HR0898 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HR0898 LRB099 15715 RLC 40014 r

HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, There have recently been a rash of police officer shootings across this nation that have resulted in the death of suspects, especially of young black males, many of which have been determined to be unjustified shootings; and

WHEREAS, In many instances these suspects could have been subdued without the use of lethal force; and

WHEREAS, New technologies exist that employ non-lethal force in subduing suspects; and

WHEREAS, To avoid these incidents in the future, each police department in this State should develop a plan or strategy for the use of non-lethal force on a person suspected of committing or having committed a criminal offense, or resisting arrest; and

WHEREAS, The plan or strategy should include the use of new technologies and alternatives to the use of firearms in both apprehending a suspect and in protecting a police officer from harm by a suspect; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge each police department in this State to develop a plan or strategy for the use of non-lethal force on a person suspected of committing or having committed a criminal offense, or resisting arrest, including the use of new technologies and alternatives to the use of firearms in both apprehending a suspect and in protecting a police officer from harm by a suspect; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be forwarded to the Director of State Police, the Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department, the Cook County Sheriff, the Illinois Sheriffs' Association, and the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police.