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 disaster,” Trump told 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. 

Two toddlers were shot within hours on Sunday, May 29, 2023. Chicago police investigate a crime scene in Chicago, Illinois. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

In a disastrous case from 2019, Fabian Diaz, 17 at the time, was arrested for a gang-related shooting homicide just months after being released on bail in a juvenile gun possession case, CWB Chicago reported.  

Diaz reportedly stepped out of a vehicle and fired at a 47-year-old man, killing him. 

No-cash bail is hurting morale among Chicago’s police officers. 

“It absolutely demoralizes them,” said Roy. “They come to work, they’re trying to do the right thing. They’re under so many 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.