Jackson County Listening Session Supports Unmasking ICE

This week, voices from a Kansas City crowd spoke out in resounding support for unmaking federal agents.

Reality check: It ain't gonna happen and most of the discussion is "performative" as our better often like to remark. 

However . . . 

We shouldn't discount our neighbors who took time our of their day to share their gripes publicly and their sentiments deserve consideration and debate . . . Here's the word and better reporting: 

Tuesday night, some members of the county legislature hosted a listening session about the effort to “unmask” U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Jackson County.

Jackson County Legislature Chair Manny Abarca is sponsoring Ordinance 5060. It aims to ban law enforcement, including ICE agents, from wearing masks or concealing faces and badges on duty.

“This is part of the reason I proposed the ordinance I did, is because we need to know for sure, for certain, that the cars that are following us are actual law enforcement, that the people trying to approach us are law enforcement, that they have accountability, ” Abarca said.

The supporters of the legislation say this will provide better accountability, and avoid the risks involved when officers, deputies and agents don’t operate with clear visible identification.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com links . . .

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