Posted on 10/26/2025 8:27:15 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Shocking revelations from earlier this month out of Chicago should jolt every American out of complacency when it comes to public safety. A commander in the Chicago Police Department ordered officers not to respond to calls for help from federal law-enforcement agents who were under duress, surrounded by vehicles and under threat.
This should not be dismissed as just a Chicago problem. It is a real, present warning sign for all of us of how deeply fractured our policing institutions have become.
What happened in Chicago is not an isolated incident. Rather, it represents the next inflection point in a precipitous decline in law enforcement that has been gathering steam since the defund-the-police movement.
Across the country, police departments are struggling with ballooning response times, with jurisdictions reporting that they have doubled the time it takes to react to 911 calls. What we are seeing is a rapidly developing erosion of the “thin blue line.”
This breakdown should give pause to every law enforcement officer, who now must wonder if their “brothers in blue” will be there. In the dispatch logs, federal agents reported they were boxed in by 10 vehicles, under attack and requested urgent backup. In response, the Chicago Police Chief of Patrol can be heard on dispatch recordings ordered: “No units will respond.”
Let that sink in: A law enforcement officer, in mortal danger, was denied assistance, not because there was no aid available, but because of a command decision not to send help.
Police unions and veteran law enforcement voices were swift to condemn the order. The Fraternal Order of Police called it “shocking and appalling,” reminding everyone that the unwritten rule — respond to officers in distress, no matter what...
(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...
LOL when Chicago cops want you to respect they authoritay.
I am honestly surprised The Hill allowed this to be published.
One thought that I have, is do we know how far up the decision was made for the do not Aid order? I mean we more or less know who gave the order but do we know who told them to give the order? Or was it done on their own?
I think for the rank and file in any city that is aware of this happening have got to see this as a line crossed that can’t be uncrossed.
The rank and file Chicago PD has got to be wondering when it’s going to be done to them. If the leadership can abandon Federal Law Officers then they can abandon their own people too. They’re making it clear where their loyalty lies, and it’s not with the officers on the street.
If I’m a cop on the street I got to wonder if an order comes down to abandon me will my fellow officers obey it. That kind of doubt really creates cracks in the whole organization. Can you count on anyone? If cops will abandon each other what does it say to the average person on the street? You better be prepared to protect yourself
Politics and law enforcement are a dangerous mix. Always have been.
CC
I wonder how many will take their certification and hire on with other agencies?
CC
Indeed find nearest donuts shop or alley for naps.
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