Rahm Emanuel - Keeping Chicago Safe From #NATO #G8 Demonstrators Since 2011 →

aaroncynic:

The ordinance would increase the minimum fine for “resisting a police officer or aiding escape” from $25 to $200, with a maximum fine of $1,000. Parks, playgrounds and beaches would open at 6 a.m. instead of 4 a.m., but still close at 11 p.m. In addition, the ordinance would “clarify the Chicago Police Department’s ability to enter into agreements with the necessary law enforcement agencies to deputize law enforcement personnel,” and allow the Mayor or appointees to execute agreements with public and private entities for anything related to the summits.

Somehow, I get the feeling that this isn’t the only ordinance that will come out of the mayor’s office regarding NATO/G8 in the spring that will directly target and attempt to discourage protest.

4 months ago  /  15 notes  /  Source: aaroncynic