KCPD Chief Corwin Bows Out Of P&L District Dress Code Hot Mess!!!

I'm still hearing calls for KCPD Chief Corwin to run for Mayor . . . His judgment on KCPD participation in P&L District problems is superb and his reasoning gives confidence.

Check it (emphasis belongs to TKC):

City Councilman John Sharp, vice chair of the Council’s Public Safety and Neighborhoods Committee . . . Also asked Chief Corwin to consider committing police department members to the city’s new committee to review dress code issues and compliance at the Power and Light District, as opposed to participating in the committee sponsored by Power and Light owner Cordish, which would be tasked with the same thing. Chief Corwin said he had spoken with Cordish President Zed Smith and thought it would be inappropriate for police to enforce corporate policies on either committee. He said the department is tasked with enforcing only ordinances, statutes and laws, not private policies. If police had to arrest Power and Light employees for violating city dress code ordinances, they could face a conflict of interest if police also served on the committee that oversaw the dress code. Two Commissioners also expressed concern about separation of powers and conflicts of interest. Chief Corwin said that while he has not yet made his decision, he is leaning toward not having police participate on either the City’s or Cordish’s dress code committee.

A good move. Put simply: Kansas City has bigger problems.

Also, the Chief would join the NAACP and several other organizations in dropping out of P&L District plans to justify their dress code and discriminatory practices. .