Full Text of HR0658 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Laquan McDonald was a 17-year-old Chicago | 3 | | teenager and Illinois resident who was shot 16 times by then | 4 | | officer Jason Van Dyke on October 20, 2014 and died as a result | 5 | | of his injuries; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Jason Van Dyke was charged with one count of | 7 | | second degree murder and 16 counts of aggravated battery and | 8 | | found guilty by a jury of his peers in the atrocious murder of | 9 | | teenager Laquan McDonald; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, In the aftermath of this tragedy, on December 7, | 11 | | 2015, former United States Attorney General Loretta Lynch | 12 | | announced that the United States Department of Justice Civil | 13 | | Rights Division launched an investigation into the practices | 14 | | and conduct that resulted in the death of Laquan McDonald; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, On January 13, 2017, the United States Department | 16 | | of Justice Civil Rights Division and the United States | 17 | | Attorney's Office Northern District of Illinois released a | 18 | | joint report that disclosed incidents, patterns, and practices | 19 | | deemed to be in violation of the Fourth Amendment of the United | 20 | | States Constitution; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, There has been a longstanding cyclical, painful, |
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| 1 | | and robustly uncomfortable history of trauma and broken trust | 2 | | between our communities and law enforcement; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Laquan McDonald's inalienable right to exist was | 4 | | prematurely snatched from him before he could truly live in | 5 | | its potential; protecting that right is of paramount | 6 | | importance for every child in our state; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Laquan McDonald's civil rights were blatantly and | 8 | | inexplicably violated 16 times by Jason Van Dyke on October | 9 | | 20, 2014; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, The General Assembly has a vested interest in | 11 | | promoting and supporting mechanisms towards healing the wounds | 12 | | of this inhumane tragedy; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, United States Attorney General Merrick B. Garland | 14 | | and the United States Department of Justice Civil Rights | 15 | | Division consider and are committed to fostering bonds and | 16 | | creating safer and fairer communities, demonstrating | 17 | | dedication to equity in our federal judicial system, and | 18 | | challenging the constructs that allow for systemic violations | 19 | | of our civil and human rights; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, No statute of limitations exist for federal | 21 | | offenses of civil rights violations that result in death; |
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| 1 | | therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 3 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 4 | | we urge the United States Department of Justice Civil Rights | 5 | | Division to investigate and charge Jason Van Dyke for his | 6 | | multiple violations of the civil rights of Laquan McDonald.
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