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Defunding police has real consequences.
Last year, in the city of St. Louis, we saw a 50-year high for murders: 262 people were murdered in the city. The vast majority, more than 90%, of those who were murdered were black. Seventeen children under the age of 17 were killed. This year, through the end of April, St. Louis has seen 69 homicides, putting the city on track to shatter last year’s record-setting numbers.
If the city of St. Louis were a country, we would have the highest homicide rate per capita of any other country in the world. A review of government homicide data reveals that the city of St. Louis has a higher murder rate than Honduras, El Salvador, South Africa, Venezuela, and Mexico. In fact, homicides in the city of St. Louis are 17 times greater per capita than those of the United States as a whole.
Last year, in the city of St. Louis, we saw a 50-year high for murders: 262 people were murdered in the city. The vast majority, more than 90%, of those who were murdered were black. Seventeen children under the age of 17 were killed. This year, through the end of April, St. Louis has seen 69 homicides, putting the city on track to shatter last year’s record-setting numbers.
If the city of St. Louis were a country, we would have the highest homicide rate per capita of any other country in the world. A review of government homicide data reveals that the city of St. Louis has a higher murder rate than Honduras, El Salvador, South Africa, Venezuela, and Mexico. In fact, homicides in the city of St. Louis are 17 times greater per capita than those of the United States as a whole.
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We are at a crossroads. Many are leaving the noble profession of law enforcement. Many who would have signed up are simply deciding to do something else. Now is not the time to defund those who serve and protect. We should emphatically reject the dangerous experiment of defunding the police. We need more of these brave men and women protecting and serving our communities to keep them safe so that all of us, regardless of ZIP code, can pursue our dreams, our happiness, and the American way of life.
We are at a crossroads. Many are leaving the noble profession of law enforcement. Many who would have signed up are simply deciding to do something else. Now is not the time to defund those who serve and protect. We should emphatically reject the dangerous experiment of defunding the police. We need more of these brave men and women protecting and serving our communities to keep them safe so that all of us, regardless of ZIP code, can pursue our dreams, our happiness, and the American way of life.
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I’m from the StL area, can I apply for federal asylum and get all kinds of free stuff?
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