Did East St. Louis secede from the Union?

[tailfins]

Apparently the Constitution doesn't apply there:

http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2012/09/...east-st-louis/

Surrounded by police, Parks announced they also plan to arrest adult males and young men wearing gang colors, amounting to a city-wide dress code.

“No royal blue, no bright red to be worn by our men or our boys in this community,” Parks said. “Why is that? Those colors have long been affiliated with gang kinds of affiliations”

Asked about Constitutional concerns, and the need for probable cause, Parks says the recent wave of crime is the probable cause and justifies the extreme new measures.

“Vehicles that are moving will be stopped and searched for guns, weapons, drugs, and open alcohol and any other violations that are taking place,” Parks later told KMOX’s Mark Reardon. “People who are walking, people who are bicycling, can be stopped and searched for the same and, when it comes to state IDs, we’re going to be confirming that state IDs are in place for everyone involved.”

Any other violations = shakedown.

[gabosaurus]

Tailfins, have you ever been to East St. Louis?
If you have, you will know why red and blue are targeted.

In many Los Angeles school districts, non-approved red and blue outfits are outlawed. As are any printed T-shirts, hats, bandanas, "do rags," scarves and certain brands of shoes.
If you don't understand why, you need to step into the real world for a while and find out.

[tailfins]

Tailfins, have you ever been to East St. Louis?
If you have, you will know why red and blue are targeted.

In many Los Angeles school districts, non-approved red and blue outfits are outlawed. As are any printed T-shirts, hats, bandanas, "do rags," scarves and certain brands of shoes.
If you don't understand why, you need to step into the real world for a while and find out.

There's a flea market in Belleville, IL I used to go to. Sometimes it was necessary to cut through East St. Louis and use the Eads Bridge if there was a wreck on the Interstate. I have seen East St. Louis many times. Rednecks call it "niggertown". Irrespective of the circumstances: Either the Constitution is in force or it isn't. Selective enforcement of the Constitution means no Constitution.