CPD Aims to Strengthen Community Relationships with “Fuck the Police” Initiative

By Alex Dunlap

March 1, 2015

The Chicago Police Department announced this week a groundbreaking initiative that aims to “rethink the way that citizens interact with their police force,” according to a statement released by a department spokesperson.

The so-called “Fuck the Police” program will seek to “move citizen encounters with the police off the streets and into supportive, perhaps even intimate, spaces where positive relationships can thrive,” the statement said.

“Fuck the Police” will supplant the current system of “community liaisons”—designated officers who work especially closely with the community.

“What we’ve realized is that all officers should be engaged in partnerships with the public,” said Police Superintendent Gary McCarthy. “Community liaisons should take place throughout the force.”

Chicago residents have had mixed reactions to the announcement. Kerry Ivanhoe, president of the Chicago Police Spouses Association, and Jordan Brandt, president of the Chicago Sex Workers League, were skeptical of the program.

“Members of our organizations have been fucking the police for decades,” said Ivanhoe in a joint interview. “Trust us, it’s not all it’s cracked up to be,” Brandt said.

Rodney Daniels of River North was quite optimistic, commenting, during a brief interview, “FUCK THE POLICE!”