Yesterday I mentioned that Killeen NAACP President Taneika Driver-Moultrie sponsored a meeting at VFW Post 9191 on Tuesday. The subject was general enough: what are the _real_ issues that plague the area and what concerns the community. I wish I had gone, and I hope I see the notices when there are meetings like it in the future. From the report in the Killeen Daily Herald it seems that the discussion was among a panel consisting of KPD Chief Dennis Baldwin; Ardrell Evans, president of the local chapter of Omega Psi Phi; Miclelle Brown, a member of the local Cadillac Alliance Car Club; Tiffany Kirk of the 300 Car Club; Calvin Moultrie of Men of Unity; and perhaps others -- the article is not clear. The important point is that real issues were discussed: racial profiling in general, racial profiling in specific in Killeen -- with real-life examples, KPD's efforts to make the police force more diverse, and the entire community's dependence on the clear, fair and impartial enforcement of the laws.
I have to contrast this meeting with the meeting I _did_ attend on Tuesday, the Killeen City Council workshop, which addressed, for the most part, the issues important to real estate developers. That doesn't fairly summarize the workshop, but I believe it was the flavor.
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