KC Defender Doubles Down On Fake News Serial Killer Rumor

Local bloggers still seem sore about a constant sticking point of their bias and racially divisive content. 

Today . . .

The bloggers push back against a story wherein even the most friendly media doubted their credibility and the police were forced to fact check rumors. 

For the record . . .

They're defending themselves with more speculation about a tawdry sex dungeon story that hasn't even gone to trial yet. 

The problem . . .

Concern about the fate of desperate, poor and sex worker women is valid. These ladies need all of they help they can get.

However . . .

Their tabloid yet strangely pious serial killer fabrication did NOTHING but evoke panic and tabloid garbage reactions. NOW, they're taking credit for an investigation that was distant from their urban advocacy as they seem to hope that nobody can pick apart the deets of their politicized pandering of racially charged rhetoric. 

Again . . . KC wants Black women in desperate circumstances to be safe and get help . . . Ideally, our city wants to pull EVERYONE out of a bad situation . . . But this kind of dubious blogging is promoting conspiracy and actively working to divide the community . . . Check-it:     

"We amplified what the community already knew: more and more Black women were disappearing in Kansas City, and there was growing fear that a predator was involved.

"The video went viral within hours, generating millions of views and garnering national attention. 

"But instead of investigating these concerns, local white and corporate media turned to the Kansas City Police Department to verify the story . . . On September 11, 44 people were actively missing in Kansas City. The weight of that tragedy falls disproportionately on Black residents, who make up only about 27% of the city’s population, yet account for 55% of open cases and 57% of the 778 people reported missing since February. That’s over double Black people’s share of the population.

"In this one snapshot, Black residents are almost four times more likely to be reported missing than white residents, and just over three times more likely to remain actively missing. 

"Black women, who make up just 14% of Kansas City’s population, represent 32% of reported cases and 22% of active cases. Since February, Black women have been 3.5 times more likely to be reported missing than white women. Black women are also more than twice as likely to be missing today."

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

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