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officers who abused Anjanette Young
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Dear John,
It’s been nearly two years since Chicago Police carried out a baseless
warrant on Anjanette Young, and Mayor Lori Lightfoot is just now pushing
for entirely hollow accountability measures for the officers involved in
the botched raid. Police officers who terrorize Black people should not be
placed on paid desk duty. [ [link removed] ]Demand that Mayor Lightfoot fire the people
responsible for this unconscionable invasion and launch an investigation
into the city’s use of no-knock warrants.
Armed with a warrant granted on faulty information, at least nine Chicago
police officers barged into the apartment of social worker Anjanette Young
on February 21, 2019. Within seconds of busting open her door, officers
handcuffed her, undressed, and did not allow her to put on clothes for
nearly half an hour. Ms. Young told the officers 43 times that they were
in the wrong place.^1 John, 43 times.
Instead of pushing for transparency and accountability, Mayor Lightfoot is
overseeing what can only be called a coverup. First, Mayor Lightfoot’s
administration fought to hide video of Ms. Young’s abuse.^2 Then, we found
out that she lied about when she first learned about the raid of Ms.
Young’s home.^3 Now that she’s been caught in a lie, Mayor Lightfoot is
passing the buck to the city’s Civilian Office of Police Accountability
(COPA) — who admitted in a Chicago City Council meeting yesterday that it
takes more than 20 months to carry out an investigation into cases of
police misconduct. It shouldn’t take that long for police officers to face
consequences for their wrongdoing.
Mayor Lightfoot has a responsibility to Anjanette Young, and all Chicago
residents, to fire those responsible for what happened to Ms. Young on
February 21, 2019. Instead of holding the police responsible, the officers
who harmed Anjanette Young were put on desk duty.^4 Police officers who
clearly abuse their powers should not receive their full salary while they
ride out a yearlong investigation. [ [link removed] ]Tell Mayor Lightfoot that she should
fire the people responsible for carrying out the warrant on Anjanette
Young and launch an investigation into Chicago’s use of no-knock warrants.
Until justice is real,
Scott, Rashad, Arisha, Erika, Malachi, Megan, Ernie, Madison, Ariel, Ana,
Trevor and the rest of the Color Of Change team
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Sources:
1. "'You Have the Wrong Place:' Body Camera Video Shows ...." Accessed
December 16, 2020.
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2. "Mayor Lori Lightfoot's administration tried to block TV station ...."
Accessed December 16, 2020.
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3. "Lightfoot Acknowledges She Learned About Wrong Raid Of ...." Accessed
December 18, 2020.
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4. "Anjanette Young police raid: Cops assigned to desk duty ...."
Accessed December 22, 2020.
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