Posted on Nov 20, 2023
Is crime actually rising on the Country Club Plaza? Here’s what the numbers tell us
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Businesses and shoppers express worries about personal safety and rising crime on the Plaza, but the numbers show that the largest issues revolve around cars. However, shopping district's enduring legacy of racism tends to heavily influence the discussion.
A small white pickup, its sides marked “SECURITY” in bold lettering, creeps up the incline of a parking garage at the east end of the Country Club Plaza.
Once inside, the truck will circle, a visible presence countering the top crime threat that people experience on the Plaza — car theft, either of the vehicle or items taken from cars.
At the other end of the Plaza, near where the Cinemark Palace movie theater and a McDonald’s once drew crowds of teenagers, an unmarked police car sits idling in the street.
The Kansas City Police Department (KCPD) car’s stationary presence is a common sight in the iconic shopping district.
This was the scene on a recent Saturday evening. But the same routine, KCPD supplementing the Plaza’s private security, can be seen during the week.
A small white pickup, its sides marked “SECURITY” in bold lettering, creeps up the incline of a parking garage at the east end of the Country Club Plaza.
Once inside, the truck will circle, a visible presence countering the top crime threat that people experience on the Plaza — car theft, either of the vehicle or items taken from cars.
At the other end of the Plaza, near where the Cinemark Palace movie theater and a McDonald’s once drew crowds of teenagers, an unmarked police car sits idling in the street.
The Kansas City Police Department (KCPD) car’s stationary presence is a common sight in the iconic shopping district.
This was the scene on a recent Saturday evening. But the same routine, KCPD supplementing the Plaza’s private security, can be seen during the week.
Is crime actually rising on the Country Club Plaza? Here’s what the numbers tell us
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NC man tells his story after surviving an attempted lynching in 1952
Lynn Council says on a Sunday in November, 1952 in Apex, NC officers attempted to lynch him when he refused to confessed to a crime he didn't commit.
V1 : https://youtu.be/lo3D7XSbOHg?si=rUYpndgLj0z1BW7o
A.) Police killings of black people: the legacy of lynching writ large | COMMENTARY
By WILL SCHWARZ
FOR THE BALTIMORE SUN
MAY 31, 2020 AT 12:52 PM
SOURCE :
https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/op-ed/bs-ed-op-0603-police-killings-lynching-legacy-20200531-pady24plgredhnwt3xdlyh6rdi-story.html
B.) National Policing, Lynching, and Constitutional Change
Christopher Waldrep
The Journal of Southern History
Vol. 74, No. 3 (Aug., 2008), pp. 589-626 (38 pages)
Published By: Southern Historical Association
https://doi.org/10.2307/27650230
https://www.jstor.org/stable/27650230
SOURCE :
https://www.jstor.org/stable/27650230
C.) As black people continue to die at the hands of police and vigilantes, the nation faces its long history of racial violence.
BY DENEEN L. BROWN
PUBLISHED JUNE 4, 2020
SOURCE :
https://api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/public/amp/history/article/history-of-lynching-violent-deaths-reflect-brutal-american-legacy
*{Eventually it’ll sink-in}*
1.) A look at the Casual Killing Act of 1669 that made it legal to kill a slave at will :
1669
Virginia passes an act regarding the casual killing of slaves: "If any slave resist his master (or other by his master’s order correcting him) and by the extremity of the correction should chance to die, that his death shall not be accompted felony."
https://www.google.com/amp/s/face2faceafrica.com/article/a-look-at-the-casual-killing-act-of-1669-that-made-it-legal-to-kill-a-slave-at-will/amp
2.) Slave Patrols: An Early Form of American Policing
July 10, 2019 | Authored by Chelsea Hansen
“I [patroller’s name], do swear, that I will as searcher for guns, swords, and other weapons among the slaves in my district, faithfully, and as privately as I can, discharge the trust reposed in me as the law directs, to the best of my power. So help me, God.”
-Slave Patroller’s Oath, North Carolina, 1828.
Source : The National Law Enforcement
https://nleomf.org/slave-patrols-an-early-form-of-american-policing/
“The National Law Enforcement Museum is dedicated to telling the story of American law enforcement by providing visitors a “walk in the shoes” experience. The Museum is working to expand and enrich the relationship shared by law enforcement and the community through educational journeys, immersive exhibitions, and insightful programs.”
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*** Disclaimer : This a repost from myself, because people are tooooo comfortable with the status quo. ***
“I will not apologize for telling the FACTS, in a world that worship the lies”.
A.) Police killings of black people: the legacy of lynching writ large | COMMENTARY
By WILL SCHWARZ
FOR THE BALTIMORE SUN
MAY 31, 2020 AT 12:52 PM
SOURCE :
https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/op-ed/bs-ed-op-0603-police-killings-lynching-legacy-20200531-pady24plgredhnwt3xdlyh6rdi-story.html
B.) National Policing, Lynching, and Constitutional Change
Christopher Waldrep
The Journal of Southern History
Vol. 74, No. 3 (Aug., 2008), pp. 589-626 (38 pages)
Published By: Southern Historical Association
https://doi.org/10.2307/27650230
https://www.jstor.org/stable/27650230
SOURCE :
https://www.jstor.org/stable/27650230
C.) As black people continue to die at the hands of police and vigilantes, the nation faces its long history of racial violence.
BY DENEEN L. BROWN
PUBLISHED JUNE 4, 2020
SOURCE :
https://api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/public/amp/history/article/history-of-lynching-violent-deaths-reflect-brutal-american-legacy
*{Eventually it’ll sink-in}*
1.) A look at the Casual Killing Act of 1669 that made it legal to kill a slave at will :
1669
Virginia passes an act regarding the casual killing of slaves: "If any slave resist his master (or other by his master’s order correcting him) and by the extremity of the correction should chance to die, that his death shall not be accompted felony."
https://www.google.com/amp/s/face2faceafrica.com/article/a-look-at-the-casual-killing-act-of-1669-that-made-it-legal-to-kill-a-slave-at-will/amp
2.) Slave Patrols: An Early Form of American Policing
July 10, 2019 | Authored by Chelsea Hansen
“I [patroller’s name], do swear, that I will as searcher for guns, swords, and other weapons among the slaves in my district, faithfully, and as privately as I can, discharge the trust reposed in me as the law directs, to the best of my power. So help me, God.”
-Slave Patroller’s Oath, North Carolina, 1828.
Source : The National Law Enforcement
https://nleomf.org/slave-patrols-an-early-form-of-american-policing/
“The National Law Enforcement Museum is dedicated to telling the story of American law enforcement by providing visitors a “walk in the shoes” experience. The Museum is working to expand and enrich the relationship shared by law enforcement and the community through educational journeys, immersive exhibitions, and insightful programs.”
_________________________________ •
*** Disclaimer : This a repost from myself, because people are tooooo comfortable with the status quo. ***
“I will not apologize for telling the FACTS, in a world that worship the lies”.
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