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Lee’s Summit Police Department Used Dystopian Surveillance AI That Collects Your Facial Data

By Ryan S. ● Justice ● September 12, 2021

While the LSPD is one of the few local departments that has admitted to utilizing this technology at the organizational level, other departments like KCPD have admitted to individual officers having used the technology.

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KC Cop Who Murdered Donnie Sanders & Hospitalized a 9 Month Pregnant Woman Still Employed by KCPD

By Ryan S. ● Kansas City ● August 22, 2021

Mayor Lucas Requests New Wave of Federal Agents Despite Civil Rights Leaders Demand for Structural Solutions to Policing Crisis

By Cassandra Gillig ● Kansas City ● July 27, 2021

BREAKING: Coalition of KC Civil Rights Organizations Requests U.S. Justice Department Investigate KCPD

By KC Defender Staff ● Kansas City ● July 26, 2021

A historic coalition of Kansas City Civil Rights Organizations is Requesting that the United States Justice Department Investigates KCPD.

What Is Happening In Westport Is Not A “Litter and Tent Cleanup”, It Is A Ruthless Assault On People & Families

By KC Defender Staff ● Kansas City ● July 18, 2021

The Black Radical Tradition: Kansas City’s Rich History of Revolutionary Organizing

By Adin Alem ● Kansas City ● July 14, 2021

When KC Cops Murder Black People, Local Media Are Co-Conspirators

By Cassandra Gillig ● Kansas City ● July 12, 2021

Led by police department lies emphasizing Johnson’s purportedly threatening presence and guilt, the killing elicited little protest.

VIDEO: KC Black Panther Party Vows “War” with KCPD & Promotes July Armed Demonstration

By KC Defender Staff ● Kansas City ● July 1, 2021

Liberation Through Housing: A Feature With Revolutionary Leader of KC Tenants

By KC Defender Staff ● Justice ● July 1, 2021

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