Politics & Government
Aldermen Urge Passage Of ‘Anjanette Young Ordinance'
If passed, it would reform what happens before, during and after moments like the wrong raid on Young's home two years ago.
CHICAGO (CBS) — The ordinance was inspired by the botched police raid of Anjanette Young’s home in February 2019, when she was handcuffed naked and terrified by officers who had entered the wrong home. Ald. Maria Hadden (49th) and other sponsors of the Anjanette Young Ordinance have said the City Council should pass legislation mandating major overhauls to the way CPD executes search warrants, rather than rely solely on changes to department policy.
“We’re looking to really, and trying to mandate for some of the least harmful practices. We’re requiring in this ordinance CPD to use least harmful and invasive practices when warrants are served. This is something that’s good for all of Chicagoans, it’s good for the police department, and it’s good for the city,” Hadden said at a meeting of the City Council Public Safety Committee on Tuesday.
