Liberal city removes anti-crime signs to be more inclusive: ‘Just insane’
Democrat-dominated Ann Arbor is raising eyebrows and garnering widespread mockery for removing all of its anti-crime watch signs across the city to be more "inclusive."The move even prompted a New...
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Democrat-dominated Ann Arbor is raising eyebrows and garnering widespread mockery for removing all of its anti- crime watch signs across the city to be more "inclusive." The move even prompted a New York City Council member, Republican Vickie Paladino, to say, "They’re just insane." The Michigan city announced on Tuesday that, at the direction of the City Council, it completed the citywide removal of more than 600 neighborhood watch signs. In a statement, the city explained that "removing the signs aligns the city’s environment with its commitment to inclusive, evidence-based public safety." The decision to remove the signs was made in a unanimous 10-0 City Council vote in December, according to local outlet The Midwesterner . The city said the move is "fostering trust, belonging and welcoming neighborhoods for all residents and visitors." STUDY FINDS MORE AI PRAISE FOR BLACK STUDENTS, SOFTER TREATMENT OF FEMALES Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor, a Democrat, further explained the decision in an official video released by the city and set to music. Taylor said that "Frankly, neighborhood watch signs are expressions of exclusion." The resolution to remove the signs passed by the City Council read that the neighborhood watch programs "were often rooted in assumptions about who did and did not ‘belong’ in a neighborhood, reinforcing race-based hyper-vigilance and suspicion particularly toward Black, Brown, and other marginalized residents and visitors," according to The Midwesterner. In its statement, the city called the neighborhood watch program "defunct," saying that it emerged "during a period of national anxiety about crime and social change." "Such signage," the city said, "does not reduce crime and can reinforce biased surveillance." Local outlet MLive reported in January that the City Council set aside $18,000 for the removal of the signs. The outlet reported that city officials revealed that removing signs that aren’t traffic-related did not qualify for stre…