Teens nearly kill Petworth dad because he says they can't use his b-ball hoop after 930pm

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Something tells me there is more to this story than has been portrayed.

Hoping the homeowner heals quickly and does not replace the basketball hoop. Unfortunately we do not live in a time that makes alley play a good idea for kids or anyone else, mainly with how frequent cars speed down our alleys with no regard for living things.

What are you suggesting was left out? It was a horrible crime against what sounds like a very nice man-I hope you’re not blaming the victim.

Pretty sure pp was blaming the victim.

+1

[Anonymous]

These kids are criminals and should be treated as such. I hope they are fully prosecuted

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These kids are criminals and should be treated as such. I hope they are fully prosecuted

Me too. I feel bad that they've likely just ruined their lives but....

I understand a fight and even a punch, but to stomp a person after they pass out then just leave them there?

[Anonymous]

Classic DC:

While MPD showed up quickly, the responding officers told the couple they shouldn’t have spoken to the teens, but called MPD to remove them.

“The last thing we wanted to do was to call the police on four Black kids playing basketball in an alley,” Jane said. “My husband had already spoken to them, had set up the net for them. Everything seemed fine. Then this attack happened… it just seems so ruthless to attack him, leave him bleeding on the ground as they calmly walked away.”

Read on for the stellar medical response.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These kids are criminals and should be treated as such. I hope they are fully prosecuted

Me too. I feel bad that they've likely just ruined their lives but....

I understand a fight and even a punch, but to stomp a person after they pass out then just leave them there?

So you think fighting and punching someone who has generously provided a place for you to play, and has politely asked that you cease play so his daughter can sleep, is understandable? I don't understand YOU.

[Anonymous]

Okay, time to move on. This has already been forgotten. None of the council members will change their stance on the Youth “Rehabilitation” act, there will be more money thrown at “violence interruptors” which studies show are ineffective, there will be hand wringing and of course people shaking their heads and saying “we just need to study the root causes of poverty to help end this.” and nothing will change.

We are in an era of criminal policy reform and rather than incarceration we’ve simply chosen to let certain crime happen, even violent crime if it’s committed by teens (or folks up to 25 in DC) mainly for equity purposes and because statistics are so bad. The city will probably decline back the way it was in the 80’a and 90’s.

In fact, my post doesn’t matter and will be forgotten. Apparently people will tolerate certain amounts of crime because they want to further social justice. In reality, that’s short sighted. Social justice should not include just a massive amount of crime and violent crime and people getting beaten up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These kids are criminals and should be treated as such. I hope they are fully prosecuted

Me too. I feel bad that they've likely just ruined their lives but....

I understand a fight and even a punch, but to stomp a person after they pass out then just leave them there?

So you think fighting and punching someone who has generously provided a place for you to play, and has politely asked that you cease play so his daughter can sleep, is understandable? I don't understand YOU.

This, jfc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Okay, time to move on. This has already been forgotten. None of the council members will change their stance on the Youth “Rehabilitation” act, there will be more money thrown at “violence interruptors” which studies show are ineffective, there will be hand wringing and of course people shaking their heads and saying “we just need to study the root causes of poverty to help end this.” and nothing will change.

We are in an era of criminal policy reform and rather than incarceration we’ve simply chosen to let certain crime happen, even violent crime if it’s committed by teens (or folks up to 25 in DC) mainly for equity purposes and because statistics are so bad. The city will probably decline back the way it was in the 80’a and 90’s.

In fact, my post doesn’t matter and will be forgotten. Apparently people will tolerate certain amounts of crime because they want to further social justice. In reality, that’s short sighted. Social justice should not include just a massive amount of crime and violent crime and people getting beaten up.

They've basically shown at this point that neither jail nor intervention work to curb violence. If that's the case, I pick jail time over compassion.

[Anonymous]

Why are posts on this thread disappearing?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ll admit I’m a shitty person, but if this happens to someone I cared about, I’d feel hard-pressed to not leave the hoop up, wait for them to return, and break some knees with a crow bar, Ghoulily style.

In their world, they would respect you for this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Okay, time to move on. This has already been forgotten. None of the council members will change their stance on the Youth “Rehabilitation” act, there will be more money thrown at “violence interruptors” which studies show are ineffective, there will be hand wringing and of course people shaking their heads and saying “we just need to study the root causes of poverty to help end this.” and nothing will change.

We are in an era of criminal policy reform and rather than incarceration we’ve simply chosen to let certain crime happen, even violent crime if it’s committed by teens (or folks up to 25 in DC) mainly for equity purposes and because statistics are so bad. The city will probably decline back the way it was in the 80’a and 90’s.

In fact, my post doesn’t matter and will be forgotten. Apparently people will tolerate certain amounts of crime because they want to further social justice. In reality, that’s short sighted. Social justice should not include just a massive amount of crime and violent crime and people getting beaten up.

They've basically shown at this point that neither jail nor intervention work to curb violence. If that's the case, I pick jail time over compassion.

Honestly, the people leading the criminal policy reform are all liberal. Republicans are more pro police and jail. This doesn’t matter in dc because there are no pro police or jail candidates only super progressive politicians so nothing will change. However, nationwide Fox News is blasting these kinds of stories and folks in flyover states are eating it up. The whole defund and woke policy villainization is effective. I think the mid terms, barring this new abortion reversal, will be a lot of voters aghast at how social justice is used to essential water down criminal policy. I’m liberal. I live in dc and I was here during Barry when crack and crime was a huge issue. I don’t want to return to violent days when criminals were all around. I want a strong, forceful crackdown where we arrest violent criminals and send them to supermax prisons in rural states.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ll admit I’m a shitty person, but if this happens to someone I cared about, I’d feel hard-pressed to not leave the hoop up, wait for them to return, and break some knees with a crow bar, Ghoulily style.

The proper response is to go out, feel threatened and then defend yourself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why are posts on this thread disappearing?

Why do you think? It’s too unpalatable to discuss, and so it’s better to sweep things under the rug. I am not talking racist comments. I am talking about a legitimate discussion on crime, policy and the like. Most outlets ban comments on certain stories because it’s too unpalatable to even discuss things. It’s just too wrought with third rail politics, so time moves on and we just see more of these stories and nothing happens.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why are posts on this thread disappearing?

Because not enough commenters are condemning the evil homeowner for disturbing the poor underprivileged teens.

[Anonymous]

I’m shocked the homeowners didn’t leave. I would have left if for no other reason than it must be traumatizing for the dad to see that every day.
Long jail sentences aren’t going to deter future crimes because I don’t think the people committing them are concerned about the consequences. The $1M question- what are the conditions that create teens who would commit such depraved acts, and how can we address those?