Protest organizers say peaceful demonstration separate from later unrest

Organizers of Sunday's peaceful protest against police brutality want to get their message out - and want to make sure people know their demonstration was separate from the unrest that followed.

MESSAGE IS BEING HEARD- BUT THAT DOESN'T MEANTHEY'RE GOING TO STOPSPREADING THE WORD.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER EMMA JAMES ISLIVE ON THE PLAZA.EMMA - YOU SPOKE WITHONE OF THE ORGANIZERSOF THE PROTESTS.YES - JUSTICE HORN SAYSHE WANTS TO BE CLEAR -THE EVENT HE PLANNEDWAS SEPARATE FROM THEVIOLENCE ANDDESTRUCTION THATHAPPENED IN THE LATERHOURS OF THE NIGHTHE TELLS ME HE'S HAPPYWITH THE PROGRESSMADE HERE LAST NIGHT"This isn't blacks againstwhites, this is people againstracism, this is people againstpolice brutality"THIS IS HOW SUNDAY'SBLACK LIVES MATTERPROTEST STARTED.HUNDREDS LISTENED ASCO-ORGANIZER JUSTICEHORN SPOKE OF GEORGEFLOYD'S MURDER AND THEREFORM NEEDED WITHINPOLICE DEPARTMENTSAROUND THE COUNTRYJUSTICE HORN, CO-ORGANIZER,BLACK LIVES MATTER PROTEST"That's making sure that ourpolice department's locallycontrolled and that we havebody cams."JUSTICE HORN SAYS HISEVENT, WHICH HEORGANIZED ON FACEBOOKWAS ALWAYS INTENDEDTO BE PEACEFUL."Now is the time to make ourvoices heard."JUSTICE HORN, CO-ORGANIZER,BLACK LIVES MATTER PROTEST"It was absolutely beautiful,that's what Kansas City isabout."AS THE NIGHT WENT ONPOLICE SAY SOMEPROTESTERS THREWROCKS AND FROZENWATER BOTTLES ATOFFICERS WHORESPONDED WITH PEPPERSPRAY AND TEAR GAS.JUSTICE FEELS THOSEACTIONS WERE TOOAGGRESSIVE.JUSTICE HORN, CO-ORGANIZER,BLACK LIVES MATTER PROTEST"The only time police shouldact is if things are getting outof hand and their lives are atrisk."CATHERINE ARCHIE-JOHNSON CAME TOPROTEST MONDAY.SHE TELLS ME SHEDISAGREES POLICE WERETOO AGGRESSIVE.CATHERINE ARCHIE-JOHNSON,PROTESTING MONDAY"I commend our policedepartment for that becausecould have gotten a lot worse,it could have been like someof these other cities."WHILE CATHERINE ANDJUSTICE DISAGREE ONTHAT - THEY BOTH AGREEON SOMETHING ELSE -CATHERINE ARCHIE-JOHNSON,PROTESTING MONDAY"I feel like protesters aregetting the message out thereout in the open out in the clearfor everyone to here and feelus."JUSTICE HORN, CO-ORGANIZERBLACK LIVES MATTER PROTEST"I think we got our messageout and we made it clear thatwe need to stand together."JUSTICE TELLS ME HE WIBE SPEAKING WITH THEPOLICE COMMISSION JUNE16TH ABOUT THE REFORMHE WOULD LIKE TO SEE.HIS ULTIMATE GOAL IS FOREVERYONE TO FEEL SAFEIN KANSAS CITYREPORTING LIVE INKANSAS CITY, EMMAJAMES, 41 ACTION