Congressman carjacked at gunpoint in Washington DC

[Anonymous]

Democratic Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar was carjacked at gunpoint Monday night near his residence in the Navy Yard area of Washington, D.C. just blocks from the Capitol.

An alert sent to congressional members stated three to four men held guns to his head and took his car and phone, sources told ABC News.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/congressman-henry-cuellar-carjacked-gunpoint-washington-sources/story?id=103676681

[Anonymous]

As of Sunday, there were 750 carjackings in Washington, 75% of which involved guns, per D.C. Police.

[Anonymous]

Rep. Craig beaten in an elevator.The Rand Paul staffer. Now this.

No one is safe.

[Anonymous]

In June a staffer for Rep. Brad Finstad was attacked at gunpoint outside his home.

“Thankfully, he will be able to make a full recovery and the extent of his physical injuries was minor. I thank the DC Metropolitan Police Department for their quick response and their attention to this incident.”

The congressman said the attack happened just blocks from the US Capitol.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/16/politics/brad-finstad-staffer-attacked/index.html

[Anonymous]

They need to call in the national guard

[Anonymous]

I'm glad he survived. No to Statehood. Yes to congressional oversight. I've always wondered about the National Guard option--
What do you envision them doing?
Road blocks?

[Anonymous]

I have lived in DC for 30 years and have never been more embarrassed. Every level of government from ANC to the Council to the Mayor is a complete clown show. We have children running our government who are focused on E-bikes and Art All Night when they should be focused on crime and schools. Pathetic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have lived in DC for 30 years and have never been more embarrassed. Every level of government from ANC to the Council to the Mayor is a complete clown show. We have children running our government who are focused on E-bikes and Art All Night when they should be focused on crime and schools. Pathetic.

Really?

D.C. is fine and a world class city, what are the crime rates in Paris, Madrid, ???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They need to call in the national guard

No, thank you, it does not need to look like we are in Ukraine or Russia.

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:I'm glad he survived. No to Statehood. Yes to congressional oversight. I've always wondered about the National Guard option--
What do you envision them doing?
Road blocks?

You have exactly the oversight that you want in the USAO office and they don’t prosecute 67% of the cases. Don’t be so quick to throw out democracy.

[Anonymous]

Ahhh look. It’s headline news on the Today show. Maybe people will care now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They need to call in the national guard

This is pointless…would be nothing but a temporary cessation. At some point they have to leave, and we still have our garbage policies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have lived in DC for 30 years and have never been more embarrassed. Every level of government from ANC to the Council to the Mayor is a complete clown show. We have children running our government who are focused on E-bikes and Art All Night when they should be focused on crime and schools. Pathetic.

Really?

D.C. is fine and a world class city, what are the crime rates in Paris, Madrid, ???

? DC is far worse. The U.S. is much worse than other developed nations. We have guns. Those countries don't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They need to call in the national guard

Sorry but dumb, knee jerk, platitude. The teen girls murdered the Uber Eats driver basically at the feet of National Guard, did not help him a bit. They come, they go, then what has changed?

What needs to happen imo is a control board 2.0, and vigorous prosecution of both adults and juveniles. Key is repealing some of the recent legislation by the Council written by DC Justice Lab. Also, put vice back in in the neighborhoods and go back to proactive not just reactive work. https://www.washingtonian.com/2015/08/26/why-did-dc-shut-down-its-vice-squads-crime-rate-cathy-lanier/ Congress needs to exercise ongoing oversight of USAO/DOJ to ensure they are actually prosecuting, benchmarks and metrics need to be public. Career staff may need to be bolstered by those who value public safety, not ideology. https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/04/politics/black-prosecutors-dc-gun-cases/index.html

Every month MPD gets smaller. They cannot recruit enough to even match the number leaving or retiring. I am aware of several effective and experienced cops in my district who will be retiring over the next few months.

The 1993 Carjacking Bill is still on the books. If juvenile carve outs were done away with and it was actually charged, for perps of all ages, would be effective immediately, as it was then. https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/laws/10-26

Having a USAO's office from 2017-now that increasingly did not prosecute adults (and yes, Bowser and Council knew) is a big part of how we got here, the other is Nadeau, Allen and the soft on crime juvenile crowd. Terrible for public safety and for the kids who jack all day rather than go to school, are likely to be shot and killed at soaring levels and who may not even have basic literacy or any other options for income. The slap on the wrist revolving door is like a eugenics program given how many black kids are shot and killed, ignore the DC Justice Lab talking points and feel good rhetoric and look at the results!

This will be a watershed moment where a floor is put in the situation or DC spirals at an ever more rapid pace.

[Anonymous]

DC is desperate for tourism dollars, so incredibly short sighted in everything they do.

This is the same calendar year the Council passed such a weak on crime bill that it had to be stopped by Congress and a Democratic president.

We need another control board. With the looming CRE implosion and a tax base that is dwindling, we need help with both finances and crime and adults who understand the link between the 2.