Messenger: 'Defund the Police' is about reimagining public safety, not dystopian lawlessness By Tony Messenger St. Louis Post-Dispatch Jun 15, 2020 Jun 15, 2020 Updated Apr 21, 2022 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save St. Louis County Councilman Tim Fitch paints a bleak picture of the “Defund the Police” movement.kAm{2DE H66<[ E96 7@C>6C 4@F?EJ A@=:46 49:67 E@@< E@ %H:EE6C E@ DF886DE E92E AC@E6DE6CD AFD9:?8 E96 >2?EC2 2D E96 =2E6DE C6DA@?D6 E@ J62CD @7 A@=:46 3CFE2=:EJ 2C6 FC8:?8 2 ?6H 6C2 @7 =2H=6DD?6DD]k^AmkAm%@ >2<6 9:D A@:?E[ 96 A@DE65 2 A:4EFC6 7C@> E96 `hg` 5JDE@A:2? >@G:6 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]:>53]4@>^E:E=6^EE__gabc_Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm“tD42A6 7C@> }6H *@C<[”k^2m H9:49 H2D[ :C@?:42==J[ D9@E >@DE=J :? $E] {@F:D]k^Am kAm“s67F?5 E96 A@=:46n” u:E49[ 2 #6AF3=:42?[ 2D<D] “(6’G6 D66? 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Messenger: Now in full retreat, Krewson has one good choice. Close the workhouse. Protesters say mayor tried to intimidate them. She has since apologized.
