Kansas City, Kansas, Mayor David Alvey said he hopes a new task force will “create a community that values the life and dignity of every person.” The mayor announced the newly-formed Task Force on Community and Police Relations at a Monday morning press conference.
THERE'S A NEW GROUP INWYANDOTTE COUNTYREADY TO RE-BUILD TRUSTBETWEEN POLICE ANDMINORITIES.THE MAYOR ANNOUNCEDTHE CREATION OF THISTASK FORCE JUST WITHINTHE PAST TWO HOURS.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER CHARLIEKEEGAN IS IN DOWNTOWNK-C-K TO GET US CAUGHTUP TO SPEED.RIGHT NOW BLACK LIVESMATTER IS KICKING OFF APEACEFUL PROTESTOUTSIDE THE UNIFIEDGOVERNMENTHEADQUARTERS.THE PEOPLE IN THESEPROTESTS WANT TO BEHEARD.NOW THE UG HAS ACHANNEL TO TAKE THOSECONCERNS AND TURNTHEM INTO ACTION.MAYOR DAVID ALVEY SAIDTHE BIGGEST MISSION OFTHE TASK FORCE IS TOLISTEN.HE WANTS TO KNOW WHATPERCEPTIONS ARE OUTTHERE ABOUT THE POLICEAND SHERIFF"SOFFICES - AND HOW TOBUILD A SYSTEM WITHOUTRACIAL BIASES.IF YOU NEEDED A SIGNTHAT THIS TASK FORCE ISNECESSARY - YOU GOT ITBEFORE THISMORNING"S NEWSCONFERENCE EVENENDED.SEVERAL COMMUNITYMEMBERS TOOKOPPORTUNITY TO BRINGUP POINTS - AND ASKQUESTIONS - EAGER FORCHANGES.I SPOKE TO ONE WOMANWHO ADMITTED SHE"SLOST SOME TRUST IN THEPOLICE DEPT.HERE"S HER TAKE ONTHE TASK FORCE"SPROMISE TO LISTEN ANDMAKE CHANGES.Trina Crawford // Lives inKansasCity, KansasWe're going to hold themaccountable to that.
You put itoutthere, so we're going to makesureyou follow through.
That theyfollowthrough with what they spoketoday."Rev.
Tony Carter, Jr. // TaskforcememberIt's time.
I think more of usrealize it istime.
More of us realize it'snot justthe people who are affected bythisdirectly: blacks and people ofcolor;but it affects all of us."
It pledges to bring more transparency and accountability to RPD
