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Kansas City mayor accuses Governor of racism for calling Super Bowl mass shooters ‘thugs’
The Postmillennial ^ | Feb 17, 2024 | Thomas Stevenson

Posted on 02/18/2024 7:34:13 AM PST by Mr. Mojo

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas said on Friday that Missouri Gov. Mike Parson used a racial "dog whistle" when the governor said "thugs" were responsible for the shooting.

He made the comments while speaking to KCUR host Steve Kraske on the radio program "Up to Date."

“I certainly do think this was criminal activity, it’s lawlessness and I think that that’s troubling,” Lucas told Kraske when the radio host asked about the governor's comments. “But ‘thugs’ is a dog whistle in the most classic sense and I have seen this dog whistle time and again.”

A "dog whistle" when referred to in politics is often used describe something, such as a term, that is allegedly coded language to communicate a message to racists, sexists, or other groups who hold biases.

In the interview, Lucas went on to rail on gun rights and spoke about all the gun violence in Kansas City.

He then said that the only reason the identities of the shooters who committed the crime have not been released yet is because they are juveniles and not their race. This is despite that the juveniles will be charged as adults in the mass shooting.

In 2021, Lucas announced plans to defund the KC Police Department by 47 million dollars and that the reason for the decision was centered around “listening to black and brown people."

He suggested that $47 million cut from the department "is not actually a lot." He then railed on those who live outside the city for making suggestions on how to solve crime in the town.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Missouri
KEYWORDS: banglist; blackmoronsmatter; blackthugsmatter; feral; ignorantnegro; kc; thatsracist; thugishindistupid; thugs
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To: Mr. Mojo
He suggested that $47 million cut from the department "is not actually a lot." He then railed on those who live outside the city for making suggestions on how to solve crime in the town.

They can prevent crimes against themselves by staying out of town. But next week the mayor will be decrying white flight and retail deserts.

61 posted on 02/18/2024 9:15:52 AM PST by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man.)
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To: Mr. Mojo

Look into the bg of this mayor and I’d bet you’d find a mostly thug-life upbringing.


62 posted on 02/18/2024 9:18:48 AM PST by Newtoidaho (All I ask of living is to have no chains on me.)
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To: Mr. Mojo

Let`s call a teen a teen.


63 posted on 02/18/2024 9:18:49 AM PST by yeff (Yuor biran has teh alibtiy to mkae oderr out of caohs)
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To: Kaiser8408a
Always RACE, RACE, RACE, grow government handouts, not enforce the law for crimes by blacks.

And steal steal steal and justify it by claiming it's what all the white politicians did and it's simply their turn.

Govern and actually administer the municipality? That's much too hard and too much work!

64 posted on 02/18/2024 9:19:41 AM PST by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

“..Blacks can’t be trusted in positions of power....”

Statement of the year.
America, along with Trump, is learning this tidbit the “hard way”.
What city? Indeed, what country for that matter, where they’re fully in charge is not royally screwed up?
Scott Adams is right, and The Bell Curve is proving itself to be true.


65 posted on 02/18/2024 9:22:13 AM PST by lgjhn23 ("On the 8th day, Satan created the progressive liberal to destroy all the good that God created..." )
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To: Mr. Mojo

Whenever the screams of racism occur over an innocuous term, you know EXACTLY what demographics the perps are likely from.

Same with the screams of *homophobia* and *islamaphobia*.


66 posted on 02/18/2024 9:22:33 AM PST by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus…)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

The governor’s response should have been, You can jam that dog whistle up your arse and play Yankey Doodle, but they are thugs.


67 posted on 02/18/2024 9:27:05 AM PST by healy61 (.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

EEE, you are right. Never identify the race, it’s too honest....

AND,

Don’t use, “Thugs.” It is a double dog whistle word.

Use, “Amish,” or “Alter boys!” Anything but Thugs!


68 posted on 02/18/2024 9:30:15 AM PST by BatGuano (2020 = Stolen Election. Believe it! Molon Labe.)
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To: Mr. Mojo

The original “Thugs”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thuggee


69 posted on 02/18/2024 9:31:19 AM PST by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("All he had was a handgun. Why did you think that was a threat?" --Rittenhouse Prosecutor)
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To: bosshog

You couldn’t be more wrong.


Oh, I’ve been more wrong many times! I’m about your age, grew up in SoCal and moved to rural MO in the early 70s. Yes, high school kids at the school I taught at had rifles and shotguns in gun racks in their trucks, it was required by law back then—they couldn’t be concealed.

But perhaps you missed the /s at the end of my post?


70 posted on 02/18/2024 9:34:48 AM PST by hanamizu ( )
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To: Mr. Mojo

Meanwhile, per the mayor, 800 members of LE were on duty during the parade.

Why is nobody asking what the heck taxpayers are paying them for?!


71 posted on 02/18/2024 9:36:08 AM PST by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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To: MrRelevant

I see what you did there.


72 posted on 02/18/2024 9:43:14 AM PST by bigfootbob (Arm Up and Live Free!)
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To: Mr. Mojo

Oh so it was Obama’s sons, if Obama had sons, who did the mass shooting!


73 posted on 02/18/2024 9:45:37 AM PST by Chgogal (Welcome to Fuhrer Biden's Weaponized Fascist Banana Republic! It's the road to he)
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To: Mr. Mojo

Since when do thugs shoot up a bunch of innocent people?

Outrageous!


74 posted on 02/18/2024 10:24:31 AM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Mr. Mojo

If obama had a son


75 posted on 02/18/2024 10:26:14 AM PST by italianquaker
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To: Mr. Mojo

Dogs hear dog whistles.


76 posted on 02/18/2024 10:35:06 AM PST by DPMD (ua)
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To: Mr. Mojo

Ok, they’re vermin.


77 posted on 02/18/2024 10:42:05 AM PST by TiGuy22
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To: Mr. Mojo

He should have been more accurate : Black Thugs


78 posted on 02/18/2024 11:13:17 AM PST by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)
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To: Mr. Mojo

If the Governor is smart then he will double down.


79 posted on 02/18/2024 11:22:41 AM PST by Revel
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To: RWGinger

The dog that yelps when a rock gets thrown is the one that was hit.

Thug is as thug does.

And we all know the facts, even when the media refuses to report them.


80 posted on 02/18/2024 11:52:14 AM PST by SharpenedEdge (Stockpile. Prepare. Arm. Train. A Storm is coming.)
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