A Southern Illinois Reader Reports On Deteriorating Conditions In St. Louis
01/29/2015
From: William Clough
As somebody who lives close to St Louis, I’m not sure whether the constant murders in the city and the ceaseless pressure against the police are more scary or more embarrassing.
A case in point, a city council meeting Wednesday almost turned into a brawl when a policeman showed a up at the meeting wearing an "I’m Darren Wilson" wrist band.
- Police Union Official Reportedly Shoves Woman During St. Louis Council Meeting (VIDEO), By Desire Thompson, Global Grind, January 29, 2015
- Near-brawl breaks out at city council meeting to heal wounds between police and public after Ferguson unrest, By Dylan Stableford, Yahoo News, January 29, 2015
It seems that most people aren’t aware of just how much damage has been done through integration, block busting, and the Democratic Party’s embrace of Black Power movements. St Louis is looking more and more like a failed African state than the excellent industrial city it was 60 or 70 years ago.