Right before the holidays; smart move.
As a Republican I remember a few years ago when I beamed with pride as Trump and other members of “my party” raged against these types of prosecutions as weaponizing the justice system.
Unfortunately, lawfare is a lot like using nuclear weapons. When one side decides to cross that line, then the other side is forced to do the same. There are so many laws that govern every aspect of our lives that almost everyone has undoubtedly violated the letter of some law. In the past, common sense was applied to avoid establishing a precedent that would ruin lives and send people to jail for minor transgressions. But that system was weaponized to do exactly that. It's like writing a speeding ticket to every person on the highway who was driving 56 MPH in a 55 zone. Did they technically violate the law? Yes, but it creates an unworkable situation that expends resources for no apparent reason. You give the ticket to someone going 80 not 56. The genie is out of the bottle now, however, and it's hard to see where it stops.
Should get the death penality.
From your post I take it as I once did that Vernon Betts was right out of Amos n Andy. But I was 100% wrong. He spoke about a year ago at our police veterans meeting hinting at the time he might run for mayor. He is NOT AT ALL like he appeared on TV. He is articulate and well spoken. I was impressed. In fact I wish he would have run for mayor.
Have friends who live near St Louis and tell me the city is a cesspool. East St Louis is a war zone.
Agreed 100% except for the fact that the Republicans said they would not engage in “lawfare” as they are the superior party.
Do you folks in St. Louis really refer to your city as "The Lou"? The Cardinals use that on their "City Connect" jerseys, and I am skeptical that anyone actually calls St. Louis, "The Lou". If anyone, I suspected that it's a hip-hop thing.
I've heard the term The Lou, but I've gotta be honest, I've never referred to St. Louis as The Lou. I don't know when or where it started.
I have never used the term "the lou" or St Louy". The Lou the first time I heard it was a radio personality trying to get cute. Myself and all my friends, most retired policemen, only go into the actual city of St louis only if we absolutely have to. The Hill, the so called Italian section where Yogi Berra & Joe Garagiola grew up is OK as is a portion of southwest St Louis city. Almost everyone I associate with lives in the suburbs. The actual downtown which 20 years ago was vibrant, people working, retail, etc is now close to being a ghost town. Entire blocks downtown are vacant. I walked a footbeat downtown for 21 years 1973 to 1995 and it was busy, no more. When I came on the police department in 1967 there where 2200 officers there are now about 890 with 300 openings they can't fill. Having said all these bad things about the city itself the suburbs mainly South & West are great. Some northern areas are not. But one must look at who lives there and it explains it. However we do have some great foods, toasted ravioli, gooey butter cake, St Louis style pizza and pork steaks!
So it's what I suspected, it's a fake term, or one used by such a small segment of the people who live there as to be insignificant, and for MLB's marketing to use it really is pandering to that segment.
Like in Baltimore, they call the Ravens M&T Stadium - The Bank. Too funny, seems the imagination is similar to what you have.
That reminds me of when I was in college, and a Philly radio station had a morning show called the Morning Zoo. Wacky DJ playing comedy bits and telling jokes between songs. I listened and thought it was great, till I went to Tampa on vacation and heard the same thing on a station down there. And I realized, it wasn't original and new, it was a format packaged and sold in various markets.