Arrangements Made For Murder Victim; City Announces Anti-Violence Initiative

A Metro East family prepares to bury their murdered daughter while their city starts to take more action against murder victim prepares to say good bye, a Metro East city is preparing to take more action against crime in their neighborhood.

[SaucyB]

good idea, hope it works! I hadn't heard someone had accidently shot herself? wouldn't that be an anti-stupidity initiative?

[DirteSanchezz]

Just goes to show too many uneducated people with guns. I think before you should be able to legally own a gun you should have to pass a gun safety program and have a permit. I am also a gun owner, and advocate of gun safety.

[Randy]

That's pretty ridiculous that the one shot herself in the face. So, why are these two other recent murders any different than the other 25 this year? Women in ESL need to stop having multiple kids from several fathers then going on welfare. Keep them knees together whileyou get an education and then marry a nice guy. If none in ESL, move elsewhere. By hooking up with a man with no job, no career and no future, you're condemning yourself and your illigitimate childrend. Oh yeah, and this 'no snitching' rule you seem to follow is why the crooks are still on the streets. If you don't 'snitch', then you deserve what you get.

[Traneeka]

Anti-violence amongst blacks, now there's a MASSIVE undertaking (no pun intended).

[john]

It is hard to have community involvement when you have pretty much every black rapper has a song about snitches.(Lil Wayne, Akon, Lil Kim, mac Dre, on and on and on)
This is a quote from the mother of a murder victim

"My son was killed in a gang shooting, a baller snatched his gold necklace, worth about $200.00 and when he demanded it back, he was shot in cold blood. There were at least 12 eyewitnesses to this senseless crime,(both male and female; they all knew each other) but no one would say a word because they didn't want to be known as a SNITCH. Even my son�s so-called friends have opted to remain silent. His murder goes unsolved today. Judging by the number of rappers with rap songs about snitches, it is crystal clear, the hip hop community hates snitches as much as they hate the police."

How do you have community involvement when this is the mindset ?

[Ronnie]

My heart goes to the families,of the young ladies who senseless lost their lives. you have my condolosces.May God bless and the kids who left without their mothers.

[Ronnie]

We need to stop killing one another in E. St. Louis,we are feeding right into the system,thats the way they want to see us anyway. young men go get a job ,and a education so u don't have to rob, and kill your own race of people.BLACK ON BLACK CRIME TTHATS A SHAME.