Chicago 762 homicides

[Totem Polar]

For those of you who would like to see what Chicago cops have to fill out on every contact:

http://secondcitycop.blogspot.com/20...rd-vs-isr.html

That is really something. Tangentially, I guess there will be no stopping anyone who looks middle eastern, or Arabic.

[voodoo_man]

Ours is pretty similar.

[Jason M]

No kidding. No wonder they are recruiting like mad on social media and elsewhere.
Thanks for the well wishes for my son. He is physically adept, has successfully defended himself with empty hand techniques, and carries OC. No CCW for him because living in a crime ridden city and his chemist occupation do not satisfy the "good and sufficient reason" clause in Maryland's wear and carry permit issuance law.
He is moving north of the city closer to his job later this year. Just across the line in PA might be a welcome possibility from the freedom standpoint.

That area of PA is very nice. Further North into York, not so much. I know a couple of folks from the Baltimore job who have escaped to that part of the Commonwealth.

[peterb]

Justice Dept weighs in:
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-w...chicago-police
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-w...chicago-police

[deputyG23]

That area of PA is very nice. Further North into York, not so much. I know a couple of folks from the Baltimore job who have escaped to that part of the Commonwealth.

I will pass this on to him. Thanks!

[voodoo_man]

Justice Dept weighs in:
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-w...chicago-police
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-w...chicago-police

Yep let's say the cops are wrong but the homicide rate is through the roof.

Typical

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Say it aint so!?

ETA: your link is broken. Found another story: http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/11/ne...ryone-thought/

Thanks Keefus

[Dagga Boy]

Yep let's say the cops are wrong but the homicide rate is through the roof.

Typical

The cops are likely "wrong", because it seems like they don't know what right is. From what I can tell solid policies, on going recent relevant force and tactics training, and lethal force training that meets modern standards is all near non existent. This is an epic failure of "management" (leadership is not even in the vocabulary at the level of failure to train). That epic failure is at both the LE executive mangagement and the corrupt political hacks who all love blaming everyone but the responsible person in the mirror. I would love to know where the DOJ was in telling Rhombo to get their force training and staffing in order well before this.

[voodoo_man]

The cops are likely "wrong", because it seems like they don't know what right is. From what I can tell solid policies, on going recent relevant force and tactics training, and lethal force training that meets modern standards is all near non existent. This is an epic failure of "management" (leadership is not even in the vocabulary at the level of failure to train). That epic failure is at both the LE executive mangagement and the corrupt political hacks who all love blaming everyone but the responsible person in the mirror. I would love to know where the DOJ was in telling Rhombo to get their force training and staffing in order well before this.

Of course it's the leadership's fault, of course it's the top brass who fucked it up.

Looking at it politically, headlines are Chicago has serious issues with homicides and that's going to change to cops use excessive force, which is exactly what the top brass and top politicians want in that area.

Honestly if I was a cop in Chicago I'd either try to find employment elsewhere or do literally nothing.

[Wendell]

On a chilly Saturday, 20 volunteers sat in a movie theater-turned-church located on Chicago’s South Side, taking detailed notes on how to properly tie a tourniquet, take a pulse and stop the bleeding from a serious injury as part of the inaugural Chicago South Side Trauma First Responders Course. The course is a first-of-its-kind for the city, which had 762 homicides last year, according to the Chicago Police Department.
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/chicago...ry?id=45050202