Activists Tout Legal Trickery Against Police 'Local Control' Rather Than Democracy

The latest plan to FAIL from local anti-police activists is based on crusty old documents rather than proof of public sentiment. 

And here's why all of this might be exceptionally pathetic . . .

Right now there are laws on the books wherein locals could put "local control" to a vote and engage residents in real political change. In fact, STL did it. 

Instead . . .

Rather than collect petitions in high humidity and suffer constant abuse, a real debate and political push back . . . Fundraising to fund legal drama and social media stunts is probably more rewarding.

Check the newspaper promoting a sketchy cause and an organization that has great intentions despite tragic reasoning . . .

"Plaintiffs in a pending court case aim to undo that arrangement and let Kansas City run its own police department once again, if they can prove the state control law was the product of sloppy lawmaking when it was passed 85 years ago.

Documents long hidden in plain sight at the State Historical Society support the theory, pointing out a discrepancy in the law, say critics who recently filed court challenges to the state law they say is discriminatory and possibly unconstitutional.

“We think this might be the Holy Grail,” said Lora McDonald, the executive director of the Metro Organization for Racial and Economic Equity, a social justice group known more commonly as MORE2 that is critical of police violence and abuse of power.

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

'The Holy Grail': Could 85-year-old error unravel state control of Kansas City police?

A group claims in court that KC should regain control of it police force & state control is unconstitutional because of an error in 1939 law.