Tonight we share a worthwhile column by Kansas City's most prolific conservative author.
To wit . . .
CASHILL DOESN'T MINCE WORDS & CALLS OUT "POLICING WHILE WHITE" ANTAGONISM OF SO MANY MEDIA OUTLETS!!!
Of course the main culprit is the Kansas City Star but national outlets like CNN have followed suit.
Accordingly, here's the premise of this provocative note that locals won't find in mainstream coverage:
"As the media made the public aware – the Kansas City Star relentlessly so – veteran Kansas City police officer Eric DeValkenaere did not shoot and kill an ordinary citizen. He shot a 'black man.'
"It did not matter that DeValkenaere had no known history of racism in his 20-plus year career, or that he was, in the words of one veteran colleague with whom I spoke, 'courteous, professional, a hard worker who showed everyone respect and operated by the book.'
"The 'white KC cop' shot a 'black man,' and for the media, that negated all other variables. Unfortunately, that dynamic seems to have affected the courts as well."
Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .
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