The police union representing the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department believes all charges against protesters should stand during the last 10 days worth of protests.
NECK.HE'LL BE BACK IN COURTLATER THIS MONTH.LAST WEEK - WE SAWDOZENS OF PROTESTERSBEING ARRESTED NEARLYEVERY DAY.NOW - A NEW ORDINANCEIN KANSAS CITY COULDSAVE THEM FROM FACINGPROSECUTION.THE ORDINANCEPROPOSED BYCOUNCILMAN BRANDONELLINGTON WOULD KEEPCITY PROSECUTORS FROMBRINGING CHARGESAGAINST PROTESTERS.IT WOULD NOT APPLY TOPEOPLE WHO DAMAGEDPROPERTY OR WEREVIOLENT.TODAY - 41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER ANDRESGUTIERREZ FOUND OUTWHY POLICE SAY THISORDINANCE COULD BEHARMFUL TO THEDEPARTMENT.THE POLICE UNIONBELIEVES ALL CHARGESRELATED TO THESEPROTESTS SHOULDSTAND.THE PRESIDENT OF THEFRATERNAL ORDER OFPOLICE LODGE 99, SGT.BRAD LEMON SAYS THEPROPOSED ORDINANCEMAKES NO SENSE.COUNCILMEMBERBRANDON ELLINGTONINTRODUCED THELEGISLATION THAT WOULDFORCE CITYPROSECUTORS TO TOSSOUT ANY CASES IN APERSON WAS CHARGEDFOR VIOLATION OFCHAPTER 50 OR 70 FROMTHE CITY CODES.
THISDEALS WITH A VARIETY OFOFFENSES.IT WOULD APPLY TO THOSEVIOLATED THE LAWBETWEEN FRIDAY MAY29TH AND TUESDAY JUNE2ND IN THE CENTRALBUSINESS DISTRICT,PLAZA, WESTPORT, ANDMILL CREEK PARK.HOWEVER, SGT LEMONWARNS THAT IF THIS LAWPASSES SURROUNDINGPOLICE AGENCIES WOULDBE WARY OF COMING TOHELP K-C-P-D IF MASSPROTEST BREAK OUTAGAIN.BRAD LEMON // PRESIDENT OFKANSAS CITY FOP LODGE 99"IT'S WHEN VIOLENCEWHEN DAMAGE WHEN THEDANGER TO THECOMMUNITY BECOMESGREATER THAN WHAT'SALLOWABLE THEN WEHAVE TO START AFFECTINGARRESTS THOSE DON'TCHANGE WE CAN ALLOWPEOPLE TO DO A LOT OFTHINGS BUT WHAT WECAN'T ALLOW PEOPLE ISTO CREATE ANARCHY INOUR COMMUNITY ANDHURT PEOPLE."JACKSON COUNTYPROSECUTOR HASALREADY SAID HER OFFICECONDEMNS THE CITY'SPROSECUTOR FOR FILINGCHARGES AGAINSTPROTESTERS.A SPECIAL COMMITTEEWILL TAKE UP THE ISSUETOMORROW AT 12
Police have arrested one of three people who are listed as a plaintiff in a lawsuit that was filed Thursday against the city and..
