Rahm Emanuel is now attempting to renege on police reform in Chicago:

Mayor Rahm Emanuel has backed off his commitment to enter a court-enforced agreement with the federal government to reform the Chicago Police Department, his administration confirmed late Friday.

Instead, Emanuel’s administration is seeking a solution outside of court, one that drew criticism from criminal justice experts, reform advocates and the former federal official who oversaw the yearlong civil rights investigation into the police force that led to a damning report on the department’s problems.

This is not a surprise.

Without a meaningful threat of political defenestration, this guy will never choose the right path, he will choose the expedient path.