‘No Place for Hate’ rally turns into learning experience

What started as an introduction to rallies during the No Place for Hate protest for two children turned into a lesson about judgment and asking questions.

Has KC Police Solved The Ferguson Problem Through Social Media?

When it comes to branding, there may be no tool more important than social media. And when it comes to entities that have a desperate need to revamp their branding image, police departments rank high on the list…especially the St. Louis. Mo. police department. Let’s look to the KCPD for inspiration. In January 2013, I…

Fuck the Police (Right in Their Wallets)

Just raise our taxes. That’s the takeaway I arrive at more and more as I read about the various fuckeries of our nations police forces. Increasingly law enforcement is being used as a de facto fund raising mechanism for our nations various levels of government. It’s part of the reason why the war on drugs,…

Ferguson: Revolution or Defeat?

Hello. My name is Ty. I am a 31-year-old white male from the Midwest, Kansas City to be exact. I am here to talk about what is going on in Ferguson, Mo. Despite my stats, I am qualified to do so. Here’s why: I am a U.S. citizen. Whenever white people talk about Ferguson, they…

The Police State

Nobody hates cause-heads more than I do. Feminists, anarchists, hippies, Black Panthers, liberals, conservatives, pacifists, capitalists, communists. Any time someone defines themselves through a certain cause, I immediately loathe them. So why did I find myself among protesters last night? Because the situation in Ferguson, Missouri is not a cause, not an ideal and…