Chicago’s far-left Mayor Lori Lightfoot is looking at requiring police officers to get a supervisor’s permission before beginning a foot chase.
In other words, she’s just going to encourage the criminals to run.
She says “no one should die as a result of a foot chase," as she’s vowing to implement the new policy soon.
She doing this over the Adam Toledo case, he’s the armed 13-year-old boy who was fatally shot by police. Video of the incident shows him dumping what appears to be a firearm a split-second before he turns and raises his hands.
Alderman Brian Hopkins tells Fox 32 in Chicago:
“of course that raises obvious problems. 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.”