Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Monday unveiled her long-awaited plan for civilian oversight of the Chicago Police Department, saying “the buck stops with me” in an ordinance that would keep authority for hiring and firing the superintendent and other key Police Department decisions with the mayor. That sets up a showdown in the City Council between Lightfoot’s proposal and one that would potentially give an elected board much more power over police personnel, policy and budget.
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Two years, an attempted cover-up, and several protests later, justice remains far off for Anjanette Young. In February 2019, White officers broke down her door in a wrongful raid and handcuffed her while she was naked and getting ready for bed. She was left that way––humiliated and harassed.
An investigation conducted by the historically problematic Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) has just wrapped up, still, no officers face serious penalties. Despite a city that has made its systemic racism crystal clear and a current Black mayor who critics say are strangling the efforts for justice–Ms. Young and her supporters are bent on going after what is justly due.
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But there s a similar plan that was recently introduced in the city council.
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Chicago mayor unveils civilian police oversight plan
Mayor Lori Lightfoot s seven-member board gives citizens oversight power on on police department policies. Chicago Tribune/TNS via Getty Images, FILE
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has released a highly anticipated civilian police oversight proposal that would create an independent seven-member citizen panel to advise the cityâs police operations.
The 17-page proposed ordinance was released Monday and would create a citywide Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability consisting of seven appointed members. Lightfoot said the proposal will overhaul how police are overseen, managed and held accountable when necessary, in a press release.
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