WaPo breaks down breakdown in crime enforcement

[Anonymous]

"Many perpetrators apparently believed they could get away with breaking the law, and they were somewhat correct.

The D.C. police force was the smallest in half a century. Arrests fell sharply during the pandemic and stayed low. Prosecutions plunged, with only 33 percent of adult arrests leading to immediate charges in fiscal 2022. D.C.’s crime lab, which analyzes forensic evidence, lost its accreditation for two years, making it harder to bring gun and drug cases. (This was finally fixed in December.)

On top of that, D.C. courts were impeded during the pandemic, creating a massive backlog and leading to strikingly low numbers held in the D.C. Jail last year. Almost every part of the District’s fragmented public safety system fell short."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/03/17/dc-crime-blame-bowser-council-prosecutors/

[Anonymous]

really dramatic drop in the number of people in jail

[Anonymous]

This was an effective and thorough breakdown of the dysfunction and problem. Nicely done by the WaPo!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This was an effective and thorough breakdown of the dysfunction and problem. Nicely done by the WaPo!

Two to three years too late. Anyone who has tried to report a crime to MPD and be blown off by the officers unwilling to take a report could have told you this. Or crime victims waiting on the USAO to file charges. Or prosecutors waiting on delayed crime lab evidence.

It's insane how many people in DC criminal justice system are basically AWOL from their jobs.

[Anonymous]

Whatever the opposite of a circular firing squad is where all those responsible can point and blame someone else is what we have now.

At least the Post acknowledges crime is a major problem. As recently as last summer it was seen as somehow racist to mention it even as quality of life in the city plummeted.

[Anonymous]

ugh. the loss of the crime lab accreditation really seems like a major differentiating factor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This was an effective and thorough breakdown of the dysfunction and problem. Nicely done by the WaPo!

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ugh. the loss of the crime lab accreditation really seems like a major differentiating factor.

I know there is a lot of reporting on this, but I am surprised that there isn't more of an uproar about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ugh. the loss of the crime lab accreditation really seems like a major differentiating factor.

I know there is a lot of reporting on this, but I am surprised that there isn't more of an uproar about it.

Crime labs are racist. That money would be better spent on rehabilitation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ugh. the loss of the crime lab accreditation really seems like a major differentiating factor.

I know there is a lot of reporting on this, but I am surprised that there isn't more of an uproar about it.

Crime labs are racist. That money would be better spent on rehabilitation.

Nope, this joke has really run its course, and isn't even aimed at the correct target

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ugh. the loss of the crime lab accreditation really seems like a major differentiating factor.

I know there is a lot of reporting on this, but I am surprised that there isn't more of an uproar about it.

Crime labs are racist. That money would be better spent on rehabilitation.

Nope, this joke has really run its course, and isn't even aimed at the correct target

You can't eat a Crime Lab.