WyCo protesters say task force a small step in right direction
WyCo protesters say task force a small step in right direction
Reminding Kansas City, Kansas, leadership they are still concerned about issues of racial injustice, a group of 40 demonstrators demanded change for hours outside City Hall on Monday.
Facilities andso we hope were trying to createdifferent kinds of jobsMeloneeWise,CEO Fetch RoboticsSeen a 60%increase in requests forrobots5:32they were already suffering fromamassive labor shortage and thencovid came in and forced them tohave even less people in thebuilding, and so they needautomation to stay competitive.5:4512:42 typically it createsmorebusiness which creates moregrowthand in turn allows them to hiremorepeople17:31 we have seen a lotmore smaller businesses as oflate,and I think robots as a serviceinsmaller businesses can reallylevelthe playing field for smallbusiness17:44Hitendra Chaturvedi,Professorof supply chain management,ASU9:55 today the cost ofmanufacturing in Mexico andlatinAmerica is cheaper than that inchina10:02 10:20 we should not put awallin the middle of thesecountries11:04seriously think about where thewallshould be for Purely economicregions13:38 robots and atificialintelnge how we dobusiness 13:4214:43 therngrobots to the US and we wewillfrom China14:5319:48 we wejust put TNTbehind itUNTLESS COUPMOVEDURING THIS PANDEMIC.WHY TTHIS HAPPENS.PLUS - A PROPOSRRESTED.WHY POLICE SAY IT COUT -- IFPASSED.A NEW GROUP FORMED INWYANDOTTE COUNTY AIMSTO MAKE CHANGE - AS THECOUNTRY RISES UPAGAINST POLICEBRUTALITY AGAINST BLACKPEOPLE.IT COMES ASPROTESTERS DEMANDEDCHANGE IN K-C-K.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER AARON LADDWAS THERE.LEADERS HERE IN KCK SAYTHEY HEAR THE DEMANDSOF PROTESTORS --ANNOUNCING A NEW TASKFORCE AIMED ATINCREASING COMMUNITYPOLICING EFFORTS.
BUTSOME WE SPOKE WITHTODAY SAY THERE'SSTILL A LONG WAY TO GO.Khadijah Hardaway // SocialjusticeChair, Grant Chapel AME"They should be talking aboutwhat's happening around thecountry and what's happeningin Wyandotte.BIRTH OUT OF WEEKS OFPROTESTS AND DECADESOF RACIAL TENSION --- KCKANNOUNCES a newly-formedTask Force on Community andPolice Relations.Mayor David Alvey // UnifiedGovernment of KCK and WyandotteCo."This is not a one timelistening session."Interim Police Chief MichaelYork //KCKPD"Open dialogue with thecommunity, I want to hearwhat they have to say andhow i can do it better..how myofficers can do better."Commissioner Harold Johnson //Task Force Co-Chair"We're not just going to talk.But we're going to walk thetalk."BUT NOT ALL ARE SWAYEDA GROUP GATHERINGOUTSIDE CITY HALLMONDAY SAYS THE NEWGROUP IS THE FIRST STEPIN A LONG JOURNEY TOSMOOTHING RACIALINEQUITY IN K-C-K.Trina Crawford // Lives inKansasCity, Kansas."There's a lack ofaccountability within our forceas far as dealing with thecitizens of our community."Shelby Brown // lives in KCMO"Black lives matter and that'simportant and notcontroversial."Khadijah Hardaway // SocialjusticeChair, Grant Chapel AME"We are not leaving...we'regoing to stand here untiljustice is met."PROTESTORS SAY THEY'LLBE AT TONIGHTS KCK CITYCOUNCIL MEETINGLOOKING FOR MOREANSWERS TO THEIRDEMANDS.
REPORTING INWYANDOTTE COUNTY,AARON LADD, 41 ACTIONNE
