CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - Advocates for changing police procedures concerning warrants are frustrated that a Chicago ordinance named for Anjanette Young, a woman who was left standing naked after police broke down her door, has gone nowhere.
Young stood outside City Hall on the anniversary of the raid on her home.
“Today marks six years since the night my life was shattered by [a] wrongful police raid in my home..Six years since I was left humiliated, violated and traumatized by a system that refused to see me as being human…Six years since I stood before officers, crying, pleading, afraid, only to be ignored, and yet I stand here again,” Young said.
Mayor Brandon Johnson promised to support changes.
There have been negotiations about the details with representatives of the mayor and the police department. The conversations surround police knocking first, waiting a period of time, and not pointing guns at children.
State Representative Kelly Cassidy supports state legislation that would impose new rules.
“It seemed like a no-brainer to fix this. It seemed pretty easy to fix, and here we are six years later, still waiting for that no-brainer fix,” said Cassidy.
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