Debating Kansas City Star ID & Accusations Against Police

Here's our perspective on this debate . . .

During a historic homicide surge, the newspaper is taking aim at police.

Kansas City conservative talker Pete Mundo wants law enforcement to push back against the dead-tree attacks . . .

"Does the @kcpolice leadership have the stones to do the right thing here? Or will they sit in silence as the @KCStar drags its rank and file through the mud?"

Meanwhile . . . Progressive KCUR scribe Sam Zeff defends the newspaper angle . . .

"If people accused of wrongdoing are identified, if people named in lawsuits are identified, why not police? Really, why not? Would there not be a better use for that half-million dollars than paying for police abuse?"

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com links . . .

We're naming the Kansas City police officer who brutalized Mack Nelson. Here's why | Opinion

Public safety officials are held to a higher standard than your ordinary citizen. And taxpayers are on the hook for the $500,000 settlement. | Opinion

Police 'body slammed' him. Now, he's getting a $500,000 settlement.

Police said that Mack Nelson injured his face and body after falling while resisting police. But a bystander video showed police slamming him to the ground.

You decide . . .