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Reflections On Kansas City's Weekend Of Protests Against Police Violence

By Steve Kraske,

Published June 1, 2020 at 3:24 PM CDT

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Mayor Quinton Lucas implored protesters to continue talking to him about what they want and need to feel safe. — Mayor Quinton Lucas implored protesters at last weekend's protests to continue talking to him about what they want and need to feel safe.

Mayor Quinton Lucas said he hopes the conversation stays focused on how to avoid excessive police force in the future, not the destruction that happened during parts of the protests.

"It is not about looting cupcake shops on the plaza," he said. "It's instead about how we can change society."

Quinton Lucas, Kansas City, Missouri, mayor
Marcell Denmon, Kansas City protester
Carlos Moreno, KCUR contributing photographer
Keji Akinmoladun, Kansas City protest organizer

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