KCPD Chief Urges 'Pause' Amid Activist Outcry Over Rough Arrest

Here's the question that nobody has answered for TKC . . .

IS SOME LADY SCREAMING ABOUT HER BAR TAB & THE INEVITABLE ROUGH ARREST REALLY A CIVIL RIGHTS STRUGGLE?!?

Of course . . . Everybody deserves to be treated with dignity, respect and basic human rights . . . Yes, even people under arrest. 

However . . . 

Context is important and it's mostly missing from this debate. 

For us . . . No matter how much The Beastie Boys clamored for it: 

Do we have to fight for our right to party??? 

Maybe. 

But we've been through this before . . . 

P&L District has long been a target of civil rights activists and these kind of complaints have often fizzled because there are bigger problems confronted by the community than freedom for entertainment district fun times. 

Of course . . . TKC arguments are cheeky and only represent our snarky perspective.

Meanwhile . . . 

Kansas City's top cop is making a far more serious case that implores locals to keep calm. 

Check-it:

Community activists have expressed concern following bystander video that shows off-duty Kansas City Police officers pushing down a handcuffed, Black woman in Kansas City's Power & Light District, and calling her an "animal."

"I think people need to first pause and allow us and our partners to review this incident in its entirety," KCPD Chief Stacey Graves told KCUR's Up To Date.

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

As KCPD reviews officer conduct, Chief Stacey Graves asks community to 'pause'

Community members are outraged over a cellphone video that captured off-duty KCPD officers pushing a handcuffed Black woman face-first into the ground and calling her an "animal." Speaking on KCUR's Up To Date, Police Chief Stacey Graves said the incident is being reviewed internally and by outside law enforcement.