Could Reform Save KCPD Chief From East Side Political Vendetta?!?

Actually . . . 

East side demands for better communication and more police action after a slew of youngsters were shot is NOT a vendetta . . . It's community leadership. 

However . . .

Our snarky post title acknowledges that there are some politically motivated denizens out there who aren't REALLY motivated by public safety and only seek power.

An astute TKC reader pointed out this week . . .

A great deal of the struggle over local control is nothing more than an effort for KCMO to get their hands on HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS worth of police pension cash that would boost city hall coffers. 

Heck, it might even help us borrow for that downtown baseball stadium. 

Either way . . .

In a very smart, insightful and astute column . . . The sole conservative at the newspaper shares ideas for a middle-ground and real world suggestions for improvement. 

Check-it:

"Unfortunately, as Kansas Citians have been recently reminded, we’re never too far from ideological arguments about the criminal justice system.

"It doesn’t need to be this way. Local leaders have a range of small, city-size possible improvements to increase transparency and accountability. When it comes to policing, there are opportunities with qualified immunity, federal task forces, civil asset forfeiture and transparency."

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

Don't make Kansas City's policing ideological. Here's how to establish 2-way trust | Opinion

There are opportunities with qualified immunity, federal task forces, civil asset forfeiture and transparency. | Opinion