Chicago Police Union Pres.: The Shooting Is Justified When the Police Have Less than a Second to Respond

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Appreciate you ░░░░░░░░ with us on prime ░░░░░░░░ Thanks Chris Help us ░░░░░░░░ why the union wants ░░░░░░░░ to see this shooting ░░░░░░░░ a regrettable but justifiable ░░░░░░░░ of force by the ░░░░░░░░ Well time lapse photo ░░░░░░░░ that that officer had ░░░░░░░░ 10 of a second ░░░░░░░░ determine if that weapon ░░░░░░░░ still in his hand ░░░░░░░░ not period There s ░░░░░░░░ way a rational person ░░░░░░░░ say they can process ░░░░░░░░ and their muscle reaction ░░░░░░░░ be less than one ░░░░░░░░ The officer does not ░░░░░░░░ to wait to be ░░░░░░░░ at or shot in ░░░░░░░░ to respond and defend ░░░░░░░░ There s no obligation ░░░░░░░░ So just help us ░░░░░░░░ What you re saying ░░░░░░░░ whether the 13 year ░░░░░░░░ had the gun or ░░░░░░░░ doesn t matter At ░░░░░░░░ point he got shot ░░░░░░░░ m in the saying ░░░░░░░░ doesn t matter The ░░░░░░░░ is the officer responded ░░░░░░░░ a shots fired call ░░░░░░░░ was no doubt that ░░░░░░░░ weapon was used shell ░░░░░░░░ were recovered at the ░░░░░░░░ of the shot spotter ░░░░░░░░ it went off where ░░░░░░░░ were shooting at a ░░░░░░░░ vehicle which is all ░░░░░░░░ re looking at this ░░░░░░░░ situation There s a ░░░░░░░░ of different components to ░░░░░░░░ whole situation The officers ░░░░░░░░ pretty close by when ░░░░░░░░ shot spotter alert went ░░░░░░░░ They responded to the ░░░░░░░░ Of course the offenders ░░░░░░░░ you know flight and ░░░░░░░░ There was no one ░░░░░░░░ out on the street ░░░░░░░░ at that time It ░░░░░░░░ pretty obvious when the ░░░░░░░░ got there that they ░░░░░░░░ something to do with ░░░░░░░░ shots going off They ░░░░░░░░ off on foot The ░░░░░░░░ gave chase You can ░░░░░░░░ see an object which ░░░░░░░░ a gun in the ░░░░░░░░ hand in his right ░░░░░░░░ as he opens that ░░░░░░░░ fence area If you ░░░░░░░░ back to the video ░░░░░░░░ the school that shows ░░░░░░░░ long shot he absolutely ░░░░░░░░ something in his hand ░░░░░░░░ could see him extending ░░░░░░░░ right arm behind the ░░░░░░░░ and coming up with ░░░░░░░░ empty hand Whatever he ░░░░░░░░ in his hand was ░░░░░░░░ The gun wasn t ░░░░░░░░ later It was recovered ░░░░░░░░ The officers saw the ░░░░░░░░ right away as soon ░░░░░░░░ they started rendering aid ░░░░░░░░ seconds after the shots ░░░░░░░░ fired Again from behind ░░░░░░░░ fence to this in ░░░░░░░░ than a second In ░░░░░░░░ an average human being ░░░░░░░░ not block someone from ░░░░░░░░ him in the face ░░░░░░░░ less time than that ░░░░░░░░ alone deciding and registering ░░░░░░░░ it s a good ░░░░░░░░ why the officer only ░░░░░░░░ one He would have ░░░░░░░░ justified to shoot multiple ░░░░░░░░ We re trained to ░░░░░░░░ shoot two and reassess ░░░░░░░░ didn t even happen ░░░░░░░░ by the time he ░░░░░░░░ shot the first time ░░░░░░░░ justification he realized the ░░░░░░░░ was out of his ░░░░░░░░ he didn t shoot ░░░░░░░░ second time That s ░░░░░░░░ part I just want ░░░░░░░░ understand Look this is ░░░░░░░░ an investigative phase and ░░░░░░░░ do understand from my ░░░░░░░░ reporting that yes the ░░░░░░░░ did immediately start to ░░░░░░░░ aid There was discussion ░░░░░░░░ you know how their ░░░░░░░░ was and then afterwards ░░░░░░░░ went and recovered the ░░░░░░░░ Now here s the ░░░░░░░░ I just want you ░░░░░░░░ explain if you would ░░░░░░░░ the kid was responding ░░░░░░░░ the command stop show ░░░░░░░░ your hands drop it ░░░░░░░░ as you say you ░░░░░░░░ see from the camera ░░░░░░░░ the kid threw it ░░░░░░░░ the fence if you ░░░░░░░░ that it was obvious ░░░░░░░░ the kid threw the ░░░░░░░░ behind the fence as ░░░░░░░░ see from the long ░░░░░░░░ from the school why ░░░░░░░░ you so quick to ░░░░░░░░ it was obvious that ░░░░░░░░ officer had to shoot ░░░░░░░░ there was no way ░░░░░░░░ officer could see where ░░░░░░░░ arm went behind the ░░░░░░░░ panel It was blocked ░░░░░░░░ the fence itself And ░░░░░░░░ ll tell you we ░░░░░░░░ coming up on the ░░░░░░░░ year anniversary of a ░░░░░░░░ of mine officer Brian ░░░░░░░░ shot in the middle ░░░░░░░░ the night by a ░░░░░░░░ gang banger June 30th ░░░░░░░░ 2001 Brian didn t ░░░░░░░░ it out of the ░░░░░░░░ We do not have ░░░░░░░░ wait to be shot ░░░░░░░░ respond The officer had ░░░░░░░░ reason to believe that ░░░░░░░░ offender was turning and ░░░░░░░░ the gun at him ░░░░░░░░ morning quarterback it all ░░░░░░░░ want but according to ░░░░░░░░ statute you only need ░░░░░░░░ have a reasonable belief ░░░░░░░░ order to take deadly ░░░░░░░░ And no person in ░░░░░░░░ right mind would not ░░░░░░░░ that they would have ░░░░░░░░ in fear of their ░░░░░░░░ in that same situation ░░░░░░░░ less than one second ░░░░░░░░ react on whether that ░░░░░░░░ was still there or ░░░░░░░░ And it was the ░░░░░░░░ officer that rendered aid ░░░░░░░░ the victim right after ░░░░░░░░ shooting That s an ░░░░░░░░ fact as well Do ░░░░░░░░ have any questions And ░░░░░░░░ you watch that whole ░░░░░░░░ it wasn t just ░░░░░░░░ I mean everybody that ░░░░░░░░ to that scene was ░░░░░░░░ the kid on to ░░░░░░░░ fighting and stay alive ░░░░░░░░ isn t like you ░░░░░░░░ officers they like to ░░░░░░░░ vilified like we re ░░░░░░░░ there hunting gang bangers ░░░░░░░░ know and that s ░░░░░░░░ discussed either This subject ░░░░░░░░ a Latin king gang ░░░░░░░░ He did have a ░░░░░░░░ tattoo on his arm ░░░░░░░░ wasn t even healed ░░░░░░░░ was so fresh You ░░░░░░░░ let s put the ░░░░░░░░ where it s at ░░░░░░░░ gangs take advantage of ░░░░░░░░ poor misguided young kids ░░░░░░░░ they use them for ░░░░░░░░ own gain They let ░░░░░░░░ hold the guns all ░░░░░░░░ time because they know ░░░░░░░░ re not going to ░░░░░░░░ charged juvenilely with a ░░░░░░░░ but the reality is ░░░░░░░░ one part that s ░░░░░░░░ discussed now or almost ░░░░░░░░ is the repercussions of ░░░░░░░░ officer s justified decision ░░░░░░░░ take a life and ░░░░░░░░ guilt that they have ░░░░░░░░ live with for the ░░░░░░░░ of their life The ░░░░░░░░ came out at a ░░░░░░░░ conference today and talked ░░░░░░░░ how traumatic it was ░░░░░░░░ watch this video and ░░░░░░░░ people to take a ░░░░░░░░ thought about doing it ░░░░░░░░ do you think the ░░░░░░░░ that responded to the ░░░░░░░░ and were rendering aid ░░░░░░░░ trying to save his ░░░░░░░░ are stuck with for ░░░░░░░░ rest of their life ░░░░░░░░ they got to bring ░░░░░░░░ home to their families ░░░░░░░░ then their families are ░░░░░░░░ by this Again it ░░░░░░░░ just a bad situation ░░░░░░░░ the way around The ░░░░░░░░ young kid misguided made ░░░░░░░░ horrible decision that cost ░░░░░░░░ his life but it ░░░░░░░░ justified and the officer ░░░░░░░░ everything he possibly could ░░░░░░░░ the letter of the ░░░░░░░░ and the guidelines of ░░░░░░░░ Chicago police department I ░░░░░░░░ where you’re