“For the first time in decades, there is a real race shaping up for prosecuting attorney in St. Louis County. ” This is not true. He’s running virtually unopposed against token opposition… McCulloch’s got it so easy he’s not showing up at some campaign events… He ain’t got to. This will be the 2nd time he’s been reelected since allowing Darren Wilson to walk after killing Mike Brown.

“For the first time in decades, there is a real race shaping up for prosecuting attorney in St. Louis County. ” This is not true. He’s running virtually unopposed against token opposition… McCulloch’s got it so easy he’s not showing up at some campaign events… He ain’t got to.

This will be the 2nd time he’s been reelected since allowing Darren Wilson to walk after killing Mike Brown.

To transform justice system, start with prosecuting attorney’s office

Some could say St. Louis is undergoing a renaissance.

Previous Post “On a recent visit to the St. Louis County Justice Center, I was shocked at the bonds set for people who had been arrested. It sounded like a luxury car auction: $20,000, $30,000, $50,000 … for nonviolent crimes. Many of the defendants were black and other people of color. I could not help but draw a correlation to slave auctions. Our unfair money bail system cages and dehumanizes St. Louis County residents who are guilty of nothing more than being poor, while richer people can buy their freedom immediately, no matter what threat they might pose to the community. With a single decision, however, Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch can stop asking for money bond. With a single flash of his pen, he can direct his attorneys to ask for release for those people who pose no danger to society. Over the course of his long career, McCulloch has done nothing to ease the unique burden our criminal justice system places on the poor.” Kim Gardner, St. Louis’ new black circuit attorney has the same power…

Next Post Another example of city leaders making existing issues worse… They had no plan after closing Larry Rice’s shelter, they just wanted him gone… they shut him down KNOWING that would make the situation worse. Since then we’ve had homeless people found dead in a dumpster and porta potty. The situation the city created is so bad nobody bid on a $500,000 contract. Not even the current org running Biddle House.