The consent decrees asserted that numerous police departments across the country were engaged in systemic racism. Separately, the mayor initially defended other officers filmed driving through protesters who were attacking their police vehicles before calling for an investigation. Those probes often resulted in police departments entering into consent decrees to avoid lengthy and expensive litigation with the federal government. The consent decrees typically involved the appointment of an independent monitor to supervise the departments and demand changes. The 18 deaths tallied by the University of Chicago Crime Lab made May 31, 2020 the single-most violent day in six decades, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.

Source: Fox News June 10, 2020 21:45 UTC