Why do MoCoites keep voting for the same? Silver Spring residents are melting down due crime

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Anonymous wrote:The Online Left in Silver Spring, median age of 24, believe that Marc Elrich isn't woke enough because he loves cops too much. They want him to defund the police more.

I believe that this "Online Left" is orchestrated the ones committing the crimes, or their friends. Convince everyone that the police and the criminal justice system are the problem so that you can commit crimes with no fear of being caught. It actually has worked brilliantly for them so far. Tons of people marched for defunding the police and the politicians listened; the criminals must have been watching with glee.

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Anonymous wrote:Sock puppets on a Friday night.

We’ve found the obnoxious too online Silver Spring head in sand progressive. Do you think this crime is NBD? You may want to talk your fellow liberal Silver Spring and Takoma Park friends. I think you will find out that their progressive values end the moment these things begin to affect them personally. It’s one thing if it’s 20-something males shooting each other at 2 AM on Georgia Ave. It’s quite another when its middle aged women having a guns shoved in their face at 7 PM trying to shop at Safeway.

You may not be aware, but the neighborhood is starting to get a reputation for crime and you may not be able to understand this, but it is not a good thing.

Which neighborhood is "Silver Spring"? Woodside Park? Leisure World? White Oak? Aspen Hill? Please explain.

I think this is referring to the 7pm armed Thayer/Fenton Safeway carjacking last week, so the neighborhood would be DTSS and the areas bordering it, particularly around Fenton toward TKPK and (to a lesser degree) the side streets toward Dale.

Honestly I am not quick to call "crime!" and make rash assumptions based on 1 incident. But there have been a bunch of incidents, increasingly earlier, and with a young teen who likes to spend time in DTSS and takes these routes often walking with friends at a variety of hours my spouse and I have decided there is NO walking at night and now we are not sure that's good enough. I think I will lay off that Safeway for a while too, though I do love it. Was it in the garage or the upper surface lot? That must have been terrible for the people who work there: a lot of those workers are lovely and have been there a long time.

From reports on Nextdoor from people who saw the victim after the incident, it was the upper surface lot.

That is really shocking, from someone who goes to this store multiple times a week from 10am - 10pm.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The Online Left in Silver Spring, median age of 24, believe that Marc Elrich isn't woke enough because he loves cops too much. They want him to defund the police more.

I believe that this "Online Left" is orchestrated the ones committing the crimes, or their friends. Convince everyone that the police and the criminal justice system are the problem so that you can commit crimes with no fear of being caught. It actually has worked brilliantly for them so far. Tons of people marched for defunding the police and the politicians listened; the criminals must have been watching with glee.

You give too much credit to these children. The online Left are not committing crimes, they are just tweeting. Stealing a car or covering for their friends would involve getting up from their Twitch streams and World of Warcraft.

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Anonymous wrote:The Online Left in Silver Spring, median age of 24, believe that Marc Elrich isn't woke enough because he loves cops too much. They want him to defund the police more.

I believe that this "Online Left" is orchestrated the ones committing the crimes, or their friends. Convince everyone that the police and the criminal justice system are the problem so that you can commit crimes with no fear of being caught. It actually has worked brilliantly for them so far. Tons of people marched for defunding the police and the politicians listened; the criminals must have been watching with glee.

You give too much credit to these children. The online Left are not committing crimes, they are just tweeting. Stealing a car or covering for their friends would involve getting up from their Twitch streams and World of Warcraft.

Correct. They are just morons tweeting for social media engagement. What is interesting and scary is that they are able to capture the attention of many Councilmembers. It is bizarre to me that they can be so obviously immature, so wrong about issues as important as life and death and then still Councilmembers are quick to seek their approval and also boost these people on other issues. That is what troubles me the most.

They are also not all 24. Most seem to be in their mid to late 30s who share a common trait of being underemployed Millennials who blame other people for their situation. The oddest thing that they do is spend a disproportionate amount of their time concerned about what is going on in other peoples communities that are not their own or what other people do with their private affairs. I remember not too long ago that they used to do this creepy thing going around posting pictures of other peoples houses trying to generate outrage because they were too nice. Absolutely deranged group of people with internet poisioning.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The Online Left in Silver Spring, median age of 24, believe that Marc Elrich isn't woke enough because he loves cops too much. They want him to defund the police more.

I believe that this "Online Left" is orchestrated the ones committing the crimes, or their friends. Convince everyone that the police and the criminal justice system are the problem so that you can commit crimes with no fear of being caught. It actually has worked brilliantly for them so far. Tons of people marched for defunding the police and the politicians listened; the criminals must have been watching with glee.

You give too much credit to these children. The online Left are not committing crimes, they are just tweeting. Stealing a car or covering for their friends would involve getting up from their Twitch streams and World of Warcraft.

Correct. They are just morons tweeting for social media engagement. What is interesting and scary is that they are able to capture the attention of many Councilmembers. It is bizarre to me that they can be so obviously immature, so wrong about issues as important as life and death and then still Councilmembers are quick to seek their approval and also boost these people on other issues. That is what troubles me the most.

They are also not all 24. Most seem to be in their mid to late 30s who share a common trait of being underemployed Millennials who blame other people for their situation. The oddest thing that they do is spend a disproportionate amount of their time concerned about what is going on in other peoples communities that are not their own or what other people do with their private affairs. I remember not too long ago that they used to do this creepy thing going around posting pictures of other peoples houses trying to generate outrage because they were too nice. Absolutely deranged group of people with internet poisioning.

Are you talking about people who's initials are D. R., or M.E. perhaps?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Republicans in MoCo need to start registering as Democrats for local elections or we will just keep getting more of the same.

NO AND NO

Vet every single candidate.

Republicans are not acceptable for any position anywhere in the US full stop

What do you not understand about them wanting people stupid? School choice BS, Crime BS, book banning, increasing the pocketbooks of people like Betsey Devos, Hell no.

The history of republicans in any office is abysmal, history makes my words fact.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Republicans in MoCo need to start registering as Democrats for local elections or we will just keep getting more of the same.

NO AND NO

Vet every single candidate.

Republicans are not acceptable for any position anywhere in the US full stop

What do you not understand about them wanting people stupid? School choice BS, Crime BS, book banning, increasing the pocketbooks of people like Betsey Devos, Hell no.

The history of republicans in any office is abysmal, history makes my words fact.

Connie Morella?

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Anonymous wrote:The Online Left in Silver Spring, median age of 24, believe that Marc Elrich isn't woke enough because he loves cops too much. They want him to defund the police more.

I believe that this "Online Left" is orchestrated the ones committing the crimes, or their friends. Convince everyone that the police and the criminal justice system are the problem so that you can commit crimes with no fear of being caught. It actually has worked brilliantly for them so far. Tons of people marched for defunding the police and the politicians listened; the criminals must have been watching with glee.

You give too much credit to these children. The online Left are not committing crimes, they are just tweeting. Stealing a car or covering for their friends would involve getting up from their Twitch streams and World of Warcraft.

Correct. They are just morons tweeting for social media engagement. What is interesting and scary is that they are able to capture the attention of many Councilmembers. It is bizarre to me that they can be so obviously immature, so wrong about issues as important as life and death and then still Councilmembers are quick to seek their approval and also boost these people on other issues. That is what troubles me the most.

They are also not all 24. Most seem to be in their mid to late 30s who share a common trait of being underemployed Millennials who blame other people for their situation. The oddest thing that they do is spend a disproportionate amount of their time concerned about what is going on in other peoples communities that are not their own or what other people do with their private affairs. I remember not too long ago that they used to do this creepy thing going around posting pictures of other peoples houses trying to generate outrage because they were too nice. Absolutely deranged group of people with internet poisioning.

Are you talking about people who's initials are D. R., or M.E. perhaps?

Every single person who treated reopening a street next a park that they don’t live by and never used as the biggest outrage of 2022. There was some seriously embarrassing behavior that I could only characterize as a toddler having a fit in a grocery store.

[Anonymous]

At this point, if a moderate republican ran for office in MoCo, and focused almost exclusively on getting tough on crime (more police, better pay for police, harsher sentences for criminals), I would definitely vote for him/her, and I know many others who would do the same. Truthfully, David Blair dropped the ball by not doing more with this issue.

[Anonymous]

I saw an interview with Jawando on don lemon after the terrible incident with those two police officers at the elementary school center as leaked (the one where the police officers were suggesting someone should smack the kid), and it was clear to me that neither Jawanda nor Lemon had watched the whole video before the interview because they had mistakes on basic facts. That video was a very bad showing from two officers of MCPD but jawanda was making all sorts of conclusions that weren’t warranted because he was wrong on the facts. I really don’t like him and think that he’s a one trick pony and that one trick is playing on white liberal guilt.
We could really have the best police force in the nation and be a leading model for training and accountability. (I think MCPD was already probably one of the best in the country.). But it’s easier just to slash and burn the department I guess.

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Anonymous wrote:The Online Left in Silver Spring, median age of 24, believe that Marc Elrich isn't woke enough because he loves cops too much. They want him to defund the police more.

I believe that this "Online Left" is orchestrated the ones committing the crimes, or their friends. Convince everyone that the police and the criminal justice system are the problem so that you can commit crimes with no fear of being caught. It actually has worked brilliantly for them so far. Tons of people marched for defunding the police and the politicians listened; the criminals must have been watching with glee.

You give too much credit to these children. The online Left are not committing crimes, they are just tweeting. Stealing a car or covering for their friends would involve getting up from their Twitch streams and World of Warcraft.

Correct. They are just morons tweeting for social media engagement. What is interesting and scary is that they are able to capture the attention of many Councilmembers. It is bizarre to me that they can be so obviously immature, so wrong about issues as important as life and death and then still Councilmembers are quick to seek their approval and also boost these people on other issues. That is what troubles me the most.

They are also not all 24. Most seem to be in their mid to late 30s who share a common trait of being underemployed Millennials who blame other people for their situation. The oddest thing that they do is spend a disproportionate amount of their time concerned about what is going on in other peoples communities that are not their own or what other people do with their private affairs. I remember not too long ago that they used to do this creepy thing going around posting pictures of other peoples houses trying to generate outrage because they were too nice. Absolutely deranged group of people with internet poisioning.

Are you talking about people who's initials are D. R., or M.E. perhaps?

I have no clue who D.R. is, but an M.E. posts endlessly on Nextdoor and is totally insufferable. Thinks he is a savior for minorities and poor people. Thankfully, it seems like people have grown tired of him, as his posts generate no comments anymore.

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Anonymous wrote:The Online Left in Silver Spring, median age of 24, believe that Marc Elrich isn't woke enough because he loves cops too much. They want him to defund the police more.

I believe that this "Online Left" is orchestrated the ones committing the crimes, or their friends. Convince everyone that the police and the criminal justice system are the problem so that you can commit crimes with no fear of being caught. It actually has worked brilliantly for them so far. Tons of people marched for defunding the police and the politicians listened; the criminals must have been watching with glee.

You give too much credit to these children. The online Left are not committing crimes, they are just tweeting. Stealing a car or covering for their friends would involve getting up from their Twitch streams and World of Warcraft.

Correct. They are just morons tweeting for social media engagement. What is interesting and scary is that they are able to capture the attention of many Councilmembers. It is bizarre to me that they can be so obviously immature, so wrong about issues as important as life and death and then still Councilmembers are quick to seek their approval and also boost these people on other issues. That is what troubles me the most.

They are also not all 24. Most seem to be in their mid to late 30s who share a common trait of being underemployed Millennials who blame other people for their situation. The oddest thing that they do is spend a disproportionate amount of their time concerned about what is going on in other peoples communities that are not their own or what other people do with their private affairs. I remember not too long ago that they used to do this creepy thing going around posting pictures of other peoples houses trying to generate outrage because they were too nice. Absolutely deranged group of people with internet poisioning.

Are you talking about people who's initials are D. R., or M.E. perhaps?

I have no clue who D.R. is, but an M.E. posts endlessly on Nextdoor and is totally insufferable. Thinks he is a savior for minorities and poor people. Thankfully, it seems like people have grown tired of him, as his posts generate no comments anymore.

Avowed anti-racist that doesn’t know that white saviorism is quite racist, regardless of intentions. Absolute joke.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The Online Left in Silver Spring, median age of 24, believe that Marc Elrich isn't woke enough because he loves cops too much. They want him to defund the police more.

I believe that this "Online Left" is orchestrated the ones committing the crimes, or their friends. Convince everyone that the police and the criminal justice system are the problem so that you can commit crimes with no fear of being caught. It actually has worked brilliantly for them so far. Tons of people marched for defunding the police and the politicians listened; the criminals must have been watching with glee.

You give too much credit to these children. The online Left are not committing crimes, they are just tweeting. Stealing a car or covering for their friends would involve getting up from their Twitch streams and World of Warcraft.

Correct. They are just morons tweeting for social media engagement. What is interesting and scary is that they are able to capture the attention of many Councilmembers. It is bizarre to me that they can be so obviously immature, so wrong about issues as important as life and death and then still Councilmembers are quick to seek their approval and also boost these people on other issues. That is what troubles me the most.

They are also not all 24. Most seem to be in their mid to late 30s who share a common trait of being underemployed Millennials who blame other people for their situation. The oddest thing that they do is spend a disproportionate amount of their time concerned about what is going on in other peoples communities that are not their own or what other people do with their private affairs. I remember not too long ago that they used to do this creepy thing going around posting pictures of other peoples houses trying to generate outrage because they were too nice. Absolutely deranged group of people with internet poisioning.

Are you talking about people who's initials are D. R., or M.E. perhaps?

I have no clue who D.R. is, but an M.E. posts endlessly on Nextdoor and is totally insufferable. Thinks he is a savior for minorities and poor people. Thankfully, it seems like people have grown tired of him, as his posts generate no comments anymore.

Avowed anti-racist that doesn’t know that white saviorism is quite racist, regardless of intentions. Absolute joke.

What is disturbing is that they don’t know their Black neighbors, don’t seem to be friends with any of them or even talk to them and don’t really care to but love to get on their soapbox speaking on their behalf. It is worse than “white saviorism”, it is paternalism and extremely racist particularly given the context.

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Anonymous wrote:The Online Left in Silver Spring, median age of 24, believe that Marc Elrich isn't woke enough because he loves cops too much. They want him to defund the police more.

I believe that this "Online Left" is orchestrated the ones committing the crimes, or their friends. Convince everyone that the police and the criminal justice system are the problem so that you can commit crimes with no fear of being caught. It actually has worked brilliantly for them so far. Tons of people marched for defunding the police and the politicians listened; the criminals must have been watching with glee.

You give too much credit to these children. The online Left are not committing crimes, they are just tweeting. Stealing a car or covering for their friends would involve getting up from their Twitch streams and World of Warcraft.

Correct. They are just morons tweeting for social media engagement. What is interesting and scary is that they are able to capture the attention of many Councilmembers. It is bizarre to me that they can be so obviously immature, so wrong about issues as important as life and death and then still Councilmembers are quick to seek their approval and also boost these people on other issues. That is what troubles me the most.

They are also not all 24. Most seem to be in their mid to late 30s who share a common trait of being underemployed Millennials who blame other people for their situation. The oddest thing that they do is spend a disproportionate amount of their time concerned about what is going on in other peoples communities that are not their own or what other people do with their private affairs. I remember not too long ago that they used to do this creepy thing going around posting pictures of other peoples houses trying to generate outrage because they were too nice. Absolutely deranged group of people with internet poisioning.

Are you talking about people who's initials are D. R., or M.E. perhaps?

I have no clue who D.R. is, but an M.E. posts endlessly on Nextdoor and is totally insufferable. Thinks he is a savior for minorities and poor people. Thankfully, it seems like people have grown tired of him, as his posts generate no comments anymore.

D.R. ran for the planning board back in like 2007 and Elrich voted against him and he has held a personal grudge against Elrich for 15 years. He's also the biggest whiner on the MoCo internet

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At this point, if a moderate republican ran for office in MoCo, and focused almost exclusively on getting tough on crime (more police, better pay for police, harsher sentences for criminals), I would definitely vote for him/her, and I know many others who would do the same. Truthfully, David Blair dropped the ball by not doing more with this issue.

Reardon Sullivan did this. But he lost 75%-25%. MoCo just has different priroties, which are (A) Vote blue no matter who, (B) Be Woker than your neighbors, and (C) Stick it to the evil right wing