Republican governors plug law enforcement gaps in Democrat cities
Early in his presidency, Donald Trump threatened to use federal assets to pacify American cities awash in criminal violence. The Washington Post reports that some Republican governors are getting ahead of the issue with state law enforcement assets. Missouri, Arkansas, Texas and South Carolina Republican governors are responding to the scourge;
St. Louis has recorded more than 110 homicides so far this year, which, as of late July, put 2017 on pace to be the city’s deadliest year in more than two decades. The trends have been similar in big cities from Baltimore and Nashville to Tulsa and Little Rock, and in response, governors are reviving a role many had embraced from the 1960s through the early 1990s but pulled back from as homicide rates declined.
Last month, after 25 people were shot in a nightclub not far from the governor’s mansion in Little Rock, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson organized state troopers and FBI agents to respond to “a looming cloud of violence” in that city.
In Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott pledged in spring to use “all lawful means” to snuff out what he called a serious “gang problem” in Houston, the state’s largest city.
In South Carolina, Gov. Henry McMaster even used warlike language when announcing his plan for more state resources in Myrtle Beach, where homicides in June threatened the city’s reputation as a family-friendly beach destination.
“There will be a lot more boots on the ground,” McMaster said in deploying state troopers.
Missouri state troopers are patrolling St Louis;
“Traffic enforcement is a good tool in finding criminals,” said [Missouri State Trooper Brad] Sevier, who had been assigned to Perry County in Missouri’s southern river delta. “That lady was wanted for expired registration but it just as easily could have been a murder warrant or a robbery warrant.”
During the first 11 days of the state patrols on about 16 miles of interstate highways that had been only lightly patrolled before, troopers issued more than 900 traffic tickets and made 220 arrests, according to Missouri Highway Patrol data.
Missouri Governor Eric Greitens’ wife was robbed in St Louis shortly after he took office. His campaign ads promised to “take back Missouri”.
Thanks to Chief Tango for the link.
Category: Politics
Well, well. Law and order are back on the menu? It’s about cotton-pickin’ time.
Dems will start screaming “RACIST!” any second now…
“Traffic enforcement is a good tool in finding criminals,” said [Missouri State Trooper Brad] Sevier.”
Yep I can hear it now. Al Sharpton hasn’t had a gig since Obama left and now he’ll have one.
Hypothetical encounter…
Missouri State troopers stop a vehicle for broken a legitimately broken tail light. The four black yoots in the car all jump out, one with a weapon and he was shot dead when he refused the officer’s orders to drop his weapon. As backup arrived, the others were arrested on outstanding warrants for burglary, assault, assault with a deadly weapon, attempted murder, felon in possession of a weapon, possession of stolen weapons and resisting arrest.
Al Sharpton is on camera outside the courthouse after arraignment saying, “This is nothing more than racist profiling of blacks, plain and simple. The officers had no reason to stop these young men for just a broken tail light. Now one young man is dead and three are being illegally detained on fraudulent charges. This is profiling I’m telling you and we are planning a march on the Mayor’s Office tomorrow to demand justice for these young men. Any and all donations to the Al Sharpton get rich and stay rich, aid for black people movement will be appreciated. We take MC/Visa/Amex/Paypal and SNAP cards.”
Speaking of Al Sharpton the race hustler, doesn’t he still owe a couple of dump trucks of money to the IRS?
He does but has been paying it back on a schedule much like others that have worked it out with the IRS. At least that is my understanding. There never has been any real dollar figure put on what he owes
You have obviously been watching the hoopla over the CA trooper holding his gun on a suspect for 9 minutes – on camera – after the yoot declined to stop reaching for the floorboards.