Person beaten to death in dc ellipse this morning
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Anonymous
| Apparently it even affected White House helicopters. |
Anonymous
| What a nice city. |
Anonymous
| A homeless man beat another homeless man to death with a metal pole right next to the White House. Absolutely insane. The city is out of control. |
Anonymous
| Oh wow... Crazy sh*t happening everywhere. |
Anonymous
| 3 homicides in 4 days is not a great way to start the new year. |
Anonymous
| Three years in a row at 200+ murders and everyone on the Council gets a free toaster. |
Anonymous
| Killers now know DC protects them. |
Anonymous
| Plus the penalties for violent crimes in dc are being reduced. It’s veto proof |
Anonymous
| We need humane mental institutions and stronger involuntary commitment laws. Our nation's de facto mental health policy of letting the severely mentally ill encamp in major cities and self-medicate with hard drugs is cruel. |
Anonymous
That is crazy. |
Anonymous
Yeah well you have to staff these institutions. Good luck with that. |
Anonymous
I can't imagine that someone who beat someone to death with a pole was doing a detailed cost-benefit analysis, adjusting for the length of the expected prison sentence. In some rare cases, that might have an effect, but not these. This appears to be a symptom of the failure of our social supports. |
Anonymous
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DC doesn’t control the Ellipse; USSS and maybe NPS law enforcement are responsible.
This isn’t a city government issue. |
Anonymous
Ok good luck with all that. Back in the real world, we need more police and harsher sentences. |
Anonymous
And ambulances at the bottom of cliffs . . . |