Man Stabbed to Death inside Petworth Library Evening of 3/2

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hope the poster with detailed suggestions considers running for ANC. Voices like yours need to be heard. The status quo is not working for anyone.

ANCs still can't do anything but make statements. Run for Mayor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A) terrible, and my sympathy to the victim, the bystanders AND the librarians
B) Why do we allow libraries to be used as day shelters? [b]At the very least, clear them for after school hours. It is so unfair to these kids!Can the city not incentivize shelters to rotate some staying open by day? or, golly, OPEN day shelters?? Why do we only have one of these:[/b]

Downtown Day Services Center
The Center offers downtown day services to individuals experiencing homelessness. The Center utilizes a Housing First method to move individuals into housing by connecting them with supportive services.

The Center is operated by the DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID) with support from the District of Columbia Department of Human Services and services from Pathways to Housing DC and HIPS.

Hours Open: Monday through Friday from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm; Saturday from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm

Meals: Daily from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm; during weekend lunch, hygiene items, and PPE are available at Vermont Avenue, NW while supplies last.

Services Available: Showers, laundry, restrooms, phone and computers, emergency clothing, vital records, medical, harm reduction, and housing guidance. Saturday services are available: Showers, laundry, and meals.

Restrooms & Showers
Laundry & Emergency Clothing
Phone Charging & Computers
The District Department of Employment Services
District Department of Health
District Department of Motor Vehicles
Economic Security Administration
Unity Health Care
Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless
For more information, contact 202-383-8810 or e-mail: [e-mail].

Are you suggesting not allowing certain people into a public library? How exactly are you going to check? What if they are homeless but not visibly so? Using a computer to apply for jobs?

Having more and better service centers that help them with all the services at that day center would be great. Put one of those in every ward?

You could not allow them to wheel all their belongings in. You could put time limits on bathrooms and blacklights so no one can find their veins to shoot up. You could station library police who could call in 311 wellness checks on any disturbed behavior. You could ask shelters and the city to not run vans and buses to the libraries in the mornings as I've heard they have done at times. Oh, imagine this--you could create options for the homeless: how about... reading rooms for the homeless with donuts, coffees and computers. They LOVE computer banks. You could have the vans run straight from the shelters to the reading rooms. Yes, it would take imagination and $. We seem to spend plenty of the latter on social issues, and completely lack the former.

If you’re a parent, don’t let your kids sit next to homeless dudes at the computers.

And there should be dedicated areas where only kids & caregivers are allowed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A) terrible, and my sympathy to the victim, the bystanders AND the librarians
B) Why do we allow libraries to be used as day shelters? [b]At the very least, clear them for after school hours. It is so unfair to these kids!Can the city not incentivize shelters to rotate some staying open by day? or, golly, OPEN day shelters?? Why do we only have one of these:[/b]

Downtown Day Services Center
The Center offers downtown day services to individuals experiencing homelessness. The Center utilizes a Housing First method to move individuals into housing by connecting them with supportive services.

The Center is operated by the DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID) with support from the District of Columbia Department of Human Services and services from Pathways to Housing DC and HIPS.

Hours Open: Monday through Friday from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm; Saturday from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm

Meals: Daily from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm; during weekend lunch, hygiene items, and PPE are available at Vermont Avenue, NW while supplies last.

Services Available: Showers, laundry, restrooms, phone and computers, emergency clothing, vital records, medical, harm reduction, and housing guidance. Saturday services are available: Showers, laundry, and meals.

Restrooms & Showers
Laundry & Emergency Clothing
Phone Charging & Computers
The District Department of Employment Services
District Department of Health
District Department of Motor Vehicles
Economic Security Administration
Unity Health Care
Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless
For more information, contact 202-383-8810 or e-mail: [e-mail].

Are you suggesting not allowing certain people into a public library? How exactly are you going to check? What if they are homeless but not visibly so? Using a computer to apply for jobs?

Having more and better service centers that help them with all the services at that day center would be great. Put one of those in every ward?

You could not allow them to wheel all their belongings in. You could put time limits on bathrooms and blacklights so no one can find their veins to shoot up. You could station library police who could call in 311 wellness checks on any disturbed behavior. You could ask shelters and the city to not run vans and buses to the libraries in the mornings as I've heard they have done at times. Oh, imagine this--you could create options for the homeless: how about... reading rooms for the homeless with donuts, coffees and computers. They LOVE computer banks. You could have the vans run straight from the shelters to the reading rooms. Yes, it would take imagination and $. We seem to spend plenty of the latter on social issues, and completely lack the former.

PP I would vote for you for mayor.

Thank you. I appreciate your vote. Although I believe, DC will have to move to a run-off system for both the Council and Mayor positions for that to happen....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A) terrible, and my sympathy to the victim, the bystanders AND the librarians
B) Why do we allow libraries to be used as day shelters? [b]At the very least, clear them for after school hours. It is so unfair to these kids!Can the city not incentivize shelters to rotate some staying open by day? or, golly, OPEN day shelters?? Why do we only have one of these:[/b]

Downtown Day Services Center
The Center offers downtown day services to individuals experiencing homelessness. The Center utilizes a Housing First method to move individuals into housing by connecting them with supportive services.

The Center is operated by the DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID) with support from the District of Columbia Department of Human Services and services from Pathways to Housing DC and HIPS.

Hours Open: Monday through Friday from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm; Saturday from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm

Meals: Daily from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm; during weekend lunch, hygiene items, and PPE are available at Vermont Avenue, NW while supplies last.

Services Available: Showers, laundry, restrooms, phone and computers, emergency clothing, vital records, medical, harm reduction, and housing guidance. Saturday services are available: Showers, laundry, and meals.

Restrooms & Showers
Laundry & Emergency Clothing
Phone Charging & Computers
The District Department of Employment Services
District Department of Health
District Department of Motor Vehicles
Economic Security Administration
Unity Health Care
Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless
For more information, contact 202-383-8810 or e-mail: [e-mail].

Are you suggesting not allowing certain people into a public library? How exactly are you going to check? What if they are homeless but not visibly so? Using a computer to apply for jobs?

Having more and better service centers that help them with all the services at that day center would be great. Put one of those in every ward?

You could not allow them to wheel all their belongings in. You could put time limits on bathrooms and blacklights so no one can find their veins to shoot up. You could station library police who could call in 311 wellness checks on any disturbed behavior. You could ask shelters and the city to not run vans and buses to the libraries in the mornings as I've heard they have done at times. Oh, imagine this--you could create options for the homeless: how about... reading rooms for the homeless with donuts, coffees and computers. They LOVE computer banks. You could have the vans run straight from the shelters to the reading rooms. Yes, it would take imagination and $. We seem to spend plenty of the latter on social issues, and completely lack the former.

If you’re a parent, don’t let your kids sit next to homeless dudes at the computers.

And there should be dedicated areas where only kids & caregivers are allowed.

Should I ask each of the people in the library first? Or you just mean visibly homeless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A) terrible, and my sympathy to the victim, the bystanders AND the librarians
B) Why do we allow libraries to be used as day shelters? [b]At the very least, clear them for after school hours. It is so unfair to these kids!Can the city not incentivize shelters to rotate some staying open by day? or, golly, OPEN day shelters?? Why do we only have one of these:[/b]

Downtown Day Services Center
The Center offers downtown day services to individuals experiencing homelessness. The Center utilizes a Housing First method to move individuals into housing by connecting them with supportive services.

The Center is operated by the DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID) with support from the District of Columbia Department of Human Services and services from Pathways to Housing DC and HIPS.

Hours Open: Monday through Friday from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm; Saturday from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm

Meals: Daily from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm; during weekend lunch, hygiene items, and PPE are available at Vermont Avenue, NW while supplies last.

Services Available: Showers, laundry, restrooms, phone and computers, emergency clothing, vital records, medical, harm reduction, and housing guidance. Saturday services are available: Showers, laundry, and meals.

Restrooms & Showers
Laundry & Emergency Clothing
Phone Charging & Computers
The District Department of Employment Services
District Department of Health
District Department of Motor Vehicles
Economic Security Administration
Unity Health Care
Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless
For more information, contact 202-383-8810 or e-mail: [e-mail].

Are you suggesting not allowing certain people into a public library? How exactly are you going to check? What if they are homeless but not visibly so? Using a computer to apply for jobs?

Having more and better service centers that help them with all the services at that day center would be great. Put one of those in every ward?

You could not allow them to wheel all their belongings in. You could put time limits on bathrooms and blacklights so no one can find their veins to shoot up. You could station library police who could call in 311 wellness checks on any disturbed behavior. You could ask shelters and the city to not run vans and buses to the libraries in the mornings as I've heard they have done at times. Oh, imagine this--you could create options for the homeless: how about... reading rooms for the homeless with donuts, coffees and computers. They LOVE computer banks. You could have the vans run straight from the shelters to the reading rooms. Yes, it would take imagination and $. We seem to spend plenty of the latter on social issues, and completely lack the former.

If you’re a parent, don’t let your kids sit next to homeless dudes at the computers.

And there should be dedicated areas where only kids & caregivers are allowed.

Should I ask each of the people in the library first? Or you just mean visibly homeless.

visibly homeless, drug addicted, or mentally ill. no, you do not let your young children sit unattended next to them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A) terrible, and my sympathy to the victim, the bystanders AND the librarians
B) Why do we allow libraries to be used as day shelters? [b]At the very least, clear them for after school hours. It is so unfair to these kids!Can the city not incentivize shelters to rotate some staying open by day? or, golly, OPEN day shelters?? Why do we only have one of these:[/b]

Downtown Day Services Center
The Center offers downtown day services to individuals experiencing homelessness. The Center utilizes a Housing First method to move individuals into housing by connecting them with supportive services.

The Center is operated by the DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID) with support from the District of Columbia Department of Human Services and services from Pathways to Housing DC and HIPS.

Hours Open: Monday through Friday from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm; Saturday from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm

Meals: Daily from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm; during weekend lunch, hygiene items, and PPE are available at Vermont Avenue, NW while supplies last.

Services Available: Showers, laundry, restrooms, phone and computers, emergency clothing, vital records, medical, harm reduction, and housing guidance. Saturday services are available: Showers, laundry, and meals.

Restrooms & Showers
Laundry & Emergency Clothing
Phone Charging & Computers
The District Department of Employment Services
District Department of Health
District Department of Motor Vehicles
Economic Security Administration
Unity Health Care
Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless
For more information, contact 202-383-8810 or e-mail: [e-mail].

Are you suggesting not allowing certain people into a public library? How exactly are you going to check? What if they are homeless but not visibly so? Using a computer to apply for jobs?

Having more and better service centers that help them with all the services at that day center would be great. Put one of those in every ward?

You could not allow them to wheel all their belongings in. You could put time limits on bathrooms and blacklights so no one can find their veins to shoot up. You could station library police who could call in 311 wellness checks on any disturbed behavior. You could ask shelters and the city to not run vans and buses to the libraries in the mornings as I've heard they have done at times. Oh, imagine this--you could create options for the homeless: how about... reading rooms for the homeless with donuts, coffees and computers. They LOVE computer banks. You could have the vans run straight from the shelters to the reading rooms. Yes, it would take imagination and $. We seem to spend plenty of the latter on social issues, and completely lack the former.

If you’re a parent, don’t let your kids sit next to homeless dudes at the computers.

And there should be dedicated areas where only kids & caregivers are allowed.

Should I ask each of the people in the library first? Or you just mean visibly homeless.

The chronic homeless seem easy to recognize due to the condition the life of homelesses has put them in I think...
In our library the small kids section is limited to kids and their caregivers which is helpful for this issue, but I am not sure if there is a computer bank JUST for students. I think they put time limits on the computer, but honestly would be better if they set aside ones for students doing actual research.

[Anonymous]

Most new dc library redesigns make sure the childrens area with computers is separate from the general population area with computers.

If you make places for only homeless people to go, they don't want to go there because it's only homeless people, a la the shelters. I do like the idea of having a no large bag policy, though that doesn't stop knives from getting in.

[Anonymous]

Wait, carrying a knife isn't illegal in a library, right? I sometimes have a small folding knife or multi-tool with a knife on me.

[Anonymous]

it's like Purge every day up in here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:it's like Purge every day up in here.

Purge was about homeless people killing each other and then the murderer gets arrested and charged?

Maybe I need to go rewatch that movie.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:it's like Purge every day up in here.

Purge was about homeless people killing each other and then the murderer gets arrested and charged?

Maybe I need to go rewatch that movie.

I didn't watch it. My understanding is it is about violent free for all, which DC seems to be right now yes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:it's like Purge every day up in here.

Purge was about homeless people killing each other and then the murderer gets arrested and charged?

Maybe I need to go rewatch that movie.

I didn't watch it. My understanding is it is about violent free for all, which DC seems to be right now yes.

"In an America ravaged by crime and overcrowded prisons, the government sanctions an annual 12-hour period during which all criminal activity -- including murder -- is legal."

So, not even close? The police were called and the guy was arrested. Bystanders subdued the attacker and didn't run off on an orgy of violence.

It's like you replaced your brains with "crime crime crime".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:it's like Purge every day up in here.

Purge was about homeless people killing each other and then the murderer gets arrested and charged?

Maybe I need to go rewatch that movie.

I didn't watch it. My understanding is it is about violent free for all, which DC seems to be right now yes.

"In an America ravaged by crime and overcrowded prisons, the government sanctions an annual 12-hour period during which all criminal activity -- including murder -- is legal."

So, not even close? The police were called and the guy was arrested. Bystanders subdued the attacker and didn't run off on an orgy of violence.

It's like you replaced your brains with "crime crime crime".

Nothing to see here. Just a man getting stabbed to death right next to some children in a public library. What? Like it’s such a big deal? Go back to MAGA land, or something.

[Anonymous]

It's shit like this EVERY DAY that beats down those of us who live here until we just can't manage anymore. I have become a worse person during the 18 years i have lived in DC. I used to pick up litter. I used to talk to people and engage and check in with folks. I could be a bystander that intervened. At this point in my life (middle age) I am freaking OVER IT. If i see homeless people i ignore them and move on. If I see a group of teenagers I GTFO of the way. I lock my car doors incessantly. I worry every day my kids are going to be the witness of victims of a senseless act of violence perpetrated by someone "who just needs restorative justice". I would LOVE to vote for someone, anyone for public office that actually had the capacity and political motivation to DO something besides stand in front of a microphone and say the same thing over and over.

[Anonymous]

Yeah, and things like that Murdaugh guy are why we need to start putting restrictions on wealthy homeowners too. What they do is disgusting.