Category: Sabotage

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Sneaky Cop Haters in late 1970s St. Louis

During this period of time, which is of no more significance than any other 5-year period, some rather important-feeling officers of the law became the fortunate victims of the timeless urge to “pull the chair from beneath your bully.” March 1976: The RIT wire basket factory in Rock Hill caught fire because someone wanted it
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St. Louis, 2006-2007: Anti-Development Fires

From 2006-2007, a series of fires tore through the construction sites of some of St. Louis’s largest and most expensive housing developments. These arsons took place in the centers of what today are still zones of tension between gentrifiers and all those whose lives they affect. The following is an article from the 2006 issue
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