We'll get into more of this later . . . But for now, here's what informed local denizens must understand:
JEFF CITY THREATENING TO TAKE BACK STL POLING WILL DETERMINE THE PROGRESS OF KANSAS CITY LOCAL CONTROL EFFORTS!!!
Sadly . . . The discussion is mostly going to hinge on racism.
Concerns about reducing the homicide count & democratic representation are far more important.
A recent write-up offers just a bit more background and another reason to start thinking about the topic.
Check the money line . . .
The debate over policing power in St. Louis — a racially diverse, heavily Democratic city long vexed by violent crime — carries political and racial overtones like those that have roiled other cities and states this year. But data suggest neither state nor local control may make much difference when it comes to stemming homicides.
“Lots of things matter a whole lot more, like widespread social unrest, the economy crashing, that sort of thing,” said Richard Rosenfeld, a criminologist at the University of Missouri–St. Louis who analyzed the city’s crime statistics.
Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .
GOP lawmakers push for state control of St. Louis police - American Press
Ten years after gaining local control of its police for the first time since the Civil War, the city of St. Louis has more murders than ever before - and Missouri's Republican lawmakers are again pressuring for a state takeover of the police force. The debate over policing power in St.
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