Stokes proposes Miss. National Guard's help in fight on violent crime

IS NEEDED ROSS.WELL THAT CITY COUNCILMANKENNETH STOKES.HE BELIEVES THATHE T GUARD COULDPOSSIBLY BE DEPLOYED ON THESTREETS OF THE CAPITAL CITYBECAUSE HE SAYS THIS IS THESTATE CAPITAL AND THE STATEGOVERNMENT NEEDS TO PAYATTEIONTN TO WHAT’S HAPPENINGHERE, BUT SOME COUNCIL MEMBERSQUESTION WHETHER SENDING AN ARMMILITARY UNITS WILL GIVE THEIMPRESONSI THAT JACKSON HASBECOME A POLICE STATE.TOO MANY KILLINGS IN THE CITY OFJACKSON.SMALL THEY HAVE ALL THESEKILLERS CITY.COUNCILMAN KENN.BELIEVES JACKSON’S CRIMEEPIDEMIC IS SO BAD.HE WANTS GOVERNOR TATE REEVES TOCONSIDER SENDING IN THEMISSISSIPPI NATIONAL GUARD TOHELP POLICE FIGHT VIOLENCE INTHE STREETS AND I BELIEVE THISIS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTIONSTOKES IS NON-BINDING RESOLUTIONRAN INTO OPPOSITION AT THE STARTOF A TUESDAY CITYOU CNCILDISCUSSION ON THE ISSUE HOW WEGO AUTBO CALLING UP THE NATIONALGUARD.I DIDN’T REALIZE WE HADJURISDICTION THERE MENTALPRESIDENT MR. FOOL IS NOT A --FOOL.HE CANEAD RWHAT WE SEE I GETIN.STAND THE NEED FOR THIS AND I’VEHAD SEVERAL CONSTITUENTS CALLSOME COUNCIL MEMBERS EXPRESSSUPPORT FOR STOKES RESUTOLION TOBRING IN THE NATIONAL GUARDWHILE OTHERS QUESTION IF AEDRMTROOPS ON THE STREETS WILL SENDTHE WRONG MESSAGE WILL CONCERNSME IS CREATING THE OPTICS THATWE’RE LIVING IN A MILITARY STATEAND THAT IS A VERY GREAT ANDSERIOUS.THINGS STUDY WITH NO CONSENSUSFROM THE COUNCIL AFTER ASPIRITEDEB DATE COUNCILPRESIDENT VIRGIE, LINDSEY.MIND STOKES PROPOSAL TO ACOMMITTEE FOR DATEBE BECAUSEMOST OF THE PEOPLE DOWN.BLACK AND POOR SOME DO NOT CARE.BUT I’M SAYING THAT IF SOMEBODYOVER IN ANOTHER PART OF JACKSON.HE STOLE BELLHAVEN THOSE YEARSDIE.THEN THEY’RE GONNA ASKOR F THEGOVERNING EVERYBODY ELSEREGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE PSOERNIS POOR BLACK WHITE HISPANIC,WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE OR RICH ITNEEDS TO BE OUR FIRST PRIORITYTO MAKE THE STREETS SAFE.ANNOUNCEMENT STOKES HAS ALSOBEEN BACK IN A PROPOSAL TO BRINGIN HINDS COUNTY DEPUTIES TO HELPJPD CONTROL CRIME.HE BLAMES THE MAYOR’S OFFICE FORDRAGGING THEIR FEET ON THAT LIVEAT JACONKS C