Mayor Jones of St. Louis Says Business Owners Should Be Accountable for Crime

Sometimes politicians say some very confusing things that leave little to question about why things never get better. "We have a lot of violence around convenience stores and gas stations," said Tishaura Jones, the Mayor of the city of St. Louis.

But what's her solution? To look for ways to hold business owners accountable.

Isn't crime the business of the police? And don't business owners and their businesses contribute to taxes that pay for policing? What exactly can business owners be held to account for if their store is robbed or a customer is accosted in their parking lots?

It's backwards thinking. The Mayor is in charge of the police and she is directly responsible for handling crime in her city.

I am wondering what it is she thinks that a business can do to "reduce crime," or even "police" its own business? Or why she thinks the onus falls on their shoulders for what happens at the hands of criminals? Or moreover, why it should?

If there is one thing business owners should do, it is to force the Mayor to do her job and protect not only her citizens, but the businesses who operate within it. Those businesses are what provides jobs and commerce to bolster the city's economy.

Beyond that, when crime is rampant and people don't feel safe, it actually hurts those businesses. There are some places that may have terrible reputations for crime around them that many people won't even patronize for fear something may happen to them.

If there is anything to question, clearly it is to ask Mayor Tishaura Jones exactly where her head is at?

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