soon need permission before chasing a suspect on foot
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.
“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.”
This is how it works with car chases, so why not extend it to foot chases.
Just let the criminals get away.
Why not just legalize crime at this point, it would be easier and the city could save money by not paying the cops it doesn’t need to enforce the laws that don’t exist.
I luv all this “police against children” crap. A 12yr old with a gun is just as lethal as a 30 yr old with a gun.
Stupid people have no clue
They’re not even doing it the smart way… gotta get the crime organized, and leave enforcement up to the Thieves’ Guild, Assassins’ Guild, and so on.
But mighty few of our politicians are as smart (nor as civic-minded) as Lord Vetinari.
One man, one vote — he’s the man, and the vote is his!