Good News on Two Fronts

So Police are still allowed to shoot people attempting to commit murder:

• Chicago police officers who fatally shot a man as he stabbed a victim in the middle of a busy West Side street in May 2024 have been cleared of wrongdoing, according to documents released by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability.

  The incident occurred late on May 27, 2024, in the 300 block of South Cicero Avenue, where Tracey Watson, 35, was shot and killed by officers as he stood over a victim making stabbing motions.

  According to COPA’s findings, a witness flagged down two officers to report that Watson was chasing their friend with a knife. The officers spotted the men nearby and attempted to engage them. From their patrol car, one officer ordered Watson to drop his knife, but Watson ignored the command and continued advancing toward the victim, COPA concluded.

  As officers stood nearby, the victim fell to the pavement, attempting to protect himself while Watson stood over him making stabbing motions. The officers “verbally directed [Watson] to drop the knife several times, and [Watson] failed to do so,” COPA said in a written summary report.

And an actual miracle - cops aren't responsible for gravity killing uncoordinated morons!

• A Chicago police officer has been cleared of wrongdoing in a foot chase that ended with the pursued man falling, suffering a fatal head injury, and later dying in June 2024, according to a newly released report.

  Community activists rallied around the death of 22-year-old David Curry, with Black Lives Matter Chicago labeling the incident a “police crime” and saying Curry’s life was “cut short” as he “ran for his life.” But documents released Thursday night by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability show the agency found that the officer involved did not violate department policy.

  [...] One officer got out of the squad car to chase Curry on foot. COPA said Curry continued running, turned, and collided with the cop. The force sent him falling backward, and he struck his head on what investigators described as an uneven concrete slab. The officer told COPA that his hands were raised in front of him to grab Curry’s shirt when Curry suddenly turned, causing the collision. Investigators said video evidence and other information supported the officer’s account.

Good thing no one had to call Use of Force "expert" Larritorious.