Police may soon need permission to chase a suspect
Chicago police may soon need permission to chase a suspect on foot. Chicago is one of the murder capitals in the country.
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.
She’s right, they should surrender.
How could she be this dumb and be the Chicago mayor?
The mayor promised to announce details of a new policy “soon.”
The move follows an incident with an officer who chased and fatally shot 13-year-old Adam Toledo who only dropped his gun as the officer fired his gun. Video of the incident shows the 13-year old dumping what appears to be a firearm 7/10ths of a 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.