Blame Racism For Deadly Youngster Fall At Independence Towers?!?

Activists fight for control of the narrative in the aftermath of a horrific tragedy.

 To wit . . . 

THE KC DEFENDER SHARES RACIALLY CHARGED ACCUSATIONS AGAINST OWNERS & MEDIA IN DEFENSE OF PARENTS CONFRONTING NEGLECT CHARGES!!!

They call it the "latest manifestation of violent neglect by slumlords."

Here's how they report the situation . . .

"In a heart-wrenching, outraging tragedy, a 3-year-old Black toddler fell to his death from an 8th-floor window at Independence Towers after his parents had repeatedly asked their slumlord to fix the broken window.

"To make matters worse, prosecutors have now charged the grieving parents with child endangerment, compounding their unimaginable loss with criminalization and incarceration."

Another quote accuses mainstream media of complicity . . . 

"White Media Criminalizes & Plasters Mugshots of Black Parent Victims

"Adding insult to injury, Kansas City’s largest TV stations—FOX4, KMBC, and KCTV—have plastered the mugshots of the grieving parents, Moses Lee Bass Jr. and Destiny Randle, across screens, portraying them as negligent and criminal.

"This media narrative is a gross distortion of the truth, shifting the blame away from the real culprit: the slumlord and company who neglected their responsibilities and allowed these dangerous conditions to persist."

Meanwhile . . .

Other residents of Independence Towers claim there is more than enough blame to go around as they advocate for their own safety.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com links . . .

KC Slumlord Neglect Leads to Black Baby's Death from 8th Story Window; Rage Mounts After Parents Unjustly Jailed

In a horrifying injustice, a Black baby fell to death from an 8th story window at Independence Towers after months-long slumlord neglect. Community demands justice after grieving parents are jailed and criminalized.

Parents face life imprisonment after son's fatal fall from window at the Independence Towers

Destiny Randle and Moses Bass could face life in prison after their 3-year-old son fell through a window and plunged eight stories to his death.

Independence Towers residents say blame is shared in toddler's death

From no hot water, to screens not being on all of the windows, to some of the building being deemed unsafe, to no air conditioning. Residents insist that blame should be shared with the complex.

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