Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot proposes a Victims' Justice Ordinance that would allow the city to sue gang members for up to $10,000 in civil court and seize their property
The ordinance would hold gangs accountable by suing members for the damage they inflict and allow authorities to size their property The measure could allow judges to impose up to $10,000 fines per offence and seize any property that is directly used to facilitate street gang-related activity Civil right advocates say the measure could lead to Black and Latino residents of being wrongly accused of being involved in gang activity But Lightfoot is adamant the only people targeted will be those directly involved in gang activity and it would not go after 'guys on the corner' or small players Just this weekend, at least 64 people were shot, including several children, and nine people were killed, the Chicago Sun Times reported By Gina Martinez For Dailymail.Com
Published: 07:23 BST, 16 September 2021 | Updated: 16:05 BST, 16 September 2021
Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot is taking a new approach to combatting gang violence by proposing a new Victims' Justice Ordinance that would allow the city to sue gang members in civil court and seize their property.
The ordinance, which would hold gangs accountable by suing members for the damage they inflict and allow authorities to size their property, is the latest effort from the mayor to tame the out of control violence in the city that is overrun by gangs.
Lightfoot introduced the ordinance on Tuesday and Chicago police leaders said they supported the measure that could allow judges or court officers to impose up to $10,000 fines per offence and seize 'any property that is directly or indirectly used or intended for use in any manner to facilitate street gang-related activity,' the Chicago Tribune reported.
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