Thirty days before Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel faced the biggest test of his political life, City Hall received a blockbuster letter from attorneys representing Laquan McDonald, reports CBS Chicago.
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Police in Chicago are to receive new equipment and training on how to defuse tensions following a spate of fatal shootings of African-Americans by officers, the city’s mayor has said.
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The city also plans to buy hundreds of Tasers, a generally less-lethal option that has been available in the department for years, though not every officer has been trained to use them or carries them. When that happens, it undermines all the good police officers who are out there, and makes it harder for them to do their jobs effectively.
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In addition to receiving better training and new equipment, Chicago police will be placed on desk duty for 30 days after a shooting to make sure they are mentally prepared to be back on the streets and to give internal investigators and the state’s attorney more time to look into the incident. But the video showed that the young man, although carrying a knife, was moving away from the officers when he was shot repeatedly. Van Dyke is also charged with one count of official misconduct.
Police tactics and racism have been the subject of an intense national debate since protests erupted in Ferguson, Missouri in August 2014 over the shooting death of another black teen, 18-year-old Michael Brown.
The Justice Department announced an investigation into Chicago police practices earlier this month that will focus on their “use of force, including racial, ethnic and other disparities in use of force, and its systems of accountability”.
Activists were skeptical Wednesday that the changes would reverse decades of problems and mistrust between Chicago residents and police.
The city released the emails less than a week after police fatally shot two other people: 55-year-old Bettie Jones, who authorities said was shot accidentally, and 19-year-old Quintonio LeGrier, who police said was being “combative”.
Last month, prosecutors announced an officer would face a first-degree murder charge in the 2014 shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.
Once the investigation is complete, Alvarez said her office will determine whether any charges would be filed. He’s come under increasing pressure since the November release of dashcam video showing the officer shooting McDonald. Protests have taken place around the country.
About 1,860 officers – or roughly 15 percent of Chicago’s police force – have completed the training, according to department statistics. Advocates for the program say that number should be 25 to 35 per cent.
In saying the number of Tasers will be doubled, Emanuel mentioned the McDonald shooting.
The group, which included Rev. Jesse Jackson and Father Michael Pfleger, called on the city to “break the cycle” of violence for 2016. It won’t be enough to equip every officer, but it will mean every patrol vehicle will have at least one.
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“This is not the end of but the beginning of a solution”, Emanuel said.
