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Detroit residents urge caution on police authority, raise neighborhood and contract concerns during public comment
Summary
Multiple callers during the Committee of the Whole public-comment period urged caution about expanding police powers, reported neighborhood code and harassment problems, and requested clearer agenda materials and accountability for city contracts and salaries.
Public commenters raised a range of concerns during the Committee of the Whole meeting, pressing council members for greater transparency, accountability and public safety protections.
Mister Foster warned against expanding police authority under what he called the IRPA act and said officers and some judges have shown poor conduct, arguing: "Until the city gets control and has a a clear balance... they should not be empowered any further." He framed his remarks as a civil-liberties concern about…
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