Dozens of people were arrested for non-violent offenses during Kansas City protests over George Floyd's death.
Now, there's a push for amnesty.
TOUR.THERE ARE A NUMBER OF CITIZENSVIDEOS PROTESTERS SAY SUPPORTTHEIR CLAIM THE POLICE OVERREACHED ON THE PROTESTERS CASEY.EDIE I SAID AND WATCH FOR OWNEYES INSIDE IT.I WAS THERE THIS AMNESTY ONLYCOVERS A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIMECOVERING THE DAYS OF THE LARGESTPROTESTS AND PROTESTERS ONLY INTHE DOWNTOWN WESTPORT AND PLAZAAREAS.THE SPONSOR CITY COUNCILMAN,BRANDON ELLINGTON PLAYED ARECORDING OF ONE OF A KANSASCITY CITIZEN VIDEOS THAT WASBROADCAST ON CNN PROTESTORGANIZER JUSTICE.AND WATCH THAT VIDEO AT THEMEETING TODAY, AND I’M FRANKLYEMBARRASSED FOR THE CITY OFKANSAS CITY SEVERAL PEOPLEOPPOSE THE AMNESTY PLAN MOST OFTHEM SPOUSES OF POLICE OFFICERSWHEN LAWS CAN BE CHANGED ON AWHIM BASED ON YOUR MOOD AT THEMOMENT.THERE IS NO REASON TO FOLLOWLAWS AT ANY TIME.RESULT IN CHAOS AT TIMES THEDEBATE GOT TESTY AND PERSONALBETWEEN THE TWO SIDES AND ONEPOINT COUNCILMAN ELLENTONINTERRUPTED ONE OF THE POLICESPOUSES AND CHAIRMAN.KEVIN MCMANUS HAD TO STEP IN MR.CLERK IF YOU’D STOP
By Bruce Pannier
(FPRI) -- In the early 1990s, Kyrgyzstan was often referred to as an “island of democracy” in..