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Originally Posted by Justin Shelley
Agreed. They deem it legal because it is "better serving public safety" They are under the philosophy that if you pretend it doesn't exist and don't give the gangs attention then they will disperse. It's not working....
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Just to be clear, when you said "In St. Louis it is illegal to report that any violent acts are gang violence even though a vast majority of them are." did you mean that there is a State or City ordinance that makes this illegal? And people have been prosecuted under this law? Or were you saying that it is the policy of the city to not mention gangs when talking about crime to the media? There is a big, big difference.
I have to believe you meant the latter. A google search on "St. Louis gang" turns up plenty of news stories on gang violence in St. Louis, by local media outlets. I simply can't believe that reporting these stories is illegal.