson96

An open invitation to “minor” offenders to flee instead of comply.


26 posted on 05/29/2021 1:51:45 PM PDT by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Militia to the border! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: simpson96

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


27 posted on 05/29/2021 1:52:51 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicians are not created, they're excreted." Cicero 2000 years ago)
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To: pepsi_junkie
They’re doing a reverse Giuliani.

Of course. The ‘lock up the small offenders because they commit most of the crimes” works. The Rats are beyond words

28 posted on 05/29/2021 2:02:25 PM PDT by FatherofFive (We support Trump. Not the GOP)
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To: Responsibility2nd

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!


29 posted on 05/29/2021 2:16:51 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (“Respond only to polite and intelligent posters, who don’t insult you or us! Forget the others!”)
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To: simpson96

Chicago Police Are No Longer Allowed To Chase People For Minor Offenses Under New Policy

Does this law apply to Biden? He has a predilection to chase underage girls.


30 posted on 05/29/2021 2:44:01 PM PDT by Flick Lives (“Today we celebrate the first glorious anniversary of the Information Purification Directives.”)
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To: simpson96

Because that’s worked so well in San Francisco.


31 posted on 05/29/2021 2:46:05 PM PDT by AlaskaErik (In time of peace, prepare for war.)
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To: ConservativeInPA
I'm in!  But first, let's shoplift a Foot Locker for some new running shoes so we'll be able to flee in comfort & style.
32 posted on 05/29/2021 2:53:27 PM PDT by mellow velo
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To: ConservativeInPA

“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...


33 posted on 05/29/2021 2:58:35 PM PDT by The Antiyuppie (When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.)
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To: simpson96
“There’s no data to support that crime goes up because foot pursuit policies have been implemented” in other cities, Brown said.

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.

34 posted on 05/29/2021 2:59:50 PM PDT by Kazan
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To: simpson96
Here's a pic of what a stupid moron looks like.


35 posted on 05/29/2021 3:12:29 PM PDT by Bullish (CNN is what happens when 8th graders run a cable network.)
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To: simpson96

“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.


36 posted on 05/29/2021 3:18:22 PM PDT by SaxxonWoods (Any comment might be sarcasm, or not. It depends. Often I'm not sure either.)
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To: Bullish

she is an unusual looking individual.


37 posted on 05/29/2021 3:28:10 PM PDT by ealgeone
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To: mewzilla

Wouldn’t purging a roll of existing law requires some legislative input?


38 posted on 05/29/2021 3:36:48 PM PDT by epluribus_2 (He, had the best mom - ever.)
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To: The Antiyuppie
I believe that the FBI handles those.

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.

39 posted on 05/29/2021 3:50:01 PM PDT by ConservativeInPA (“When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.” ― Thomas Jefferson)
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To: simpson96

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40 posted on 05/29/2021 4:18:12 PM PDT by Dick Bachert (THE DEEP STATE HATES US! IT DETESTS TRUMP!!)
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