Anti-Police Kansas City Activists Decry Anti-Loitering Ordinance

One of the main local proponents of the "defund the police" claims that a recent measure to help crackdown on sideshows & illegal street racing will have a chilling effect on Kansas City's discourse.

It's fair to be a bit skeptical about their concerns given the group's opposition to locking up ANYBODY for their crimes . . . Nevertheless, we think their perspective deserves attention.

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Decarcerate KC issued a statement following the passage of Ordinance 250395, which came as neighbors in the area of 31st and Prospect said groups of people had been gathering in front of businesses, the bus stop and the library to make people feel unsafe.

“Decarcerate KC condemns KCMO City Council for passing Ordinance 250395, which would change the city’s loitering laws to make it easier for KCPD to arrest and jail people for simply being in public spaces,” the organization said. “This move not only threatens First Amendment rights, opening the door to crackdowns on free speech and protest, but more importantly, continues the city’s pattern of targeting poor and working-class Kansas Citians.”

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

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