Institute for Justice: Statement - Grand Rapids Police Should Think Twice About Buying Drones With Michigan Supreme Court Considering Major Surveillance Case
June 14, 2023
June 14, 2023
ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 14 (TNSgov) -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release:
Last week, at a public hearing in Grand Rapids, residents rightly expressed concerns about the local police department's proposal to purchase six drones. Just a few weeks before the police chief proposed buying drones, the Michigan Supreme Court agreed to hear a case about warrantless drone surveillance. Residents of Grand Rapids need only look north to Grand Traverse County, where . . .
Last week, at a public hearing in Grand Rapids, residents rightly expressed concerns about the local police department's proposal to purchase six drones. Just a few weeks before the police chief proposed buying drones, the Michigan Supreme Court agreed to hear a case about warrantless drone surveillance. Residents of Grand Rapids need only look north to Grand Traverse County, where . . .