Grand Rapids, Mich., may be one of the first cities in the country to implement an ordinance that would criminalize calling the cops on Black people for mundane reasons.
Last year a bevy of #LivingWhileBlack cases occurred and brought to light headline-making episodes that caught whites calling the cops on Black people for trivial things like sitting in a Starbucks and for choosing to barbecue in a park – two cases that caught national attention for its absurdity, The Los Angeles Times reports.
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The city is working to address the unnecessary assault on Black people by tackling the problem at its root dealing with the plethora of illegal calls targeting a specific racial group. According to the Times, the proposed ordinance would make it a “criminal misdemeanor to racially profile people of color for participating in their lives.” People who violate the ordinance by making a bogus 911 on Blacks would face a $500 fine.
Source: Michigan city will introduce ordinance outlawing calling cops on people based on race
