Ordinance on protester charges advances to full council

An ordinance calling for charges against non-violent protesters to be thrown out has advanced to full council in Kansas City, Missouri.

BREAKING NEWS FOR YOURIGHT NOW.AN ORDINANCE THATWOULD KEEP NON-VIOLENT PROTESTERSFROM FACING CITYCHARGES - JUSTADVANCED AND WILL BEVOTED ON BY THE FULLCOUNCIL IN KANSAS CITY.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER SARAH PLAKEJOINS US LIVE WITH THEDETAILS -- SARAH.AFTER MORE THAN THREEHOURS OF DEBATE ANDDISCUSSION, THECOMMITTEE VOTED TOADVANCE THE ORDINANCETO THE FULL COUNCIL..THEY WILL DECIDEWHETHER TO THROW OUTCHARGES AGAINST NON-VIOLENT PROTESTERSWHO WERE ARRESTEDOVER THE LAST COUPLEWEEKS.IT WOULD EXCLUDEAGGRAVATEDTRESPASSING.THE DISCUSSION WASHEATED..

MOSTLYDOMINATED BY ACTIVISTSAND PROTESTERS WHOSAID THEY WERE TEAR-GASSED, PEPPERSPRAYED, AND SHOT WITHRUBBER BULLETS FORPEACEFULLY PROTESTING.ON THE OTHER SIDE, WEHEARD FROM POLICE REPSAND OFFICERS WIVES WHODEFEND THE POLICEDEPARTMENT..

THEY SAYLAWS ARE LAWS AND WESHOULDN'T BEND THEMFOR THIS INCIDENT.Everybody here is uncomfortable,everyone here doesn't feel goodabout what's going on, but ifthepolice want to stop getting theheat,they need to start actingappropriately, serving thecommunitythat is paying them.In the past weeks i've seennothingfrom this council except thepolicedepartment being thrown underthebus.

None of this has been thefaultof this police department.THE CITY ALREADY THREWOUT THE CHARGES OFPEOPLE WHO WEREARRESTED FOR STEPPINGOFF THE CURB INTO THESTREET.SARAH PLAKE 41 ACTIO