Relevant ages for crime sentencing in DC

[Anonymous]

I often read posts on this forum implying that people who commit crimes in DC get more lenient sentences or aren’t prosecuted if they are under 25 or 26 years old. Is that true? If so, could someone please direct me to an official source explaining that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I often read posts on this forum implying that people who commit crimes in DC get more lenient sentences or aren’t prosecuted if they are under 25 or 26 years old. Is that true? If so, could someone please direct me to an official source explaining that?

Not an official source, but a good summary with references to the pertinent passages in the DC Code:

https://koehlerlaw.net/youth-rehabilitation-act-dc/

The YRA has been a complete failure and has made the city less safe, as documented in this six-part WaPo series from 2016:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/off-the-grid-how-a-violent-offender-slipped-through-the-dc-justice-system/2016/05/13/ba4ca96c-ebba-11e5-bc08-3e03a5b41910_story.html

[Anonymous]

Democrats and progressives love it have it both ways.

They scream that minors should be able to be able to have gender changing treatments that could have serious and permanent health impacts without parental permission. Meanwhile, they also simultaneously argue that brains do not fully mature until 26 years old, therefore we should be more lenient on youngish (mostly males) people who commit crimes.

It's paradoxical, because of brains aren't fully mature until 26 for proper decision making, which is why we should be lenient on young criminals,.then how in the hell is a teenager supposed to make an informed decision wrt their gender identity if they apparently don't have a mature brain to make decisions? It's farcical logic used by progressives.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the info, PPs.

Is Charles Allen applying this rule more often now, is that the problem? Like it was supposed to be an exception and now it’s the rule? I’m trying to understand why the city is a lot more dangerous now. The above article was from 2016 so something must have changed in terms of the laws or how they’re being applied.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for the info, PPs.

Is Charles Allen applying this rule more often now, is that the problem? Like it was supposed to be an exception and now it’s the rule? I’m trying to understand why the city is a lot more dangerous now. The above article was from 2016 so something must have changed in terms of the laws or how they’re being applied.

It’s partly because the “juvenile offenders” increasingly understand Charles Allen’s bill removed most consequences for crimes.

The 975 armed carjackings in DC last year? - the offenders themselves named it:

“free cars.”

Your car. Your family.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I often read posts on this forum implying that people who commit crimes in DC get more lenient sentences or aren’t prosecuted if they are under 25 or 26 years old. Is that true? If so, could someone please direct me to an official source explaining that?

Not an official source, but a good summary with references to the pertinent passages in the DC Code:

https://koehlerlaw.net/youth-rehabilitation-act-dc/

The YRA has been a complete failure and has made the city less safe, as documented in this six-part WaPo series from 2016:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/off-the-grid-how-a-violent-offender-slipped-through-the-dc-justice-system/2016/05/13/ba4ca96c-ebba-11e5-bc08-3e03a5b41910_story.html

Thanks goes to the Washington Post (and to PP) for linking factual sources explaining the disaster which is currently DC’s response to crime by “juveniles” - which DC defines as anyone under age 26.

Wish the facts would have some impact on how DC residents vote.

[Anonymous]

"The teen charged with fatally shooting a 14-year-old at the Brookland-CUA Metro station in April was found incompetent to stand trial and must undergo treatment. "

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/09/25/juvenile-murder-brookland-metro-incompetent/

[Anonymous]

Was just reading about a guy who sprayed 30 bullets into a place on Condon terrace se but didn’t hit his target. The victim broke his wrist jumping out of the way. The perp argued had he should get a light sentence because he was so young. I think he was 25. Nevermind that he was trying to gun someone down and could have killed others too. I think he got 4 years on a gun charge.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Was just reading about a guy who sprayed 30 bullets into a place on Condon terrace se but didn’t hit his target. The victim broke his wrist jumping out of the way. The perp argued had he should get a light sentence because he was so young. I think he was 25. Nevermind that he was trying to gun someone down and could have killed others too. I think he got 4 years on a gun charge.

Age 25 = a “juvenile offender” under current DC law.

Following DC law, the 25 year should not have been jailed, but instead, released into the recognizance of his mom and/or dad.

Does that sound right to you?

[Anonymous]

The DC laws are a joke. This guy was sentenced to 16 years for a murder in 2015, but managed to get released only to be killed a few weeks ago. Guess if he would have served his actual time, he may have still been living.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/district-man-sentenced-16-years-prison-murder-man-northeast-washington

https://www.stewartfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Dion-Xavier-Martin?obId=33359863

[Anonymous]

If huge majority of residents, city council, police, school board & administration, parents, kids, etc, all are democrats, why can't we come up with solutions for local problems? What or who is stopping us?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If huge majority of residents, city council, police, school board & administration, parents, kids, etc, all are democrats, why can't we come up with solutions for local problems? What or who is stopping us?

The Senate has to approve DC judges, and adult felonies are prosecuted by a US Attorney we don't get to pick. There are absolutely things DC could do better. But those are some major limitations that states don't have.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If huge majority of residents, city council, police, school board & administration, parents, kids, etc, all are democrats, why can't we come up with solutions for local problems? What or who is stopping us?

The Senate has to approve DC judges, and adult felonies are prosecuted by a US Attorney we don't get to pick. There are absolutely things DC could do better. But those are some major limitations that states don't have.

Wait, are you seriously suggesting that it’s republicans who are hiring soft on crime attorneys and judges?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If huge majority of residents, city council, police, school board & administration, parents, kids, etc, all are democrats, why can't we come up with solutions for local problems? What or who is stopping us?

The Senate has to approve DC judges, and adult felonies are prosecuted by a US Attorney we don't get to pick. There are absolutely things DC could do better. But those are some major limitations that states don't have.

Wait, are you seriously suggesting that it’s republicans who are hiring soft on crime attorneys and judges?

Crime in DC started increasing when Trump was president so...yes?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If huge majority of residents, city council, police, school board & administration, parents, kids, etc, all are democrats, why can't we come up with solutions for local problems? What or who is stopping us?

The Senate has to approve DC judges, and adult felonies are prosecuted by a US Attorney we don't get to pick. There are absolutely things DC could do better. But those are some major limitations that states don't have.

Wait, are you seriously suggesting that it’s republicans who are hiring soft on crime attorneys and judges?

Crime in DC started increasing when Trump was president so...yes?

This is a joke, right? Crime increased in DC because we lost our GD minds and decided that everyone committing crime should be excused at the expense of a safe and functioning society. Blood on the hands of every idiot who decided to destroy our city by refusing to enforce “minor” crimes.