Opinion: Control of city police is a matter of local democracy
With its pending attempt to put St. Louis police under state control, the Missouri Legislature is trying to take away the rights of the city voters to run their own
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With its pending attempt to put St. Louis police under state control, the Missouri Legislature is trying to take away the rights of the city voters to run their own
Representatives of organizations like Arch City Defenders and Action St. Louis and urged aldermen to advance the plan.
In a city with a high violent crime rate and claims of inequitable policing, leaders are questioning the $100,000 per year the chief receives from local business owners. “Can the criminals get together and pay the chief?” asked one alderwoman.
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Tracy promised to bring transparency and accessibility to the force when he got the job a year ago.
Mayor Tishaura Jones to Chief Robert Tracy in her State of Public Safety report: "I look forward to working with you for many, many years to come"