Chicago mayoral candidates Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas differed on the city’s police chase policy, whether more detectives alone can solve crime, and approaches to education during a Tuesday night debate.
Mayoral candidates Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas shake hands before a mayoral debate at the WGN television studios on March 21, 2023, in Chicago.
Prior to those shootings, the department did not have a formal policy on how or when to chase suspects on foot. The current policy states officers can only start a foot chase if there “is a valid law enforcement need to detain the person” that outweighs the dangers of a chase. There are also restrictions on an officer starting or continuing a chase if the officer is alone.
Johnson retorted, “If you don’t believe having more detectives is gonna help us solve crime, then that tells you you’re not ready to lead.”Mayoral candidates Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas stand on stage before a mayoral debate at the WGN television studios on March 21, 2023. “I know for a fact there are hundreds of officers that will return if there is new leadership,” Vallas said.
“Charter schools are public, not-for-profit schools. In New Orleans, all the schools are neigborhood schools with local governing boards. This idea that I privatized schools — there was no system to privatize. We had to build them from the ground up.” Vallas did not respond to a question about how many new charter schools he would like to see in the city of Chicago.
The moderators repeatedly asked the candidates about their controversies. At one point, Duarte and Bradley played back a 2020 WGN interview in which Johnson said looters were “acting out of desperation.”
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