KC considers law against street harassment of walkers, cyclists and others
BY MIKE HENDRICKSTHE KANSAS CITY STAR...
Whether it’s crude remarks shouted from car windows at mothers walking their kids to school, or bicyclists nearly squeezed off the road by angry motorists not interested in sharing it, such all-too-common acts of intimidation do more than make the targets fearful.
They also undermine initiatives aimed at fighting obesity and encouraging alternative forms of transportation here and across the nation.
Which is why Kansas City could soon be joining a growing number of communities that have enacted anti-harassment ordinances that impose fines and jail sentences on perpetrators found guilty of street harassment.
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