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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Kansas City’s mayor has pardoned a man who was convicted of a misdemeanor after filming officers who were arresting a transgender woman. Mayor Quinton Lucas said Thursday he was pardoning Roderick Reed so citizens know they have the right to film police conduct. Reed was convicted of failing to obey a lawful order after filming the violent arrest by Kansas City officers who have since been charged with assault. Reed’s video was key to indicting the officers. A city council committee on Wednesday had voted to advance a proposal to amend the city’s ordinance on lawfully obeying police orders.
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