Opinion | 'Perhaps City Councilwoman Amanda Sawyer missed the part of Ma Kaing’s tragic death where the reason she was out after 11 p.m. was because she was returning home from a late night at work trying to fill a catering order at her new restaurant.'
This tragedy in East Colfax should be a wake-up call, just like the last one.
With this backdrop, Denver City Councilwoman Amanda Sawyer attended a community meeting in East Colfax to mourn Kaing and talk about ways to stem gun violence. Anger and frustration were directed at the City of Denver for slow responses to 911 calls for help and a general feeling that the city’s leaders have ignored the rising crime.“I wish that your mom was still here,” a visibly emotional Sawyer said, apologizing to Kaing’s son.
Kaing, and many others in the community, direct their efforts to programs that will actually help the community rather than volunteering to do Denver Parks and Recreation’s job. It’s hard to imagine if Sawyer had been attending a meeting in Park Hill, Crestmoor or Hilltop about slow police response times and rising crime, she would have deigned to lecture the community about their lack of volunteer time with at-risk children in nearby schools.
Her response on Twitter to criticism of her speech, however, shows that self-reflection isn’t Sawyer’s strong suit. Sen. Julie Gonzales, who also attended the meeting, remarked on Twitter that Sawyer’s finger-wagging was not a good look.
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