There isn't a competent attorney in the world who would take that case. The first thing they would want to know is, who is the injured class? What are their injuries?gone corporate wrote:What a bunch of hacks, unable to put together data on specific crimes. They'll look at a spreadsheet if tabulated by others, but oooh no they won't want to actually do any work themselves, only take credit for the work of others.
And again, specifically citing StL, this time by their silence. And since we're talking metro areas, this silence is truly deafening.
You know what would be fun?
A class-action lawsuit by property owners in the City of Saint Louis against CQ Press.
By citing their selective inclusion of data, they could be accused of maliciously targeting StL, only mentioning StL when they have something bad to say and nothing to say / refusing to mention when good news is evident. Such a suit could state that, because of CQ Press' intentional and repetitive slander against StL, it has negatively impacted the property values of those involved in the suit. Bypassing defenses of free speech, this refusal to mention StL for Metro Areas could show a conscious, proactive approach to negatively impacting local real estate values.
Pure shot in the dark, and I'm not going to bring it. Anyone out there liking this? Please follow through.
I won't call it a joke, but rather planting an idea into the mind of an aspiring, green, hungry trial lawyer who's interested in making a name for himself while making CQ Press spend a bunch of money having to mount a defense.the central scrutinizer wrote:There isn't a competent attorney in the world who would take that case. The first thing they would want to know is, who is the injured class? What are their injuries?gone corporate wrote:What a bunch of hacks, unable to put together data on specific crimes. They'll look at a spreadsheet if tabulated by others, but oooh no they won't want to actually do any work themselves, only take credit for the work of others.
And again, specifically citing StL, this time by their silence. And since we're talking metro areas, this silence is truly deafening.
You know what would be fun?
A class-action lawsuit by property owners in the City of Saint Louis against CQ Press.
By citing their selective inclusion of data, they could be accused of maliciously targeting StL, only mentioning StL when they have something bad to say and nothing to say / refusing to mention when good news is evident. Such a suit could state that, because of CQ Press' intentional and repetitive slander against StL, it has negatively impacted the property values of those involved in the suit. Bypassing defenses of free speech, this refusal to mention StL for Metro Areas could show a conscious, proactive approach to negatively impacting local real estate values.
Pure shot in the dark, and I'm not going to bring it. Anyone out there liking this? Please follow through.
I do hope you were joking.
It's highly unlikely that the class would ever get certified, so CQ would spend very little.gone corporate wrote:I won't call it a joke, but rather planting an idea into the mind of an aspiring, green, hungry trial lawyer who's interested in making a name for himself while making CQ Press spend a bunch of money having to mount a defense.the central scrutinizer wrote:There isn't a competent attorney in the world who would take that case. The first thing they would want to know is, who is the injured class? What are their injuries?gone corporate wrote:What a bunch of hacks, unable to put together data on specific crimes. They'll look at a spreadsheet if tabulated by others, but oooh no they won't want to actually do any work themselves, only take credit for the work of others.
And again, specifically citing StL, this time by their silence. And since we're talking metro areas, this silence is truly deafening.
You know what would be fun?
A class-action lawsuit by property owners in the City of Saint Louis against CQ Press.
By citing their selective inclusion of data, they could be accused of maliciously targeting StL, only mentioning StL when they have something bad to say and nothing to say / refusing to mention when good news is evident. Such a suit could state that, because of CQ Press' intentional and repetitive slander against StL, it has negatively impacted the property values of those involved in the suit. Bypassing defenses of free speech, this refusal to mention StL for Metro Areas could show a conscious, proactive approach to negatively impacting local real estate values.
Pure shot in the dark, and I'm not going to bring it. Anyone out there liking this? Please follow through.
I do hope you were joking.
Nope, not expecting this to happen, but it sure would be fun if it did.
I talked to the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services. Turns out IL defines forcible rape to include male/male whereas most other places would call that forcible sodomy so that column is left blank and that breaks CQ's analysis. Stats are delivered from the jurisdiction to the state's UCR program then on to the FBI. The population number in the table comes from the census.gary kreie wrote:CQ Press left St. Louis out of the Metro Area crime rankings for 2010 without explanation. I sent them an email asking why St. Louis metro was not ranked in 2010. Here is their reply:
"The St. Louis metropolitan area in question includes a number of towns in Illinois. (Bond, Calhoun, Clinton, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Monroe, and St. Clair). Forcible rape statistics (one of the factors in the rankings) were not available for metropolitan areas across the state of Illinois, thus the St. Louis metropolitan area could not be included in the rankings. "
Source: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crim ... 2bc8b.htmlTony Johnson, who lives nearby, explained why he thinks many in a crowd of about 100 people were growing increasingly angry as they waited outside the home..
"Complete anger," he said. "People around here don't like cops."
Johnson, 22, added: "They should've sent a relative in to talk him out rather than go in shooting."
Sure seems like the police were conscientious -- waiting for the kids to get out of the house -- but don't tell that to the idiots to media always seems to find. Everything is the fault of the police. I'm sure this guy's prior convictions were plant jobs. Yep.urban_dilettante wrote:Johnson, 22, added: "They should've sent a relative in to talk him out rather than go in shooting."
yeah, except that they didn't "go in shooting" - they returned fire. this sympathizing with criminals bullsh*t is infuriating.
I saw the teaser for the Jaco piece and meant to set the DVR but I forgot. I'll have to see if it's on the website.southsidepride wrote:Charles Jaco did a great piece on Dutchtown last night on FOX News the Edge.
), what with the "FOX" in their name and all 
-- Channel 2 seems to have more balanced (omg, I AM a Fox person?) local content, whereas Channel 5 is totally pandering to the St. Charles County audience, IMO. Oh, and those "I'm Just Sayin' " bits are unwatchable.Sounds like they're trying to get scrap dealers to do their part in not buying stolen copper. One suggestion is mailing checks to a name and address rather than paying cash for amounts under $500. Another is distributing pictures of known criminals to the yards. It seems like this could help reputable scrap dealers avoid dealing with stolen copper, but something tells me that there's always someone with a little less conscience around the next corner.Authorities eye ways to limit copper theft in St. Louis area
BY DENISE HOLLINSHED dhollinshed@post-dispatch.com
Metal thieves have stolen more than $4.6 million in copper and other metal in St. Louis since the beginning of 2010 — and that's just the best guess of police based on 3,485 reported burglaries and thefts.
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Representatives from scrap businesses, the city, the courts, law enforcement agencies, utilities and a railroad met at St. Louis' South Patrol Division to discuss ways to deter metal thefts and to bring those responsible to justice.
