Blue city, red state battle: Kansas City feuds over ‘colonial’ police system
Democratic city does not control its police force – and reform attempts have been thwarted by RepublicansQuinton Lucas said he thinks his city’s police department “is a colonial system”.“I think...
By George Chidi · The Guardian World
Democratic city does not control its police force – and reform attempts have been thwarted by Republicans Quinton Lucas said he thinks his city’s police department “is a colonial system”. “I think it is anti-Black. I think it is anti-immigrant. I think it is anti-almost everything we stand for in terms of making sure that diverse populations in major cities have a voice in terms of navigating it,” the Kansas City mayor said. Continue reading...