▁not ▁been ▁trained . ▁I ▁can ' t ▁say ▁they ▁have ▁all ▁requested ▁training , ▁but ▁I ▁am ▁sure ▁some ▁have . ▁It ' s ▁very ▁hard ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁proper ▁training ▁as ▁a ▁Chicago ▁police ▁officer ▁and ▁that ' s ▁something ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁going ▁on ▁for ▁a ▁very ▁long ▁time . ▁There ▁is ▁certainly ▁a ▁percentage ▁of ▁my ▁members ▁who ▁believe ▁that ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Police ▁Department ▁doesn ' t ▁offer ▁the ▁same ▁level ▁of ▁training , ▁or ▁the ▁same ▁opportun ities ▁to ▁obtain ▁training , ▁as ▁many ▁other ▁police ▁depart ments ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁I ▁think ▁the ▁general ▁attitude ▁is ▁that ' s ▁just ▁' Wel come ▁to ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Police ▁Department .' " ▁ ▁Email s ▁from ▁the ▁mayor ' s ▁office ▁released ▁On ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁ 3 , 0 8 5 ▁pages ▁of ▁emails ▁split ▁across ▁seven ▁PDF s ▁regarding ▁the ▁Mc Donald ▁case ▁and ▁other ▁police - related ▁matters ▁were ▁obtained ▁under ▁the ▁Illinois ▁Fre edom ▁of ▁Information ▁Act . ▁The ▁timing ▁of ▁the ▁release ▁( on ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁E ve ) ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁by ▁rep or ters ▁as ▁" str ateg ic ". ▁The ▁ex changes ▁show ▁that ▁the ▁mayor ' s ▁staff ▁had ▁been ▁communic ating ▁with ▁both ▁the ▁IP RA ▁and ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁the ▁Cook ▁County ▁state ▁att orney ▁since ▁the ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁shooting . ▁They ▁document ▁fact - g ather ing ▁and ▁news - mon itor