Community Mediation
The City of St. Louis last week passed an ordinance enabling a Community Mediation Board. This organization which has existed in the past has been strengthened. The Mediation Board will provide an informal means for people to settle disputes without having to go to court. Of course like all mediation both parties have to agree. It seems like a good idea, but kind of like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. Unless crime is addressed in St. Louis we will stagnate and decline. Written by Paul Dribin