Race for the Cure

A St. Louis man serving 40 years in federal prison for two carjackings, one of which was fatal, has been charged for a separate fatal carjacking 17 hours earlier. [More]

But since we’re told addiction is a disease, it’s not his fault.

No, don’t ask what the hell he was doing out. In addition to being hooked on guns, he’s overrepresented in the justice system.

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Blinding Us with Science

St. Louis Board of Aldermen begin hearing on police technology [More]

Translation: They have no clue on what to do so they’re just going to throw money at stuff constituents dumb enough to vote for them don’t understand anyway, but it looks like they’re actually doing something proactive.

“ShotSpotter”… good grief.

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We’re the Only Ones Fauxnly Enough

Black cars marked with ‘police’ patrol St. Louis. They aren’t owned by the city’s police department [More]

When enforcement motive becomes a matter of coporate profit instead of
“to secure the Blessings of Liberty,” I’d say we have a problem, and I question whether consent of the governed can be assumed.

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What Have We Learned?

The final night of a five-week citizens academy produced by the DEA St. Louis Division included a simulated “shoot – don’t shoot” scenario. “It takes literally a quarter of a second to get shot,” said Laura Bethany Strong, a St. Louis area resident after completing the simulation. [More]

And Laura doesn’t have a problem with someone who would do that being the only one with a choice?

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They Just Don’t Make Masterminds Like They Use To

Police said Kendrick M. Bobo, 19, was driving on Olive with three people in his vehicle. At one point, Bobo pulled alongside another vehicle and the people in Bobo’s car began firing into that second car. [More]

That’s a “mastermind”…?

If only Bobo & Co. had received “cognitive behavioral therapy and street outreach…”

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The Definition of Insanity

Organizations, non-profits, and community members learned about a regional initiative called “Save Lives Now” on Thursday. The focus is to bring in cognitive behavioral therapy and street outreach to help reduce violent crime. [More]

Or as Rocky asked of Bullwinkle, “Again?

Another “plan” announced to media fanfare that makes noises about symptoms while not just ignoring– but perpetuating and exacerbating the causes…

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There Oughta Be a Law

The family hoped officers would either seize the weapon or transfer it elsewhere. The gun ended up with a third party, then eventually ended up back in Harris’ hands. Police could not take possession of the weapon at the time due to Missouri’s lack of a red flag law. [More]

Ya gotta wonder when people are going to wake up and realize it’s not the weapon that needs to be transferred elsewhere

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