Bryant said the Gang List gives WPD a lot of power. “We could (look suspicious) walking to a basketball game. Why?” he asked. “They study us. It’s not that we look suspicious — we look familiar.
“If there was a gang list, it should be limited to people who have been charged and proved to be a gang member. Not because some individual thinks they are,” said Teresa Woody, litigation director at Kansas Appleseed.
Wichita Police declined to comment on the Gang List and related issues because of the pending lawsuit. However, Chief Gordon Ramsay addressed Bryant’s situation.
“We made changes and continue to make changes in collaboration with our community and we would welcome Desmond to come back to the table,” Ramsay said in an emailed statement.
This story is part of an ongoing examination of the Wichita Gang List. Send tips to stefania@thebeacon.media or DM her on Twitter @steflugli.
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