What have other cities done?
Los Angeles picked one gang, sanctioned them, and turned them loose on the others… Outside force is a lawnmower solution for deep rooted weeds. One wonders how often the lawn will need service.
Whatever happened to the ’shot detectors’ we paid so much for?
No doubt, North St. Louis is in trouble, but it got there by TPTB ignoring it, by abandoning the community held hostage by gang driven crime, and carpet bagging land bankers. There is a very strong community that will be affected by boots on the ground. What have they to say about this?
Sooner or later, the cops need to take the beat back. Or are we just another Iraq?

Where does Blunt stand on the request? It would also be a good question for Jay Nixon? Or Steelman and Hulshof?

How does Rep. El-Amin feel about arresting criminals and putting them into prison for long terms? It is the liberal approach to criminal justice which has caused this situation. Throwing a few National Guardsmen into the mess which they’ve created will accomplish nothing. And you can bet that the usual suspects, from Sylvester Brown to our street-level “activists” will be protesting.

This is very dangerous putting soldiers who are use to firing back when shots ring out now patroling gang territory in American Citys. Who is gonna teach these guys the Constitution, The Bill OF Rights.

Posse Comitatus~
The statute prohibits federal military personnel and units of the United States National Guard under federal authority from acting in a law enforcement capacity within the United States, except where expressly authorized by the Constitution or Congress. The Coast Guard is exempt from the Posse Comitatus Act.

We can’t trust govt with our Education system now we are asking them to federalize our Law Enforcment Brilliant Idea.

Clarification–we’re not asking that Blunt federalize the Missouri National Guard, only the president can do that; therefore, the doctrine of Posse Comitatis does not apply. Blunt could send in the National Guard under his authority as Governor, but he is unlikely to do so due to the dangerous precedent it would set. Plus, this sort of thing hasn’t really been done since desegretation. Sending the Guard in would draw national attention to a local problem, which even a governor who’s not running for reelection doesn’t want.

I think St. Louis policy makers should read the book “Broken Windows”. The policing philosophy outlined in it works, makes citizens feel safer, and helps make communities stronger. “Broken Windows” and Beat police officers are the methods that New York and the Twin Cities used to take back their streets in the 90’s. Why can’t we?

It’s not the national guard’s issue to protect the streets of St. Louis. Maybe the St. Louis PD should make a concerted effort to police the streets. Get away from piddly speeding tickets, weed arrests, etc etc etc and focus solely on cleaning up the streets.

Oh and while they are at it maybe the Prosecutor can step up prosecutions. CAUGHT with a gun, turn it over to the feds for a federal gun crime which is a minimum no questions asked 5 yrs in federal prison.

Give the police the order: shoot first ask later. You see gang bangers, take them out. You see violence you take them out.

It seems to me the STLPD is more worried about racism and other kinds of BS than they are about cleaning up the streets.