Kansas City Star Condemns Haters Again

This one seemed familiar . . . We checked and the "news" stems from a report that was published a couple of weeks ago . . . We talked about it back then as well.

let's be clear: If we're talking about people getting hurt . . . TKC is all for keeping EVERYONE safe from any kind of violence . . . But readers get a hint about the real nature of this argument given that violence against a sign post is highlighted by the newspaper in their lead image.

Moreover . . .

There isn't anything really "new" to report but that doesn't stop the paper from calling out alleged local intolerance in their latest screed . . . Check-it . . .

Sobering data from the FBI show something none of us can take pride in: Missouri reported more hate crimes in 2021 than it’s ever had before. And, in the competition for which big city saw the most of them, Kansas City has the misfortune of “winning.”

In 2021, Kansas City had 39 reported hate crimes and St. Louis had nine. Kansas City is not four times the size of St. Louis.

So why is our easygoing metropolitan area, closer to the Western plains, having a harder time dealing with the volatility of bigotry than the other side of the state? And why is Missouri seeing a statewide increase of racial bias?

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

FBI report on Missouri hate crimes is sobering. But Kansas City knows this story well | Opinion

Missouri prides itself on being the Show-Me State. And there's always something for Kansas City to compare with St. Louis, our Interstate 70 rival. But sobering data from the FBI show something none of us can take pride in: Missouri reported more hate crimes in 2021 than it's ever had before.