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Title: St. Louis City Leader Says Police Ineffective, Tells Residents to Get Armed
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Fox News/AP
URL Source: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,460725,00.html
Published: Dec 2, 2008
Author: AP
Post Date: 2008-12-03 16:16:08 by X-15
Keywords: None
Views: 167
Comments: 4
ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis city leader frustrated with the police response to rising crime called Tuesday on residents to arm themselves to protect their lives and property. Alderman Charles Quincy Troupe said police are ineffective, outnumbered or don't care about the increase in crime in his north St. Louis ward. St. Louis has had 157 homicides in 2008, 33 more than last year at this time. "The community has to be ready to defend itself, because it's clear the economy is going to get worse, and criminals are getting more bold," Troupe, 72, said Tuesday. Troupe said that when he and residents approached a district police commander last year, they were told "there was nothing he could do to protect us and the community ... that he didn't have the manpower." Police did not immediately return requests for comment. Chief Dan Isom told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch he understands Troupe's frustration but doesn't support citizens arming themselves. Carrying guns, he said, is not a "recipe for a less violent community." Poster's comment: oops, somebody slipped-up and told the truth.
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#1. To: X-15 (#0)
Carrying guns, he said, is not a "recipe for a less violent community." Hmmmm. I see the good cop is a student of American history. /NOT!
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition RUN SILENT, RUN DEEP The I shall not vote for evil, lesser or otherwise. I used to live in St. Louis and still follow things. The police force has been corrupt from the get-go.
Pugs rule, all other dogs drool.
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Americans used to roar like lions for liberty. Now they bleat like sheep for security Chief Dan Isom told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch he understands Troupe's frustration but doesn't support citizens arming themselves.
"Corporation: An entity created for the legal protection of its human parasites, whose sole purpose is profit and self-perpetuation." ~~ IndieTx
#2. To: IndieTX (#1)
Hmmmm. I see the good cop is a student of American history. /NOT!
good bad cop is an asshole. If going unarmed prevented violence, then his cops would be carrying flowers instead of guns.
Body Art Cobleskill, NY
#3. To: X-15 (#0)
#4. To: X-15, *libertarians*, *Shooters*, *Jack-Booted Thugs* (#0)
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