WTF . . . crazy number of shootings today

[Anonymous]

This ain't Mayberry.
I don't know why y'all act so

[Anonymous]

Maga people are the shooters! They are mentally unstable and believe God is trump which is idol worship. Not true Christians.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maga people are the shooters! They are mentally unstable and believe God is trump which is idol worship. Not true Christians.

troll... I loathe trump.

[Anonymous]

Perhaps the most unsettling common element in many of these recent PoPVille stories is how many recent crimes were committed by juveniles. Lead poisoning and absent parenting ain't pretty.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

What could it possibly take for things to swing at least a tiny bit in the direction of law enforcement?

We could reverse the Republican Supreme Court’s decision that rolled back the District’s gun laws.

That would help law enforcement.

But the five Republicans on the Supreme Court are too tied to gun identity politics to get votes for GOP donors to think about changing Heller.

That’s part of the problem, but the whole country is governed by the current gun laws. The whole country doesn’t have these problems.

But, much of the country actually enforced the laws it has. It doesn’t have the Youth Act and other catch and release programs for even serious crimes and for those well beyond the typical definition of youth. It doesn’t disband police units that are actually having a positive impact as part of a social justice experiment. It doesn’t focus on restorative justice and “violence interruptors “ instead of actual police work and punishment.

It is easy to simply blame everything on the Republicans, but that is a complete cop out because programs on the left also significantly contribute to this problem.

Lifelong democrat and this is spot on. Getting rid of the vice unit has been a complete disaster.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Things are getting completely out of control. The number of broad daylight shootings in purportedly safe areas is ridiculous. And most of the politicians in the city seem more concerned about protecting the perpetrators than actually taking steps to improve things. What could it possibly take for things to swing at least a tiny bit in the direction of law enforcement? Can’t wait for the summer the way things are going already.

https://www.popville.com/2020/02/330pm-shooting-around-new-hampshire-and-gallatin-st-nw/

https://www.popville.com/2020/02/shots-fired-in-columbia-heights-around-830pm/

https://www.popville.com/2020/02/730pm-shooting-on-north-cap-near-new-york-ave-nw/

https://www.popville.com/2020/02/petworth-shots-fired/

https://www.popville.com/2020/02/was-across-the-street-from-the-person-who-reportedly-had-a-weapon-the-police-shot-at-him-and-he-ran/

https://www.popville.com/2020/02/shots-fired-in-shaw-and-possibly-noma-around-3pm/

https://www.popville.com/2020/02/reader-reports-shots-fired-around-330pm-wed-dc-columbia-heights/

At least 2 Of these are not in purportedly safe areas. Do you live in DC?

Do you ever venture beyond Friendship Heights or Tenleytown?

I assume you are referring to the one on NH? And maybe NOMA? They obviously have issues, but have we gotten so immune to violence that we take it as assumed daylight shootings are simply part of life? I doubt that’s what people paying current prices are envisioning.

Without missing the larger point of this thread ....

“I bought for an inflated, frothy high price” =/= “safe area”.

Wishing it were so doesn’t make it so. Millennials having babies in the neighborhood doesn’t automatically make it so. Pop-up cider bars don’t make it so.

NP here and 25 yr DC resident

I’m the PP that said they were not in purportedly safe areas. And the PP above hit the nail on the head. I actually live in one of these areas and am not dumb enough to think that just because I live there and pay a lot of money to, that it should be/is/will be safe.

I don’t know. There seems to be a difference between saying gentrification doesn’t mean crime will disappear and just casually assuming that daytime shootings should still be reasonably expected in these areas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

What could it possibly take for things to swing at least a tiny bit in the direction of law enforcement?

We could reverse the Republican Supreme Court’s decision that rolled back the District’s gun laws.

That would help law enforcement.

But the five Republicans on the Supreme Court are too tied to gun identity politics to get votes for GOP donors to think about changing Heller.

That’s part of the problem, but the whole country is governed by the current gun laws. The whole country doesn’t have these problems.

But, much of the country actually enforced the laws it has. It doesn’t have the Youth Act and other catch and release programs for even serious crimes and for those well beyond the typical definition of youth. It doesn’t disband police units that are actually having a positive impact as part of a social justice experiment. It doesn’t focus on restorative justice and “violence interruptors “ instead of actual police work and punishment.

It is easy to simply blame everything on the Republicans, but that is a complete cop out because programs on the left also significantly contribute to this problem.

Lifelong democrat and this is spot on. Getting rid of the vice unit has been a complete disaster.

NP. Agree 100%. I live near Columbia Heights and things have worsened since Nadeau took over and vice was disbanded circa 2015.

I'm a lifelong Dem and believe DC has tipped too far left. City council members (Nadeau, Allen, candidate Janeese George) pander to activists or are just plain ignorant (Trayon White). Their (in)action and the DC justice system isn't working, as offenders act with impunity because there is little to no consequence or accountability. The "snitches get stitches" and "us vs. them" mentality is strong. Anyone who has the nerve to speak up (usually not a POC) is labeled racist and expected to put up with it or move to the suburbs.

DC proper has much to offer young families, but none of it is worth it when a neighborhood walk could be marred by gunfire (as was the case in SIX instances yesterday) or having your young child choked by a random person high on PCP. I have 2 young kids and am sick of this sh!t.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC, Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, Camden.....all Democrat run paradises filled with oodles of violent crime.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

What could it possibly take for things to swing at least a tiny bit in the direction of law enforcement?

We could reverse the Republican Supreme Court’s decision that rolled back the District’s gun laws.

That would help law enforcement.

But the five Republicans on the Supreme Court are too tied to gun identity politics to get votes for GOP donors to think about changing Heller.

That’s part of the problem, but the whole country is governed by the current gun laws. The whole country doesn’t have these problems.

But, much of the country actually enforced the laws it has. It doesn’t have the Youth Act and other catch and release programs for even serious crimes and for those well beyond the typical definition of youth. It doesn’t disband police units that are actually having a positive impact as part of a social justice experiment. It doesn’t focus on restorative justice and “violence interruptors “ instead of actual police work and punishment.

It is easy to simply blame everything on the Republicans, but that is a complete cop out because programs on the left also significantly contribute to this problem.

Lifelong democrat and this is spot on. Getting rid of the vice unit has been a complete disaster.

NP. Agree 100%. I live near Columbia Heights and things have worsened since Nadeau took over and vice was disbanded circa 2015.

I'm a lifelong Dem and believe DC has tipped too far left. City council members (Nadeau, Allen, candidate Janeese George) pander to activists or are just plain ignorant (Trayon White). Their (in)action and the DC justice system isn't working, as offenders act with impunity because there is little to no consequence or accountability. The "snitches get stitches" and "us vs. them" mentality is strong. Anyone who has the nerve to speak up (usually not a POC) is labeled racist and expected to put up with it or move to the suburbs.

DC proper has much to offer young families, but none of it is worth it when a neighborhood walk could be marred by gunfire (as was the case in SIX instances yesterday) or having your young child choked by a random person high on PCP. I have 2 young kids and am sick of this sh!t.

Please consider this when you move out to VA or MD, and remember this when you cast your vote for the next Democratic candidates. There are consequences when government moves too far left.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

What could it possibly take for things to swing at least a tiny bit in the direction of law enforcement?

We could reverse the Republican Supreme Court’s decision that rolled back the District’s gun laws.

That would help law enforcement.

But the five Republicans on the Supreme Court are too tied to gun identity politics to get votes for GOP donors to think about changing Heller.

You’re telling me all those guns were registered and the people carrying them were licensed to carry them? You really think more laws are going to help? How’s that working out in places like Chicago?

People often buy them from people in Virginia who bought them legally. Yes, strict gun laws in VA would significantly reduce gun violence in the district.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

What could it possibly take for things to swing at least a tiny bit in the direction of law enforcement?

We could reverse the Republican Supreme Court’s decision that rolled back the District’s gun laws.

That would help law enforcement.

But the five Republicans on the Supreme Court are too tied to gun identity politics to get votes for GOP donors to think about changing Heller.

You’re telling me all those guns were registered and the people carrying them were licensed to carry them? You really think more laws are going to help? How’s that working out in places like Chicago?

People often buy them from people in Virginia who bought them legally. Yes, strict gun laws in VA would significantly reduce gun violence in the district.

No it wouldn't. Why are you lying?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

What could it possibly take for things to swing at least a tiny bit in the direction of law enforcement?

We could reverse the Republican Supreme Court’s decision that rolled back the District’s gun laws.

That would help law enforcement.

But the five Republicans on the Supreme Court are too tied to gun identity politics to get votes for GOP donors to think about changing Heller.

Nope. You could ban every single gun in this country, and the only thing that will happen is an increase in shootings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

What could it possibly take for things to swing at least a tiny bit in the direction of law enforcement?

We could reverse the Republican Supreme Court’s decision that rolled back the District’s gun laws.

That would help law enforcement.

But the five Republicans on the Supreme Court are too tied to gun identity politics to get votes for GOP donors to think about changing Heller.

Nope. You could ban every single gun in this country, and the only thing that will happen is an increase in shootings.

Which is exactly why I’m countries where guns are illegal, the number of shootings is astronomical. Zing!

[Anonymous]

But but but is it walkable?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Perhaps the most unsettling common element in many of these recent PoPVille stories is how many recent crimes were committed by juveniles. Lead poisoning and absent parenting ain't pretty.

Thatz raycis dog