Readers: Metro Right To Highlight County Police Covering Cameras
In the recent Sunday Poll nearly seventy percent of those who voted don’t by the statement frim St. Louis County police chief Belmer.
Q: Agree or disagree: Media coverage of County police @ MetroLink is a ploy by Metro to get police powers.
- Strongly agree 1 [2.78%]
- Agree 1 [2.78%]
- Somewhat agree 4 [11.11%]
- Neither agree or disagree 1 [2.78%]
- Somewhat disagree 4 [11.11%]
- Disagree 9 [25%]
- Strongly disagree 12 [33.33%]
- Unsure/No Answer 4 [11.11%]
I do think Metro would like to its own police force, I also think the officers caught spending hours in a substation, rather than be out on platforms, need to face discipline. Belmer too.
What I’m not sure of is of Metro should have police powers. The security guards on platforms and in trains are pretty useless, an argument for them getting police power. On the other hand, abuse of power can come with police powers. The St. Louis region is already highly fragmented. Missouri & Illinois granting Metro, aka Bi-State Development, police powers increases fragmentation.
— Steve Patterson