Kansas City Demands More Than Crime Fighting From New Top Cop

Actually . . . This debate is obvious and constant but it gets boring saying it every time . . .

What voters should really know: This conversation about the new KCPD boss is already racially charged and leaders in the Black community aren't shy about advocating for their interests. 

Cops, of course, want a promotion from within in order to preserve the status quo. 

And, there's a push to "open the process to the public" so that activists can rally their supporters in order to flex by way of protest.  

As always, we share a more genteel view of the process where middle-class newsies get to assuage their guilt by refusing to pose any tough questions.  

"Three Kansas City leaders who work on public safety from outside the KCPD say the chief will have to do more than just respond to crime. They want someone who can maintain community relationships, work alongside organizations addressing the root causes of violence, and bring residents into the conversation."

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

What does Kansas City want in a new police chief? Here's what community leaders say