I'm tired of the complaint threads about crime in DC. Let's take action!

[Anonymous]

There is too large a population of people who don’t value safety and education. It’s far easier to move somewhere else and not live near people like this.

[Anonymous]

Vote out Charles Allen and Brianne Nadeau and Janeese Lewis-George. They are the problem.

[Anonymous]

Support this ballot initiative which would allow D.C.'s 80,000 independent voters to vote in Democratic primaries.

makeallvotescountdc.org

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Vote. Them. All. Out.

And who are the electable alternatives?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because the "real" election in DC are the primaries, during which basically only a handful of radical left-wing activists show up to elect their favorite radical left-wing clowns. The system itself is rigged against a moderate candidate.

It is a complete waste to register as an Independent. Pick a party and have a voice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Vote out Charles Allen and Brianne Nadeau and Janeese Lewis-George. They are the problem.

I would argue Allen, Nadeau and Lewis-George are not the problem actually. They're just really good at representing the preferences of their own constituents, as you would expect of any good politician. Unfortunately the hard truth is that many DC voters are either super pro self-flagellation or pro-crime, or both.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What the thread says ^. This crime is BS. Our rulers must have amazing safe rooms, because they DO. NOT. CARE.
Please post any proactive ideas you have for changing this mess. Please post ways to do it.

Let's organize!

You know what works? Clear, known and immediate consequences. They don't have to be overly punitive consequences. A person doesn't need 20 years in jail for carrying an illegal gun. But they may think twice if they know they will immediately get 3 months in jail. Not wait 18 months - 2 years for trial, out on recognizance. The only thing they suffered for carrying a gun was a few hours getting processed, and then back out on the street.

Vote for people who know this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How about actionable recommendations to call council and the mayor with - not just complaints?

Start with looking at the entire chain and points of failure, like

Lack of parenting, supervision, proper upbringing, this city is full of nihilistic teens who don't understand that "free car" mentality isn't going to get them far in life

Community attitudes, like "why call it in, they won't do anything anyhow"

911 - they are short on dispatchers, that needs to be fixed (they are at least trying to give incentives to staff up)

When a crime is reported, how is it handled - how long til police show, do they actually do anything? As for the "no pursuit" policy shouldn't the city at least consider using GPS darts or similar technology rather than just shrugging their shoulders and saying "oh well?" And cars with fake tags - NEED to be towed on the spot. Pointless to put yet another ticket on the windshield when there is no name or address to go with it.

Prosecution - how can we put pressure on prosecutors to do their job? Can we hold them accountable? If prosecutors aren't prosecuting a huge number of cases or are letting violent criminals go only to commit crime again, shouldn't we have some recourse to sue the prosecutors for liability and not doing their job? And shouldn't we stop letting kids off easy when they are committing violent crimes and using guns to do them?

Evidence - can we get the damn forensic lab situation fixed already, and how is it excusable that it's dragged on as long as it has?

Courts - are juries letting violent repeat offenders off? Are they being appropriately sentenced?

This is helpful! Talking points

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Vote out Charles Allen and Brianne Nadeau and Janeese Lewis-George. They are the problem.

I would argue Allen, Nadeau and Lewis-George are not the problem actually. They're just really good at representing the preferences of their own constituents, as you would expect of any good politician. Unfortunately the hard truth is that many DC voters are either super pro self-flagellation or pro-crime, or both.

The DC voting process is broken. They don't really represent preferences. We desperately need "ranked voting". Is there any group pushing this? I'd rarely sign petitions but I'd be happy to sign that, as well as repealing the marijuana legislation that has been a disaster for DC due to lack of enforcement of the ban on public smoking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Support this ballot initiative which would allow D.C.'s 80,000 independent voters to vote in Democratic primaries.

makeallvotescountdc.org

^ I will look at this, thank you. At least it sends an arrow over the bow of our rulers that we are looking for change. Anything for "ranked voting"?

[Anonymous]

DC residents pool your resources, hire private security firms to patrol your neighborhoods, reach out to 60 minutes and other media entities to highlight the drastic measures needed to safely walk your streets at night. Embarrass the politicians into doing something. Won’t solve all the problems but it is a start.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC residents pool your resources, hire private security firms to patrol your neighborhoods, reach out to 60 minutes and other media entities to highlight the drastic measures needed to safely walk your streets at night. Embarrass the politicians into doing something. Won’t solve all the problems but it is a start.

I am thinking about this. Is there a mechanism to declare neighborhoods private with a guard house at the entry? I'm being serious. if there isn't there isn't, and default to neighborhood watch and the reach out you mention?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because the "real" election in DC are the primaries, during which basically only a handful of radical left-wing activists show up to elect their favorite radical left-wing clowns. The system itself is rigged against a moderate candidate.

It is a complete waste to register as an Independent. Pick a party and have a voice.

This ballot initiative to allow independents to vote in primaries is going to fundamentally change politics in DC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Support this ballot initiative which would allow D.C.'s 80,000 independent voters to vote in Democratic primaries.

makeallvotescountdc.org

^ I will look at this, thank you. At least it sends an arrow over the bow of our rulers that we are looking for change. Anything for "ranked voting"?

The ballot initiative also includes ranked choice

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Vote. Them. All. Out.

And who are the electable alternatives?

In the last election I would have voted Krucoff over Frumin and Czapery over Nadeau, to start (not my wards though). People have to vote in the primaries. Allen needs a viable challenger too.