2020
2020 AND
2020 AND ITS BEEN A VIOLENT ONE. according to our 4@records there have 4@been over
12- hundred shootings
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>>> WE
>>> WE ARE ONLY HALFWAY THROUGH 2020 AND IT HAS BEEN A 4@VIOLEN
ONE.
ONE.
ONE. ACCORDING TO OUR RECORDS, THERE
ONE. ACCORDING TO OUR RECORDS, THERE@
HAVE BEEN OVER 1200 SHOOTINGS
IN ST. LOUIS CITY AND MORE THAN
100 HOMICIDES.
100 HOMICIDES. OF 4@THOSE KILLED, 12 WERE
CHILDREN.
CHILDREN.
CHILDREN. ON WEDNESDAY, I REPORTED ON
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL SEEING THE
MOST GUNSHOT WOUND TO VICTIMS
AND MAY THAT THEY 4@HAVE SEEN I
THE HOSPITAL 140 YEAR HISTORY.
IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT GUN
THE HOSPITAL 140 YEAR HISTORY. IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT GUN@
VIOLENCE REMAINS A BIG PROBLEM
AND THE CITY.
JOINING US LIVE THIS MORNING TO
TALK MORE ABOUT THE CITY EFFORT
TO CURB THE VIOLENCE BOARD OF
ALDERMAN PRESIDENT LOUIS REED 4@
TO. 4@
TO. 4@
TO. 4@ GOOD MORNING.4@
GOOD MORNING.4@ >> GOOD MORNING.
>> I WANT TO START WITH A CURE
A VIOLENT PROGRAM HE WAS
SUPPOSED TO LAUNCH PUTTING
BOOTS ON THE GROUND IN SOME
HIGH CRIME NEIGHBORHOODS BUT
WITH THE PEDIMENT, ARE YOU
STILL ABLE TO ACTUALLY DO THE
PROGRAM?
PROGRAM?
PROGRAM? >> WE'RE STILL ABLE TO DO THE
PROGRAM.
PROGRAM.
PROGRAM. WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, WE PUT
THE FUNDING IN PLACE ALMOST A 4@
YEAR AGO.
YEAR AGO.
YEAR AGO. ABOUT UPTIME HAS BEEN LOST,
EVEN BEFORE THE VIRUS HIT 4@IN
TERMS OF ROLLING OUT THE
PROGRAM.
PROGRAM.
PROGRAM. BUT RIGHT NOW, WE 4@CURRENTLY
HAVE ONE SITE OPEN AND THE
TRAINING HAS BEEN DONE 4@AND TH
ONE SITE, OF ALL 4@OF TH4@E STA
WE STILL HAVE TO OPEN UP TWO
MORE SITES.
MORE SITES. WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO
DO TO GET THE NEXT TWO SITE UP
AND OPERATIONAL 4@AND ONCE THE
SITES ARE OPEN, IT WILL STILL
TAKE A MONTH OR TWO FOR THEM TO
INTEGRATE THEMSELVES WITHIN THE
COMMUNITY AND BEGIN TO WORK SO
WE SEE SOME TURNAROUND.
WHEN IS IT ABOUT LAST YEAR, AND
YOU THINK ABOUT THE FACT THAT
LAST YEAR WHEN WE HAD A RECORD
NUMBER OF SHOOTINGS, 4@WE HAD S
MANY KIDS SHOT AND KILLED IN 4@
THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS THAT WE
MADE NATIONAL NEWS.
NOBODY WANTED TO REPEAT THAT.
WHICH IS WHY WE PUT CURE OF
VIOLENCE IN PLACE.
BUT NOW WE HAVE ALMOST LOST THE
ENTIRE SUMMER WITHOUT OF THE
SITES BEING UP 4@AND OPERATIONA
THAT IS NOT A 4@4@GOOD SITUATIO
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THE 4@
WORKHOUSE.
WORKHOUSE. I KNOW YOU HAVE A BILL BEING
DISCUSSED THIS MORNING TO SHUT
IT DOWN.
IT DOWN.
IT DOWN. CAN YOU TELL ME WHY AND WHAT
YOUR PLANS ARE FOR THE 4@PEOPLE
INSIDE.>> WE HAVE BEEN WORKING
TO DECREASE THE POPULATION OF
WORKHOUSE FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
THE FACILITY WOULD HOUSE
ROUGHLY 4@1200 PEOPLE, WE ARE
DOWN TO 96 PEOPLE THAT ARE
CURRENTLY IN THEIR NOW, AND WE @
ARE SPENDING $8 MILLION RIGHT
NOW, THIS YEAR PROJECTED 4@TO
HOUSE THAT LOW OF A POPULATION.
THE BOARD 4@WOULD REQUIRE THE
COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONS TO
PUT TOGETHER A PLAN TO CLOSE
DOWN 4@THE WORKHOUSE SO THAT WE
CAN MORE EFFICIENTLY USE THE 4@
TEXT DOLLARS TO DO SOME THINGS
THAT WE NEED TO DO AROUND THE
CITY.
CITY.
CITY. WE
CITY. WE 4@4@CAN PUT A PROGRAM IN PLA
CITY. WE 4@4@CAN PUT A PROGRAM IN PLA@
SO THAT WE CAN HELP PEOPLE WHO
HAVE BEEN DETAINED, ONCE THEY
COME BACK OUT INTO THE GENERAL
POPULATION, 4@THAT THEY WILL BE
ABLE TO INTEGRATE BETTER.
SO WE CAN HELP THEM FIND JOBS.
HELP THEM WITH ALL OF THE
4@ ISSUES THAT LED TO THEM BEING
INCARCERATED TO BEGIN WITH.
AND WE 4@CAN ALSO PUT THE
NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY 4@PROGRAM
ALTERED TOGETHER ACROSS THE
CITY OF ST. LOUIS WITH SOME OF
THE FUNDS THAT WE USE TO
OPERATE THE 4@FACILITY TODAY.
THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONS
WILL PUT TOGETHER A PLAN 4@AND
THE PLAN WILL 4@BE IMPLEMENTED.
AND THE PLAN 4@CAN TAKE A TON O
DIFFERENT OPTIONS INTO ACCOUNT.
HE CAN CONTRACT THE 4@SURROUNDI
FACILITIES.
FACILITIES. HE CAN 4@CHOOSE TO TEAR DOWN AN
BUILD A SMALLER AND MORE
COMPACT MODERN FACILITY.
ALL OF THAT WILL BE UP TO WHAT
THE COMMISSIONER TELLS US.
BUT WE 4@AGAIN, ULTIMATELY, THE
SITE WILL4@ BE 4@CLOSED DOWN AC
THE NEXT 6 TO 8 MONTHS.
THAT IS WHAT WE ARE 4@PUSHING
FOR.>> MR. REED I WANTED TO GET
TO WHAT EVERYONE IS TALKING
ABOUT AND THAT IS THE NEW
MANDATE FOR FACEMASKS.
THE REQUIREMENT WILL START
TOMORROW AT 7:00 A.M.
DO YOU AGREE WITH THESE?>> I
THINK THAT WHEN YOU ARE OUT IN
GENERAL PUBLIC AND YOU'RE OUT
IN A RESTAURANT TO, ARE OUT
SHOPPING SOMEWHERE, I THINK IT
IS A RESPONSIBLE ACT TO WEAR A
FACE MASK.
FACE MASK. I THINK IT 4@IS CONTROVERSIAL.
THERE ARE PEOPLE ON THE OTHER
SIDE THAT THEY, IT 4@IS MY RIGH
AND WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO WEAR A
FACE MASK.
FACE MASK. YOU ARE WEARING A FACE MASK NOT
JUST FOR YOURSELF BUT TO
PROTECT OTHERS.
PROTECT OTHERS. AND IF WE DO NOT DO 4@IT TO, WE
PROTECT OTHERS. AND IF WE DO NOT DO 4@IT TO, WE@
QUITE HONESTLY DEFINITELY COULD
SEE AN INCREASE IN THE 4@NUMBER
OF CASES OF 4@CORONAVIRUS.
WE ARE NOT THROUGH IT YET,
ALTHOUGH, I KNOW MYSELF AND
OTHERS AND PROBABLY ALL OF YOU
ALL WANT TO SEE THIS BE BEHIND
US BUT WE ARE NOT THERE YET. 4@
I KNOW IT HAS BEEN TOUGH BEING
LOCKED UP AT HOME, FOR ALL OF
THE VIEWERS, BUT I THINK THAT
HELPS TO CLEAR UP SOME THINGS
AND IT 4@MAKES IT EASIER ON THE
RESTAURANT OWNERS AND THE BAR
OWNERS, AND THE STORE 4@OWNERS
BECAUSE IT IS NOT JUST THEM
ATTEMPTING TO ENFORCE IT 4@WITH
RESIDENCE AND PEOPLE 4@WHO COME
TO SHOP AND EAT AT THEIR