Yesterday I joined a protest in #StLouis about #WhitePhosphorous. A chemical weapon, which kills and maims by chemical burn. White Phosphorous is produced by #Monsanto (headquartered here in STL), sold to #ICL (which also operates out of STL), and then sold by ICL to several militaries, including the US and IDF.
In many ways it can feel like these wars are solely the decisions of far away politicians, happening in far away places, to far away people. But the machine is also here at home.
A pair of sweet adoptable kittens at Tenth Life Cat Rescue. The siblings are nearly identical, and were busy wrestling just the minute before I took the picture. #StLouis#CatsOfMastodon#kittens
St. Louis Police Chief Receives a Third of His Pay From a Local Foundation, Raising Concerns of Divided Loyalties
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.
American law enforcement has it roots as a protective service for the wealthy. Glad to see the St. Louis chief and his city's movers and shakers are continuing a long tradition. But, yes, a massive conflict of interest.
Hello friends, I hope you're all having a good day. We went to the 2024 Orchid Show at the MO Botanical Garden today, and I want to share some of the pictures I took. The lighting could have been better, but I have a whole month to go back a few more times.
Brief descriptions and scientific names in alt text.
A Retired Detective Says He’s Too Sick to Testify at #Murder Trials. Now Those Cases Are Falling Apart.
In St. Louis, murder investigations often rely on a single #detective, making them vulnerable if the detective is unable or unwilling to come to court.
But a former #homicide investigator said he has no obligation to cooperate, claiming that “retirement is meant to be retirement.”
@ProPublica
I did not read the article. However the headline and the short summary above seem to say very different things. Is the detective too sick to testify or is he saying retired is retired?
A Detective Sabotaged His Own Cases Because He Didn’t Like the Prosecutor. The #Police Department Did Nothing to Stop Him.
Across the country, police have undermined and resisted reform. To protest a prosecutor, one detective was willing to let #murder suspects walk free, even if he’d arrested them and believed that they should be behind bars.