Blue city’s bail policy lets professional bad guys terrorize community with ‘no constraints’: police veteran

Chicago's former top detective spoke out about no-cash bail policies that wreak havoc on urban policing efforts after President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning the practice earlier this week Every place in the country where you have no-cash bail is a catastrophe Trump notified the press before signing the order on Monday I mean bad politicians started it bad leadership started it But that was the one thing that's central No-cash bail Somebody murders somebody and they're out on no-cash bail before the day is out He specifically mentioned Chicago as a city that has been hit hard by no-cash bail policies LIZ PEEK TRUMP PRANKS DEMOCRATS INTO OPPOSING SOMETHING THEY'VE CONSISTENTLY CLAIMED TO SUPPORTEugene Roy was part of the Chicago Police Department from to starting as a patrol officer and retiring as the city's chief detective He informed Fox News Digital that in he started seeing changes in city leadership that led to the current no-cash bail initiative We had a crew of young liberal progressive legislators who were intent on passing all sorts of measure he announced It was a start of the no-cash bond movement It was the start of the so-called SAFE-T Act which just lets people back out on the street after committing violent crimes and with no protection whatsoever for the casualties that they terrorized or the communities that they terrorized The state of Illinois eventually passed the SAFE-T Act eliminating cash bail That law took effect in Sept and has had crushing consequences for crime casualties across the city Diashun Dixson randomly attacked two Chicago men in May of that year He was assessed bail but when the SAFE-T Act took effect his lawyer successfully petitioned to have him circulated according to Chicago CWB TRUMP TO SIGN EXECUTIVE ORDER TO ELIMINATE NO-CASH BAIL FOR DC SUSPECTSLess than a month later he randomly walked up to a -year-old college novice doing schoolwork in Union Station and punched her in the face developing her nose and causing her to bleed profusely You talk about whether or not criminals are gaming the system by taking advantage and exploiting this no-cash bond system the SAFE-T Act as it's called Absolutely Roy mentioned They are professionals at what they do They're as professional at what they do - whether it's committing armed robberies burglaries auto thefts shootings - they're just as good at doing that as the police are at doing their jobs except there's no constraints on the bad guys In another cashless bail matter a Chicago man named Quijuan Waters at the time allegedly shot another man in the face in December according to Chicago CWB At the time he was out on bail for a different shooting Before that he had been on probation for another shooting Progressive bail policies in Chicago were in effect well before the law too In Cook County home to the city implemented an affordable bail undertaking which also let violent persons walk free while awaiting trials CINCINNATI ASSAULT POLICE CHIEFS RIP LEADERS OVER BAIL LAWS GAPS IN THE JUDICIAL PROCESS In a disastrous incident from Fabian Diaz at the time was arrested for a gang-related shooting homicide just months after being published on bail in a juvenile gun possession incident CWB Chicago stated Diaz reportedly stepped out of a carriage and fired at a -year-old man killing him No-cash bail is hurting morale among Chicago's police officers It absolutely demoralizes them stated Roy They come to work they're trying to do the right thing They're under so multiple restrictions They are under the microscope constantly You know they're professionals They understand it but it's still it takes a toll on you he continued You think about it It's weighing on your mind You second guess yourself The last people we want second guessing themselves in a time of danger are police officers