Tales of the Bizarro World

Missouri’s governor would play a major role in St. Louis policing and prosecution under a bill praised by Republicans as a way to fight crime and criticized by Democrats as an attempt to take away local control from the Black-led city. [More]

So the people trying to save black lives are the racists…?

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Fascists Attack Hero of Justice and Equity

A St. Louis judge sanctioned St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s office last week for allegedly withholding evidence in a double-murder case, while allowing the suspect out on bond, amid rising criticism about left-wing prosecutors allowing crime to flourish in major U.S. cities. [More]

And you’ll notice the strategy of those who want things to be this way is to deflect with charges of racism and antisemitism so that people will be afraid to speak the truth.

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And the Crowd Went Wild

Kim Gardner hosts criminal justice reform discussion… She said poverty is the number one factor driving crime and called on St. Louis to do more to address inequities within the community. [More]

I remember my father telling me about cutting mold spots out of bread slices during the Great Depression– back in the days when you could walk into a hardware store and walk out with a .38 and before the days of getting forced wealth transfers just because you exist.

They didn’t use that as an excuse to act like savages or live in filth or blame others.

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