Kent Co. Commissioner launches town hall series after dismissal of high-profile police cases

Kent Co. Commissioner launches town hall series after dismissal of high-profile police cases

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Kent County Commissioner Robert Womack is launching a series of town halls following the dismissal of charges in two high-profile police cases and the upcoming closure of a local Job Corps center. Sign up for the News 8 daily newsletter The first meeting in the “State of Emergency” series begins at 6 p.m. Monday at the Wealthy Theater. Womack says the event will address public reaction to recent legal decisions…

State of Emergency Town Hall held last night, asking the question, where do we go from here?

Kent County Commissioner Robert Womack made some opening remarks, with vague language and no condemnation of systems of power and oppression. This sort of set the tone for the 3 hour meeting held at the Wealthy Theater.  An estimated 200 people were in attendance to hear from some 20 panelists, which included lawyers, civil rights groups, activists and family members of several of the recent police killings in Kent County. What follows are comme…