RESOLUTION
WHEREAS; The Chicago Police Department has a history of using deadly force in a manner that disproportionately harms Chicago's African American and Latino residents; and
WHEREAS, Even in nori-fatality cases, this use of deadly force has the effect of causing permanent psychological and physical harm to its victims, and when employed in an unconstitutional manner, has cost the City of Chicago millions of dollars in judgments and court settlements; and
WHEREAS, In January of 2019, the State of Illinois and City, of Chicago entered into a federal consent decree in which the Chicago Police Department agreed and committed to constitutional and effective law enforcement; and
WHEREAS, The Consent Decree provides that officers may only use force for a lawful purpose, that officers will allow individuals to voluntarily comply with orders before force is used, and that force will not be used as punishment or retaliation against a person for fleeing, resisting arrest, insulting an officer, or engaging in protected First Amendment activity; and
WHEREAS, The Consent Decree requires that officers use force only when it is objectively reasonable, necessary, and proportional under the totality ofthe circumstances; and
WHEREAS, The Consent Decree further provides that officers are prohibited from using deadly force except in circumstances where there is an imminent threat of death or great bodily harm to an officer or another person, and in such cases deadly force can only be used as a last resort; and
WHEREAS, Under the Consent Decree, deadly force may never be used against a person who is-a threat only to himself or herself, or to property, and officers are prohibited from using deadly force against fleeing subjects who do not pose an imminent threat of death or great bodily harm; and
WHEREAS, the Consent Decree prohibits the use of carotid artery restraints, chokeholds, or any other technique that intentionally puts pressure on a person's airway or carotid artery...
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