Grand Rapids, Michigan — It may soon no longer be considered “racist” to call the police on black people. It may be downright illegal.

The City Commission held a public hearing Tuesday on a proposed human rights ordinance that would make it a criminal misdemeanor to call the cops on someone that is black, claiming it is “racial profiling”, according to MSN.

The charge could result in up to a $500 fine.

“I am appalled that I live in a city I grew up in that has to have an ordinance to tell people not to call the police on people because of the color of their skin,” said one citizen at the hearing.

The ordinance is basically black privilege at its finest. It seems to be ok to call the cops on someone if they are white, Asian, Mexican, Indian, from Pakistan, etc… But if they are black, then you may face criminal prosecution.

Grand Rapids already has a human rights ordinance that was created in the 1950s. But the team behind the new ordinance says there are no real teeth to the current rules, according to CNN affiliate WOOD.

The new ordinance would make it clear that any violation is a misdemeanor.

The details of who would enforce it or how are still in the works.

The ordinance would replace the City’s current community relations ordinance. The proposed human rights ordinance includes:

Expanded definition section for clarity and transparency

Four primary potential areas of discrimination

New bias crime reporting prohibition, making it a criminal misdemeanor to racially profile people of color for participating in their lives

Outlines and identifies exemptions based of legal standards

Outlines complaint procedures and referral procedures for the City’s Diversity and Inclusion Office in collaboration with the City Attorney’s Office

Outlines the injunctive relief for violations of the ordinance that were previously implied





Neo Walton, an 18-year-old college student in Grand Rapids, says this one piece of the ordinance is important because the police have been called on him while he says he wasn’t doing anything wrong.

“It did degrade me and it made me feel worthless at the time. I just didn’t understand why the police should be called on me” Walton said.

But not everyone who spoke at the hearing supports the ordinance.

Michael Farage, a lifelong resident of Grand Rapids, says the proposed changes and additions to the ordinance are unnecessary.

The city commission will vote on the ordinance no sooner than May 14.