do they not? they do. i will tell, you when you look at the data, that group that is driving the crime numbers and the city of houston, that group is between 16 and 24. i it is aimed at that very same demographic. so we want to show them we love them, we want to invest in them, we want to embrace them, and it has been very well received. when you rope that around our community messengers community, our crisis intervention, and utilizing law enforcement, we are not defunding anything, okay? but it takes all of that working together, and we are seeing positive results. positive results. mary lucas, i want to bring you into this because you are actually suing the state of missouri over a new law that requires that kansas city increase funding for its police department. why have you brought that lawsuit?
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