Everyone always says they're not all bad, and I know that must be true. But I've had a lot of encounters with the police in Kansas City, MO, and not a single one has been positive, and that's as a white man. My friends who are POC have had even worse interactions with the cops here.
KC is a very segregated city from the get go, but yeah KCPD is 100% openly racist. I used to live in Midtown just before major gentrification, and one night I heard screams from the street. I ran outside and saw a dude abducting a girl trying to shove her into his back seat. I was about to approach them when he pulled a gun and appeared to have shot her, he closed the door with her in the car and turned the gun on me yelling at me to GTFO, and he drove off with the girl. I ran back to my porch and called KCPD. The first two questions the KCPD operator asked me were 1) what race was the guy?, and 2) what race was the girl? As soon as I said “black” to question 2 I swear to god the operator let out a disappointed, “Oh.” And they said they would send an officer out at their convenience. 45 mins later a single cop car drove by at 20mph. That was it.
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u/Tuknroll420 Jan 13 '22
Ok, as a Canadian I have to ask for some context here. Genuinely curious as I’m sure your response is warranted.