It should not take a death to push reform, yet Michigan finds itself—again—fighting to set a statewide standard for how policing should look, feel, and function. And this time, lawmakers say they are not waiting for another tragedy to spark action.
A bipartisan group of Michigan senators introduced an 11-bill package designed to create a baseline of policing policies across every city and county. The legislation pulls no punches. From instituting mandatory “duty to intervene” policies to revisiting the controversial use of no-knock warrants, this package signals an urgent attempt to confront a fractured system that too often fails to deliver justice equally.
Senator Stephanie Chang of Detroit leads the charge, grounding the effort in the principle that dignity and accountability are not