Chicago aldermen have approved a curfew ordinance aimed at preventing violent teen gatherings, but the city’s mayor said he’ll veto it.
The city council passed a measure Wednesday allowing the Chicago police superintendent to impose temporary curfews anywhere in the city.
Alderman Brian Hopkins worked on various proposals after two people were injured in shootings during downtown street takeovers in March.
“We are all 100% on the same page when I say that we’ve seen the videos of the events that inspired this ordinance, and no one here is OK with that. No one here thinks it’s perfectly acceptable for large groups of teenagers, some as young as 12, to gather anywhere in the city, downtown or anywhere, and get out of control and to take guns out of their backpacks and to engage in violent behavior,” Hopkins said.
After Wednesday’s council meeting, Mayor Brandon Johnson said he would veto the curfew ordinance because it was “counterproductive.”
“It would create tensions between residents and law enforcement at a time when we have worked so hard to rebuild that trust. We have made significant progress in our compliance with the consent decree and now is not the time to introduce new measures that could undermine those hard-fought gains,” Johnson said.
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