| Obviously they have little say in local politics but would WH resident matter at all for local law and order issues |
| Trump is coming back! |
| Trump will appoint a US Attorney who will give a shit about prosecuting crime and not think prosecutions are racist, so I’m going to go with Trump on this one, unfortunately. |
A lot of the judges that almost reflexively let violent criminals out while their charges are pending are Trump appointees. |
What's the reason behind their decisions? |
| How Trump era DC crime rates compare to Biden era? |
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Both are probably about the same. Trump might be slightly worse, but neither is going to move the needle on crime in DC.
Crime-wise, the Obama years were among the best ever for DC, because at-risk youth in poorer neighborhoods felt good about their future prospects and direction of country (regardless of whether or not he actually did anything for them). Historically in DC, how poor people feel about their future greatly correlates to the amount of crime in the city. Nothing about Biden or Trump inspires at risk-youth in poor neighborhoods or makes them feel good about their future prospects. |
| Unless your president influences your culture... |
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| "Trump says he’ll make ‘dirty’ DC part of his ‘election platform’" |
| I hope both parties tell these two to retire and bring new candidates. |
That's rich considering today is the anniversary of one of the worst crimes in DC, egged on by Trump. |
| That's rich but Biden is practically letting him use this by not doing ANYTHING for DC. |
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Neither Biden or Trump will do anything to make DC better.
Changing DC’s crime trajectory will require a combination of better schools with smaller classrooms, more after school programs (e.g., sports), greater police presence on the streets, and actual criminal enforcement to keep repeat offenders off the streets. Enforcement and prosecutions alone won’t do much unless you give at-risk youth some modicum of hope as well other outlets for their frustration. |