It's dumb and distressing to hear about anyone wanting to defund the police. It's even more unfortunate that anyone would think it's a good idea in St. Louis, Missouri, which has seen its highest murder rate in 50 years, despite population decreases. Yet that's exactly what Mayor Tishaura Jones' budget proposal will do, and why state Republican lawmakers are calling on Gov. Mike Parson (R-MO) to bring back the legislature for a special session. Not only does St. Louis have the highest murder rate in the country, it would in the world if it were its own country, as Missouri's attorney general, Eric Schmitt wrote in his opinion piece for