{"id":438703,"date":"2021-04-21T13:08:11","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T17:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=438703"},"modified":"2021-04-21T13:08:15","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T17:08:15","slug":"chicago-considers-demanding-cops-ask-for-permission-before-chasing-suspects-on-foot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-considers-demanding-cops-ask-for-permission-before-chasing-suspects-on-foot\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Considers Demanding Cops Ask For Permission Before Chasing Suspects On Foot"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchicago-considers-demanding-cops-ask-for-permission-before-chasing-suspects-on-foot%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=438703&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3105.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot told media Wednesday that she is considering instituting a \u201cmomentous\u201d change to Chicago police procedure following the police-involved shooting death of 13-year-old Adam Toledo: requiring that Chicago Police Department officers receive express permission from a supervisor before engaging in a foot chase.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo one should die as a result of a foot chase,\u201d Lightfoot said, adding that the city plans to unveil the policy change \u201csoon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chicago officials confirmed to the city\u2019s Fox affiliate that the mayor\u2019s office plans on tacking foot chases as part of its \u201cpolice reform\u201d plan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlderman Brian Hopkins says an official in the mayor\u2019s 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,\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/fox32chicago.com\/news\/chicago-cops-may-soon-need-permission-before-chasing-a-suspect-on-foot\">Fox 32 Chicago reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course that raises obvious problems,\u201d Hopkins added, per Fox 32. \u201cIn the time it would take to do that, the person you\u2019re supposed to be chasing is actually long gone. The point would be moot then.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is not clear whether the policy would apply in situations where a suspect who flees from police on foot is clearly armed.<\/p>\n<p>The city released police bodycam footage of the chase and confrontation that led to Toldeo\u2019s death last week, triggering widespread backlash and protests. The video shows police, called to the city\u2019s Little Village neighborhood just after 2:00 am to investigate possible gunshots and gang activity, chase after Toldeo, who turns out to be armed. Once the suspect is cornered, the police can be heard telling Toledo to drop his weapon, then one officer fires.<\/p>\n<p>The interaction is difficult to parse out, but it appears Toledo drops his weapons and raises his hands just a split-second before the officer involved fires his weapon, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/04\/15\/us\/adam-toledo-police-shooting-body-camera\/index.html\">per CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Chicago\u2019s mayor, it seems, believes the issue originated with the police who gave chase after spotting what they believed was an armed suspect, and not with Toledo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis 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,\u201d one attorney urging reform said in a press conference, though it is not clear police were aware of Toledo\u2019s age before the confrontation.<\/p>\n<p>It is also not clear whether the city\u2019s proposed change in police policy would help address what has become an ever-growing crisis of violence. Since last summer, Chicago has been suffering under a major spike in shootings and homicides, and nearly 1,000 people have been shot since the beginning of 2021. Just under 200 people \u2014 171 \u2014 have been killed by gun violence.<\/p>\n<p>Just last weekend, Chicago\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/chicago-shootings-weekend-gun-violence-shooting-breaking-news\/10527740\/\">ABC affiliate notes<\/a>, 24 people were shot and three people were killed in incidents across the city.<\/p>\n<p>Arguably the most tragic gun-related incident involves a 7-year-old girl who was shot and killed while she and her 29-year-old father were waiting for their order in a McDonald\u2019s drive-thru.<\/p>\n<p>As the Daily Wire noted Tuesday, the horrific incident has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/7-year-old-black-girl-shot-and-killed-in-mcdonalds-drive-thru-black-lives-matter-silent\">drawn little attention from activists<\/a>. Lightfoot addressed the shooting only briefly on social media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis unthinkable act of violence has no place here. The epidemic of gun violence cutting our children\u2019s lives short cannot go on,\u201d she tweeted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/7-year-old-black-girl-shot-and-killed-in-mcdonalds-drive-thru-black-lives-matter-silent\">7-Year-Old Black Girl Shot And Killed In McDonald\u2019s Drive-Thru. Black Lives Matter Silent.<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/watch-rochester-leaders-blast-blm-activists-as-murder-spikes-where-are-the-protests-when-we-kill-ourselves\">WATCH: Rochester Leaders Blast BLM Activists As Murder Spikes: Where Are The Protests When We Kill\u00a0Ourselves?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot told media Wednesday that she is considering instituting a \u201cmomentous\u201d change to Chicago police procedure following the police-involved shooting death of 13-year-old Adam Toledo: requiring that &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2276391,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3105.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Chicago Considers Demanding Cops Ask For Permission Before Chasing Suspects On Foot","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-438703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3105.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Chicago Considers Demanding Cops Ask For Permission Before Chasing Suspects On Foot","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=438703"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438703\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2276391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=438703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=438703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=438703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}