"F--k the Police": Shots Ring Out on Cherokee, Part II

• The St Louis police need better shot-placement pistol training. The police officer shoul have to pay the city back for the ammunition he misused. Next time ... aim center mass if you're a poor shot ... center face is much better for stopping mad dogs.

• Same color. One guy did all these.

• Should have shot him in the head!

• After taking another look at the graffiti, I'm not so sure gangs wrote this. Would a gang member bother to use proper punctuation (note the comma after "cops")? In fact I've never heard the phrase "off yourself" used outside message boards, although admittedly I haven't been doing much gang banging lately.

• As a resident of Cherokee Street, I can tell you that I am most certainly not in denial about the state of affairs in the area, nor do I "allow this mess". Rather, there is a very active community here that is making a concerted effort to change the dynamic in the area, and to change the elements of power here that disproportionately places the burden of neighborhood affairs in the hands of the traditional powers that be. Clearly, top-down administration of justice does not work, and there is a sizeable population working towards active engagement with all elements of our community. It is sad that there are people who feel the need to point fingers ad nauseum, rather than work together to identify solutions that will work for the existing set of circumstances at hand. We have had a couple of truly tragic, unfortunate events in the past few weeks in the neighborhood, and we as residents are committed to working through and beyond these times.

• Shame on the residents of Cherokee for allowing this mess. Shame on the police for letting this area go to pots for so long. Shame and more shame on the Alderman in that area for complete lack of ability to work with the citizens in that area who want to do better. My mom used to live there in the late 90s it was getting bad then. Where the hell were the authorities? Not paying attention! Where the hell were the citizens? I can tell you they were in denial. I live on the South Side, I have been telling the Alderman there for years that gangs were in our community. They are too busy lining their own pockets and keeping their heads in the sand to do anything. The people are going to have to police themselves.

• Black Bear Bakery, I'm looking in your direction!

• Operation Brightside will clean that right up.

• South St Louis is beginning to look more like and act more like North St Louis. Mayor Slay and the Aldermen need to take on the gang bangers. Don't turn the city over to the gang bangers.

• Supporters of this stupid thug or the local anarchists?

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