Malcolm X once observed: “I don’t even call it violence when it’s in self-defense; I call it intelligence.” A St. Louis couple — Mark and Patricia McCloskey — recently chose to arm themselves for self-defense after a mob entered their property and allegedly threatened their lives...
(Reuters) – A white St. Louis couple who brandished guns at Black Lives Matter protesters outside their home in June were given a prominent speaking slot at the Republican National Convention on Monday, repeating unfounded claims by President Donald Trump that Democrats will destroy America’s...
Protesters seeking the resignation of St. Louis’ mayor in a controversy over police reform marched past the home of Mark and Patricia McCloskey. The couple brandished guns at the marchers, with Mark McCloskey saying his family feared for their lives because marchers had broken through a wr...
“It’s so upsetting that they have a national audience,” Talve toldThe Forward. “It’s upsetting we make heroes out of people who hate.” The McCloskeys’ home neighbors Talve’s synagogue, St. Louis’ Jewish Central Reform Congregation, where Talve is the rabbi. ...
They SLAPPed back.Winning Round OneIn 1979, Carl and Rita Fust moved into their home on 2 1/4 acres off Kerth Road in south St. Louis County. Carl Fust is an engineer at McDonnell Douglas Corp.; Rita Fust a speech pathologist. They have two children.In the fall of 1980, David ...