Live reporting by
Dan Ignacio
BOPC holds a hearing on expanded use of license plate readers; Detroiters protest and speak out against surveillance.
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Hello, Detroit. At 6:30 p.m. I’ll live-tweet the Board of Police Commissioners (BOPC) Community Meeting for #DETdocumenters. 🧵
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05:28 PM May 11, 2023 CDT
👀 The Detroit Police Department has proposed spending $5 million to expand its use of license plate readers. The board is hosting a public hearing on this issue.
📄 More notes, meeting materials: detroit.documenters.org/assignments/bo…
ℹ️ Join this meeting: detroitmi.gov/events/board-p…
📎 Agenda: detroitmi.gov/sites/detroitm… https://t.co/W6JToUgxfy
ℹ️ Join this meeting: detroitmi.gov/events/board-p…
📎 Agenda: detroitmi.gov/sites/detroitm… https://t.co/W6JToUgxfy
The board posted a meeting handout on DPD’s proposed license plate reader expansion: detroitmi.gov/sites/detroitm… https://t.co/iI7LtdXUQv
⏮ The last BOPC meeting we covered — Damien Benson took notes: detroit.documenters.org/assignments/bo…
Amelia Benavides-Colón live-tweeted: twitter.com/benavides_colo…
Amelia Benavides-Colón live-tweeted: twitter.com/benavides_colo…
🗞 A lawyer for the City of Detroit said City Council can approve surveillance technology contracts without hosting public hearings or establishing guidelines, as required by a city ordinance. @PolarBarrett: bridgedetroit.com/detroits-lawye…