Michigan City Removes Hundreds of Neighborhood Watch Signs to be More ‘Inclusive’

A Michigan city has removed hundreds of neighborhood watch signs, arguing that the move will make the community more “inclusive.”

Ann Arbor officials said the decision is part of a shift in how the city will approach messaging around public safety.

The removal of the signs was adopted by a unanimous 10-0 City Council vote in December, according to The Midwesterner.

City leaders contended that the signs no longer align with modern liberal values.

10 people sit on Ann Arbor’s city council.

10 voted to spend $18k taking down “unwelcoming” Neighborhood Watch signs.

0 said “wait, this sounds insane.”

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“These programs were often rooted in assumptions about who did and did not ‘belong’ in a neighborhood,” a resolution cited by MLive