Before anybody else and open to much more discussion than any other media outlet our blog community has provided detail on TODAY'S KANSAS CITY PROTEST ONSLAUGHT just a few moments away.
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CHECK THIS KANSAS CITY PROTEST CROWDFUNDING ASK FOR ONE STRUGGLE KC'S CRUSADE AGAINST POLICE BRUTALITY ALONG WITH DISTURBANCES AND DEMONSTRATIONS PLANNED FOR TODAY!!!
The link . . .
Donate to the One Struggle KC Legal Fund
Here's the most provocative part of their statement:
One Struggle KC needs you to stand up and fight back today.
Across the world, people are rising up against police brutality and state oppression. As we’re sure you’ve seen, the state response against those exercising their right to protest has been extreme. There have been at least six arrests in Kansas City, all of which have placed the weight of a bond amount over the heads of those arrested. We need you to join the community in protecting our right to protest by donating to our legal support fund today.
Protesters in Kansas City have been targeted and brutalized while being arrested. Among those arrested were community activists, veterans, and members of the press. This fund is used to release those who are arrested in Kansas City while standing up and telling the police “Black Lives Matter!” “Ya Me Canse” and other cries of resistance. This financial security empowers every person to stand up and fight back regardless of their economic security. One Struggle KC believes that all people, regardless of their charges, should have a right to fair legal representation. We challenge you to stand for that by donating today . . .
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You decide . . .
IT is the season of giving after all.
ReplyDeleteFuck em
ReplyDeleteTony did you actually see anyone being abused and assaulted by the police in KC or are you taking up the Tony Bonless theory of anything you can imagine is fact?
ReplyDeleteWell they've certainly got one crackerjack logo.
ReplyDeleteWhat a load of crap.
ReplyDeleteI can't say if this is true or not, since I was not there.
ReplyDeleteIts tough to take either side's word at face value.
Blah, Blah, Blah, hey look at me. Blah, Blah, Blah hey send me some money to party with. Blah, Blah, Blah wonder how long we can ride this gig till it plays out and we have to come up with another attention getting scheme.
ReplyDeleteTo 9:24 or anyone else....
ReplyDeleteIs there ever an appropriate time or reason for people to protest? Could you provide an example of a situation when it would be appropriate? Or is there never a time or reason to protest?
What does "ya me canse" mean?
ReplyDelete"What a load of crap."
ReplyDelete- A. Wyatt Mann
Yes we must protest assholes like 9:29 who are too stupid to figure it out.
ReplyDelete10:00 if it is so simple then why not answer the question? I am just a simple- minded midwesterner.
ReplyDeleteThere are plenty of times to protest, but the protest needs to have a credible premise - perhaps based on fact and not fiction. No sense in going out and protesting the color orange just because prison garb is that color. there needs to be a reason that has some appeal and fits within the parameters of common sense.
ReplyDeleteThe idea tht folks in oakland are gonna burn the town down and loot becasue of something that happened in New York is a good example of something that makes no sense. Inb fact, protesting in New York does not make a lot of sense. If folks really want activism and change then they first need to develop a plan that actually has some effect and relevance in the situation. Protesting cops killing people when people elect the ass holes that make thes laws that guide the police is fucking stupid. Protest a state legislature or Congress and you might be on to something that could make a difference. Walking around the streets bitching and moaning wont change a thing.
Fair enough, 10:51, that doesn't seem like an unreasonable view. Thanks for your input.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately given the decentralized nature of real grassroots activism (ie Tea Party circa 2010, not the Al Sharpton Activism Machine) it is rare that you have the perfect victim. It is also quite difficult to wrangle decentralized movements into a single direction, or get everyone on the same page. I really do appreciate your point, but I also believe democracy requires vigilance from the people.
ReplyDelete10:51 is exactly right.
ReplyDeleteAfter the arson, rioting, and looting in Ferguson, one woman who was interviewed pretty much summed up the cluelessness:
"How are we supposed to know the mayor and council hire the police chief?"
Hundreds of millions of dollars are spent every year on excuses and demands.
Why don't we try some basic civic education, agency, and involvement?
"members of the press" being arrested?? Please! One photographer too stupid to stay out of the street was taken in and ticketed (held for less than an hour). If she can't tell the difference between the sidewalk and the street, she's probably a lousy photographer. But of course, she works for The Star!
ReplyDeleteI would second 11:59's point that too many people don't understand how America's political process works. As to 12:05 I get your point, but I look at it differently. Which is more important, traffic ordiances or freedom of the press to cover controversial events? In this case an event of citizens v police, if all the police had to do was arrest every jay-walking reporter they could then in effect censor the event. There have to be extraordinary protections for the press, much like the police have extraordinary powers to use force.
ReplyDelete12:27, you pose a false choice. The reporter was free to cover events. She was not free to disobey valid and lawful police orders.
ReplyDeleteFor myself, I'd like to see the entire Star editorial board behind bars for journalistic malpractice.
Well 1254 we are at risk of this discussion devolving into a tit-for-tat back and forth, like so many MB discussions became, as we focus more and more on specifics of this particular case.
ReplyDeleteBut for the sake of discussion. From my understanding of how the events took place, she was not in the middle of the road, she had stepped down from the curb, and onto the street. She had been warned by the police to stay on the sidewalk.
But what makes this particular reporters stepping down from the curb to cover an event more egregious than the hundreds of people that jay walk across 11th street to get to the Municipal Court to pay the city for ordinance violations? In one case, arresting a jaywalker would delay the city from receiving its monies (though I think it isn't enforced because it is really a total waste of time to arrest jaywalkers) and in another case you have a journalist covering an event that is criticizing these very officers' profession.
Both are petty crimes often overlooked using prosecutorial discretion because it takes valuable time away from dedication to more serious crime. However, in this case, the police decided there was some extraordinary traffic impediment to arrest a clearly credentialed member of the media (even the crappy Star).
The odds are the police (because of the laws written by our politicians) could find a reason to arrest every single person in the City, even those reading this blog. Everyday laws don't always reconcile with the Constitutional protections when extraordinary circumstances arise. In those cases, the side of caution should be to protect the Constitution, not protect the flow of traffic.
BTW, I am no fan of the Star.
This is a Fuck The Police Movement. Its a national movement based on ssues of cops beating and killing people for decades. Policing came out of the 1830s where the same model of contempt for working people exist today. Its impossible to tackle the issues of violence without getting rid of heavy policing leading to convictions and incarceration
ReplyDeleteLOGO EXAMINATION
ReplyDeleteA casual examination of this group's logo reveals their true nature!
1 CIRCLE JERK KC!!!!!!
Everybody hates the police UNTIL ya need one!! These people are risking their lives to protect yours. How fucking stupid do you have to be to not understand that?
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