Posted on 04/21/2021 5:14:50 AM PDT by karpov
CHICAGO - Mayor Lori Lightfoot is considering a momentous change to Chicago police procedure: requiring officers to get a supervisor’s permission before beginning a foot chase.
"No one should die as a result of a foot chase," she said.
The mayor promised to announce details of a new policy "soon."
The issue gained new urgency after an officer chased and fatally shot Adam Toledo. Video of the incident shows the 13-year old dumping what appears to be a firearm a split-second before he turns and raises his hands. Toledo apparently was handed the gun by Ruben Roman, who allegedly had just used it to fire eight rounds at a passing vehicle. Apparently, no one was hit.
Personal injury lawyer Arturo Jauregui called a news conference to urge reform.
"This is a tragedy that could have and should have been prevented had the police department had clear procedures governing the use of lethal force against children during foot chases," Jauregui said.
Rewriting police policy on all foot chases has now become a hot topic at City Hall. Alderman Brian Hopkins says an official in the mayor's office told him officers could soon be required prior to a foot chase to do what is now required before a vehicle chase: getting permission from higher ups.
"Of course that raises obvious problems," Hopkins said. "In the time it would take to do that, the person you're supposed to be chasing is actually long gone. The point would be moot then."
Hopkins noted one unintended consequence of the vehicle pursuit policy.
"We're seeing more vehicles flee from police officers because word has gotten out that they're probably not going to get permission to chase you," he said.
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To hell with it, then... don’t pursue at all, especially in the ‘hoods.
Black privillage, the ability to break laws at will and still remain a victim.
Also no cop should risk being railroaded. Why bother anymore?
Let the Hoods be Sharia No Go Zones for all I care.
In a sane world, this would be a Babylon Bee article.
time to start building the walls around major cities, because all that will be left are criminals and those aiding and abetting them.
Snake Pliscan, white courtesy phone.
If they resist arrest it means they don’t consent to being arrested and should be let go. /s
They made this mess. Don’t even bother going into black neighborhoods.
I wouldn’t be chasing or even arresting anyone in the hood. Let em marinate in the hell they created. I’d be just hanging, jiving, shooting hoops, maybe a parking ticket here and their and letting time go by to collect my pension.
F these people, the media, and the politicians.
In other words ban foot chases altogether. By the time they receive supervisor permission the suspect will be a mile away.
It’s been said many times, but worthy of saying again. I hope they all quit.
I’d be all for it until you realize, some in the black neighborhoods are NOT part of the problem.
And then they’ll whine that white cops don’t want to go into black neighborhoods.
I’m just waiting for the time when foot pursuits are denounced as “ableist” and unfairly net the slower and less mobile criminals.
They should call Eric Holder if there is a problem in the ‘hood.
Don’t even bother going into black neighborhoods.
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I’ve managed to avoid them for the last 40 years or so.
They are trying to make evading arrest legal.
“I’d be all for it until you realize, some in the black neighborhoods are NOT part of the problem.”
They sure don’t seem to be doing much to fix things.
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“He’s got a bomb!”
When seconds count, permission is only a minute away.
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