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I subscribe to The Marshall Project website and I receive their daily newsletters (https://lnkd.in/gE7_FsDv). If you are familiar with The MP, you know that the premise of the articles are routinely adversarial to law enforcement and primarily progressive in ideology. Which is precisely why I force myself to read them. It's important to understand all sides of the issues facing law enforcement. Which brings me to today's posting. The MP article is entitled "Policing experts on campus arrests" (https://lnkd.in/grMAMTGm). The premise of the article is that the dispersement tactics were not sensitive enough. This excerpt gives you a flavor for the tone of the article: "...Last week, several criminologists told Reuters that aggressive police tactics were at odds with research and best practices developed after the 2020 protests over the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer." With all due respect to the academic scholars who opine on police response, the need to restore order and civil rights was the primary reason for the deployment of law enforcement to disperse unlawful crowds recently on college campuses. The notion that law enforcement are required to "negotiate" for each arrest scenario is implausible. By the time law enforcement was requested to disband campus agitators (referred to by the media as "peaceful protestors" for which many of them were not), the negotiations and de-escalation alternatives had already been exhausted. And often times, violence and criminal activity has already occurred and/or is in progress when the request for resources was made. The occupiers refused to disperse and subsequently were arrested. Cooperation and willful obedience would have averted the need for arrests. It's that simple . It's not surprising that the academic scholars, media and other critics are blaming the peacekeepers. Happens every time. Law enforcement are the heroes here, not the villains. Widespread media reporting is not always transparent and detailed. It is designed to suit a particular narrative. Those of us who had a front row seat to the crowd dispersal tactics of previous generations (70's, 80's, 90's) know that today's responses were professional and dignified. But the critics will never be satisfied.

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Trump’s Project 2025 is a direct threat to the values we hold in St. Louis and across the nation. Proposals like turning local law enforcement into deportation agents, reintroducing harmful stop-and-frisk policies, and tying federal funding to these divisive measures are steps backward for our communities. As mayor, I will ensure St. Louis stands firm against these harmful agendas. We must protect our city’s commitment to fairness, equity, and justice for all, rejecting any policies that aim to divide us. Let’s move St. Louis forward, together. #MikeForMayor #StandForSTL

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