A former Wichita police chief and a Wichita business-man have been appointed co-chairs of the Governor’s Task Force on Racial Profiling.
Gov. Mark Parkinson ap-pointed Mike Watson, former Wichita police chief and Curtis Whitten, co-chairs today.
Watson of Milford spent more than 32 years in law en-forcement in Kansas. He is a member and past president of the Kansas Association of Chiefs of Police, as well as a member of the Kansas Peace Officers Association and the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
Whitten of Wichita has more than 17 years of security and investigative experience. He is president and director of business development at Vend Tech Enterprise in Wichita.
“The safety and security of Kansans is paramount, and that includes protecting citizens from breaches of their personal rights,” said Parkinson.
He also appointed members Sheriff Dean Bush, Paula Flo-res, Rep. Delia Garcia, Pastor Virgil Horn Jr., Clyde Howard, Herman Jones and Rep. Mel-ody McCray-Miller. Also appointed were Mike Padilla, Shala Perez, Wilma Sanders, Susanna Valdovinos, Jabari Wamble and Rep. Valdenia Winn.
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what a waste of money.
rocknrolltaz, these positions are usually voluntary, not paid, so where is the waste of money?
I have often wondered where race issues come from so I studied the subject and armed myself with information and data.
historically there is a long history of this in America … to deny it is to be ignorant of the subject .. those not educated on the matter really can not see the differences in the behavior of others when it comes to race … I know and see the differences … according to my studies .. every one is a suspect…. now lets check the facts .. sometimes those facts are hidden from public scrutiny .. why? .. lets find out.
Why is racial profiling become so prevalent? Uuummm let’s see. Could it be because of 9/11 or could it be because of the amount of non-whites doing the most crimes. I think when it comes to home security as well as national security it should be expected as well as it is warranted. It is a proven fact that illegal aliens have become a large percentage of our criminals. The biggest percentage of criminals in prison are non-white. Where do citizens draw the line and when will our government do something about closing the borders and quit letting in people that will be the downfall of this great country.