E3 Condemns 'Perverted Justice' After Fmr. KCPD Detective Clemency

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Agree or disagree, there is no denying rising urban core criticism after Guv Parson commuted the sentence of a former KCPD detective in the killing of Cameron Lamb.

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Although Parson, a former sheriff, had long hinted he would take action to reverse DeValkenaere’s conviction (as had his incoming successor, Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe), the move still warranted sharp rebukes from prominent Black ministers in the state. Rev. Emanuel Cleaver III, senior pastor at St. James United Methodist Church in Kansas City, told me Parson’s decision “perverted justice” and shows that the governor “must not understand that this is the season where God gave the gift of love.”

“The governor’s decision to free DeValkenaere will only widen the gap that has existed between law enforcement and the Black community that goes back generations,” Cleaver added. “What it says to the community is that it is okay to kill as long as the victim is Black. It is a complete disregard and disrespect for Cameron Lamb’s family.”

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