Alderman Charles Quincy Troupe wants his community to be vigilantes. He doesn't feel the police can take care of the citizens so he's telling them to go out and arm themselves with guns.
"Alderman Charles Quincy Troupe said police are ineffective, outnumbered or don't care about the increase in crime in his north St. Louis ward. St. Louis has had 157 homicides in 2008, 33 more than last year at this time.
"The community has to be ready to defend itself, because it's clear the economy is going to get worse, and criminals are getting more bold," Troupe, 72, said Tuesday."
I'm not for gun control but this Alderman is a bit off the wall. Telling everyone to go out and get a gun isn't going to solve the problem in St. Louis. I think Alderman Troupe and the rest of his city council need to work with their police department and not brush the problem under the rug.
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