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Posts tagged ‘defunding the GRPD’

0June 27, 2021The Grand Rapids Police Officer’s Association is not interested in answers to how to deal with violence in our community, they just want people to not question the function of policing in Grand Rapids

0May 19, 2021Last night’s City Commission meeting on the 2022 Budget was just the latest example of government contempt of public input

2May 9, 2021The GRPD arrest of a Black man going to a family wake was not because of flawed training, it was the result of a system of policing that is designed to do exactly what they did

0April 6, 2021Grand Rapids City Commissioners weigh in on Defunding the GRPD: What the MLive article doesn’t tell you

0January 25, 2021The Devil is in the Details 1/26/2021 – AmplifyGR, more public money for a global corporation and the latest effort by the City of Grand Rapids to control the GRPD narrative

5November 17, 2020City Resolution to accept $500,000 from the county for crime prevention defeated, GRPD plans to move forward with pursuing ShotSpotter

2July 23, 2020What is problematic about the recent announcement from Grand Rapids to have mental health workers collaborate with the GRPD?

2July 21, 2020Coming to terms with the function of policing in the US and in Grand Rapids Part II

2June 30, 2020Local News Coverage of so-called unity rally in Grand Rapids makes it clear it was nothing more than a pro-police event

3June 9, 2020DeFunding the GRPD should also include never voting for candidates that accept money from the Grand Rapids Police Officers Association PAC