K.C. Mayor Quinton Lucas: Gov. Parson Referring to the Chiefs Parade Shooters as ‘Thugs’ Is a Racial ‘Dog Whistle’

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LUCAS: “I have respect for the governor. We get along well. I — I disagree strongly with how he would describe that situation. I — I certainly do think this was criminal activity, it was lawlessness, and I think that that’s troubling. But ‘thugs’ is a dog whistle in the most classic sense, and I have seen this dog whistle time and again.”