Holy crap, it’s about time! City Judge Jack Garvey (not pictured) has decided that enough is enough with the gun-related violence in the city and is doing what he can to stop it. Specficially, he’s taking every gun-related case that comes through his courtroom and multiplying the standard bond by 10.

Judge Jack Garvey is now requiring suspects to post from $30,000 to $50,000 cash bond to be released until their case is heard.

Garvey was asked what kind of impact he hopes that will make.

“I don’t know,” Garvey admitted.  “I don’t know, but what we do know is that if there is one less person who’s off the street without a gun, there’s a better chance that people will be safer in the city.”

Way to go Judge Garvey! …what’s this?! Oh yeah, it’s happening…slow clap!

Ok, so the Cool Runnings slow clap is all I could find, but I think it gets the job done. If you could just mentally replace Doug E. Doug (Pictured…yeah, now you get it!) with Judge Garvey and then forget for a second your questions about why he’s carrying a bobsled, we think it might help.

Any chance Judge Garvey might feel like running for mayor?

via KMOX

In a report by Blythe Bernhard on STLToday.com:

Youths in the city are killed by gun violence more often than in any other city except New Orleans, according to federal data released Thursday.

…and New Orleans doesn’t really count since it’s like those tennis shoes that got really wet one weekend. Sure you kept them, but you’re not wearing them any more even after they dried out because now they smell funny.

The city’s gunshot murder rate for 10- to 19-year-olds is more than three times the average for major cities, according to the latest data available from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

…a survey last year by St. Louis Children’s Hospital found that two to three times more gunshot and stabbing victims are treated at the hospital compared with other urban children’s hospitals.

Ok…ok…that sounds bad…but why do they always have to phrase it all negative like that. What not say “St. Louis youths begin unsanctioned population control program?” …which is still not the best thing they could be doing with their time, but at least it sounds like they’re experimenting. Why are we always focusing on the kids for that matter? Try this one for size: “St. Louis hospitals not getting better at saving gun shot victims despite all the practice” It’s all about spin! …well that and all the gun fire.

Remember last week’s post about the rapper getting bitch slapped while trying to lay his thang down? (“St. Louis Rapper Slapped Mid-Freestyle“) Well here’s a little YouTube follow up commentary from MissLaurenB18

Take aways from your one-on-one with Miss Lauren:

1. She doesn’t want to get hit in the jaw because she was licking ice cream.

2. It was random.

3. Dude was ignorant.

4. She’s “not even white”.

5. Stop hating on each other.

6. We should be family.

7. Please rate her.

[Editor's Note: Eh. I'll say a 7.5 out of 10, but without seeing the whole package its really just a guesstimate.]