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"We thank Mayor Krewson for responding to our concerns about police."  -- Jeffrey Mittman, Executive Director, ACLU of Missouri

Dear Mayor Krewson,

“Since Friday’s verdict in the Stockley case, protests in St. Louis have been largely peaceful and nonviolent.

Dear Mayor Krewson, Lt. Col. O'Toole, and Sheriff Betts:On Friday, the ACLU of Missouri sent each of your offices a letter. We implored you to remind law enforcement to allow the community to continue to express its outrage, pain and grief by protecting their First Amendment right to protest.They didn’t.We know there were sporadic moments of violence and vandalism – these are not covered by the Constitutional right to protest. However, outside of these moments, officers broke their vow to protect the public by engaging in illegal activities and actions that violated policies of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department and agreed-upon rules of engagement made during 2014 protests.

Dear Mayor Krewson, Lt. Col. O'Toole, and Sheriff Betts:

The following statement can be attributed to Jeffrey A. Mittman, executive director, ACLU of Missouri:

University City residents urged the University City Council to proactively address racism in policing at its September meeting.