Subject: "DC's Rising Crime Wave: Is Federal Intervention the Answer

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Follow @dccrimefacts for all the data you could want, PP.

The prosecutor of adult crime in DC is the federally appointed USA, whose office declines to prosecute 67% of arrests. The federally appointed judges at DC Superior Court are soft on crime and let felony murderers out pre-trial to commit more crimes, even the USA objected in that case. And the federally appointed judges at the DC Court of Appeals have made it far more difficult than in other jurisdictions for cops to get guns off the street.

Who do we.write to to get them recalled/changed? The President? Our Senatora? This is a very worrying trend. It is hard to understand what we can do but there must be something.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The federal government is the entity most responsible for the recent crime wave - USAO dropping charges and super lenient federal judges. Plus, the weirdo Republican judges who are hamstringing MPD from arresting people carrying illegal guns.

The Feds are sandbagging DC.

All of those judges were recommended by the Judicial Nomination Commission. And it's not just gun cases, they're crazy in general. The guy who murdered a woman and shot several others in the mass shooting at the Holiday in has been allowed to go free for the past two years while he waits for his trial, even while getting arrested for multiple other crimes. The guy who tried to kill the pub owner on U St. in front of his four year old son had his sentence reduced to 8 months by a judge.

It's surprising that the Judicial Nomination Commission doesn't get more attention. Bowser likes to push empty rhetoric about crime, but she picks some of the members on this commission and (like other things) seems to be neglecting her responsibility.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know who is authorized do what but someone needs to do something, sometimes soon. DC can use some of the money, country is spending on supporting wars overseas and illegal immigration right here.

That's not how money works. Federal government has unlimited budget, and money doesn't magically solve problems without policy and talented people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The federal government is the entity most responsible for the recent crime wave - USAO dropping charges and super lenient federal judges. Plus, the weirdo Republican judges who are hamstringing MPD from arresting people carrying illegal guns.

The Feds are sandbagging DC.

All of those judges were recommended by the Judicial Nomination Commission. And it's not just gun cases, they're crazy in general. The guy who murdered a woman and shot several others in the mass shooting at the Holiday in has been allowed to go free for the past two years while he waits for his trial, even while getting arrested for multiple other crimes. The guy who tried to kill the pub owner on U St. in front of his four year old son had his sentence reduced to 8 months by a judge.

It's surprising that the Judicial Nomination Commission doesn't get more attention. Bowser likes to push empty rhetoric about crime, but she picks some of the members on this commission and (like other things) seems to be neglecting her responsibility.

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The Mayor gets two picks (out of seven) on the Commission. The friggin' DC Bar gets two picks and I don't remember voting for any of these people. They serve for six year terms, so it overlaps terms for Mayor, POTUS, and City Councils.

I do blame the JNC for some of the more terrible judge selections, but that really doesn't fall at the feet of the Mayor.

https://jnc.dc.gov/page/about-jnc

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The federal government is the entity most responsible for the recent crime wave - USAO dropping charges and super lenient federal judges. Plus, the weirdo Republican judges who are hamstringing MPD from arresting people carrying illegal guns.

The Feds are sandbagging DC.

All of those judges were recommended by the Judicial Nomination Commission. And it's not just gun cases, they're crazy in general. The guy who murdered a woman and shot several others in the mass shooting at the Holiday in has been allowed to go free for the past two years while he waits for his trial, even while getting arrested for multiple other crimes. The guy who tried to kill the pub owner on U St. in front of his four year old son had his sentence reduced to 8 months by a judge.

It's surprising that the Judicial Nomination Commission doesn't get more attention. Bowser likes to push empty rhetoric about crime, but she picks some of the members on this commission and (like other things) seems to be neglecting her responsibility.

Also, the JNC doesn't have any bearing on the US Court of Appeals judges that handed down split decisions that hamstring MPD from searching for illegal firearms. They essentially banned Terry stops in the District, even when the officer has a degree of probable cause that is allowed in any of the 50 states.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Follow @dccrimefacts for all the data you could want, PP.

The prosecutor of adult crime in DC is the federally appointed USA, whose office declines to prosecute 67% of arrests. The federally appointed judges at DC Superior Court are soft on crime and let felony murderers out pre-trial to commit more crimes, even the USA objected in that case. And the federally appointed judges at the DC Court of Appeals have made it far more difficult than in other jurisdictions for cops to get guns off the street.

This this this. I'm not even a pro-statehood person and would probably favor retrocession over anything, but DC's problem is in part that it isn't a state and therefore the majority of the people responsible for soft on crime approach are federally appointed judges and prosecutors who aren't accountable to the citizens. We do not need federal intervention; the feds are the problem, and Congress can barely run this country as it is. We do need better elected leaders who put pressure on the feds to cut this nonsense though.

[Anonymous]

Yes, clearly DC cannot self govern.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The situation is impacting the federal governments ability to function. Congress can declare martial law for as long as needed.

Get real, Pollyanna. The city is operating, government services are functional. The rising crime is a problem, but 99.999999% of people are going about their business in the city unimpeded. And it’s still a fraction of the crime during the Crack War years.

You must be kidding. This is not normal. Have you been to cvs? The aisles are bare. You are delusional.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The situation is impacting the federal governments ability to function. Congress can declare martial law for as long as needed.

Get real, Pollyanna. The city is operating, government services are functional. The rising crime is a problem, but 99.999999% of people are going about their business in the city unimpeded. And it’s still a fraction of the crime during the Crack War years.

You must be kidding. This is not normal. Have you been to cvs? The aisles are bare. You are delusional.

I go to CVS weekly in Glover Park. My aisles are fine.

CVS is in the process of shutting 900 stores by the end of 2024. The Columbia Heights CVS is an outlier.
https://www.thestreet.com/retailers/cvs-is-permanently-closing-hundreds-of-stores-for-a-surprising-reason

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The situation is impacting the federal governments ability to function. Congress can declare martial law for as long as needed.

Get real, Pollyanna. The city is operating, government services are functional. The rising crime is a problem, but 99.999999% of people are going about their business in the city unimpeded. And it’s still a fraction of the crime during the Crack War years.

You must be kidding. This is not normal. Have you been to cvs? The aisles are bare. You are delusional.

There are like 50 CVS's in the city but you're really running with the news about two of them in particularly problem areas aren't you.

[Anonymous]

Congress can and should start over from scratch. New laws, new prosecutors, and new judges. All of this is possible via legislation. I suspect the GOP will make an effort if they regain control of government (though it probably will just be filibustered).

[Anonymous]

The city is in a state of emergency, and it needs to be treated as such. We will need help from the Feds to bring in extra officers, get our crime lab up and working, etc . . .

[Anonymous]

Who's committing all this crime? or responsible for the recent spike? Love to seem some facts on this and not opinions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Who's committing all this crime? or responsible for the recent spike? Love to seem some facts on this and not opinions.

I agree. This is an extremely relevant question. And I do think it’s not a coincidence that the truancy from school is unbelievable high.

[Anonymous]

Isn’t the federal government kind of responsible for crime in DC? They’re not prosecuting the criminals …