Grand Rapids already has a ‘CAREN Act` outlawing racially biased 911 calls
(World News USA)

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- In recent weeks proposals to penalize people who call 911 on people of color doing everyday activities have cropped up in city halls and state legislatures across the country. One such proposal out of San Francisco made waves this week on social media and national news partially because of its tongue-in-cheek name -- the CAREN Act. The name is a play on the term Karen, which some use to describe white women who are entitled or call the police on people of color without justification. These conversations, though, are about a year behind Grand Rapids. Since Dec. 1, people of color have been able to file complaints with the city if police were called on them based solely or...