Michigan drivers met with startling billboard message: 'Driving while Black? Racial profiling ahead

[Sex Luthor]

DETROIT – Motorists in Michigan were met with a startling message Monday on an electronic billboard in Redford Township.

"Driving while Black? Racial profiling just ahead. Welcome to Livonia."

The organizer behind the billboard lives in Livonia and said it is an effort to awaken the city to problems that continue to exist with profiling and other forms of racism.

The mayor called the billboard counterproductive. The police chief said his department does not engage in racial profiling.

At a June 24 Listening Tour event, Caid said the department is open to change.

“As well intentioned the officers may be, sometimes their actions are perceived to be the opposite of what they’re trying to accomplish,” he said. “Unfortunately, as a result of that (and) these tragic events, we find ourselves facing some realities. We’re willing to work with that and learn from that and make our communities better.”

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[MajesticLion]

Truth in advertising.

 

[Kenny West]

Need to do this around the country

Tar these communities for their racism

 

[Sex Luthor]

Funny how the kkkop said there's no racial profiling but what we do may be seen as racial profiling.

That's like when people say "I'm sorry you feel like I hurt you". You don't totally agree that you fukked but you're sorry it was noticeable.

 

[DatNkkaCutty]

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

This is like some board game type of shyt.

 

[Michael's Black Son]

fukk it.

No radar detector can warn you that the cops are about to fukk you up during a traffic stop.

props to whoever paid for the billboard

 

[ORDER_66]

 

[Clayton Endicott]

mayor called the billboard counterproductive.

That fakkit knows Livonia's deep history of being .

 

[loyola llothta]

 

[MR. SNIFLES]

FYI, LIVONIA ATTEMPTED TO BLOCK WALMART BECAUSE IT WOULD BRING BLACK PEOPLE TO LIVONIA. LIVONIA ALSO ATTEMPTED TO DO AWAY WITH THE BUS ROUTES GOING THROUGH LIVONIA TO KEEP BLACK PEOPLE FROM COMING THROUGH TO THE MANY INDUSTRIAL CENTERS IN LIVONIA. LIVONIA SUPPORTED TONS OF ATTEMPTS AT OUTSIDE ENTITIES TAKING DETROIT RESOURCES.