Team Roc Applies Pressure on Kansas City Police With Fiery Open Letter

NY rapper Jay-Z and his own label The Roc Nation filed a lawsuit against the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department last year and hasn’t let up yet.

Jay-Z Takes On The Kansas Police

The Department of Justice within the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department, also known as the KCKPD, has been under a large amount of scrutiny for sweeping misconduct under the rug. This alleged misconduct includes excessive force, corruption, and sexual assault. Back in September, Jay sued the KCKPD for “refusing to produce documents pertaining to any steps that the City has taken in response to those complaints, including any investigations or disciplinary proceedings initiated as a result of the complaints.” Alex Spiro spoke to ABCNews about the lawsuit swiftly after it was filed.

“The government has attempted to block our access to those files, and so we’re suing to see what they don’t want us to see.”

In response to Jay-Z’s lawsuit, Kansas Police quickly made their own statement to ABCNews.. “KORA does not require the disclosure of personnel records and criminal investigation records, for example, without specific circumstances. In response, Roc Nation has filed a 28-page petition stating there is a special interest in disclosing all records so the public can seek justice. Once the petition has been thoroughly reviewed, the Unified Government will follow up by filing a response.” Nancy Chartrand, public information officer of the KCKPD, said.

Holding them accountable

The KCKPD has had quite the list of accusations alone in the past few years. In 2019, a black female officer sued the Unified Government of Wyandotte County for “rampant” race and gender discrimination. That same year two Wyandotte officers were charged with mistreatment of an inmate. In 2020 a KCKPD officer faced charges of sex crimes involving a minor. These are just a few examples of the incidents in the lawsuit.

Read the full letter below:

Fast forward to the present day, Jay-Z and Team Roc, the charitable/philanthropist branch of Roc Nation, is still putting the heat on the Kansas police. The philanthropic team penned an open letter earlier today (Jan. 18). The letter reads: “TEAM Roc and the Midwest Innocence Project demand that the Department of Justice (DOJ) intensify its investigations into vast claims of corruption, coercion, rape, and murder committed or facilitated by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department (KCKPD).”

In conjunction with the Midwest Innocence Project and the FBI, Team Roc expressed their concerns for a deeper investigation.

“Until this office does convict several police officers and hopefully gain the cooperation of some of these police officers, the situation in Kansas City, Kansas, will only deteriorate.”

In combination with the open letter, Team Roc subsequently released a video featuring families of the victims telling their stories.

You can watch the emotional video below:

“If they didn’t do what he said to do, he would take them to jail. Now you know that’s power,” said Gloria Calvin, a family member of murdered Kansas City woman Rose Calvin.

Currently, the Department Of Justice at the KCKPD has yet to respond. However, it’s clear Jay-Z, and Team Roc isn’t letting up on their efforts to seek justice from Kansas Police.

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