While the man who shot Yarl was not a cop, his whiteness allowed him to bear an invisible badge of the police force.
In the fall of 2022, Kansas City’s Black community expressed concern over an alarming spike in missing Black women from east Kansas City neighborhoods. KCPD dismissed the claims and refused to investigate. Less than a month later,Many in Kansas City believe that the possibility for change is limited because the city. While most police departments would be accountable to the municipal body, KCPD is controlled entirely by the state of Missouri and administered by a board appointed by the governor.
Our current criminal legal system stifles our imaginations, forcing us to think about justice only in terms of whether someone is charged, arrested, convicted and imprisoned. Instead, we must rethink what it means to enact justicea system that is bent on perpetrating harm. To be clear, this is not necessarily a call to reverse the charges brought against Lester.
We know that this threat is also present for Black people living in other parts of the country, from Kansas City to Minneapolis to Arbery’s Satilla Shores neighborhood in Glynn County, Georgia. We know that this threat doesn’t go away with the conviction of one man. A truly just system must prioritize the voices and experiences of those who are oppressed by the current system and ensure that they are actively involved in shaping and implementing these solutions. It must also recognize the interdependence of all communities and prioritize building relationships based on collective care.
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