A Michigan resident is going viral after using a Grand Rapids city commission meeting to call out what he says is racial and class bias in policing, pointing to his own experience as proof.
During public comment at a February 24, 2026, meeting, the man identified in city records as Lucas Jr. told commissioners he intentionally drove around without valid license tabs to see if he would be stopped.
“These are mine from a year ago, when I decided to start an experiment to see how long I, as a white dude, could drive around without them and not get pulled over,” he said. “Last year, working all the way across town five days a week, driving through 4 or 5 different police jurisdictions. I was never stopped or questioned once.”…