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The widow of a retired St. Louis police officer who was shot to death during a violent night of protests in the city addressed the Republican National Convention on Thursday night. “Violence and destruction are not legitimate forms of protest … President Trump understands this and has offered federal help to restore order in our communities,” she said. Watch her speech.