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07/06/2016 18:16

Subject: Re:DC is dangerous. Again.

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Anonymous wrote:Here is some light reading for you. This is just a sampling of information that can be found if one wants to hear the truth.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/the-trick-to-dc-police-forces-94percent-closure-rate-for-2011-homicides/2012/01/30/gIQATErbMR_story.html

http://georgetownvoice.com/2012/02/23/mpd%E2%80%99s-bogus-statistics-betray-public-trust/

Article reporting how Lanier manipulates her crime closure rates. If she manipulates the data boosting her effectiveness in closing homicides, one can infer that she has no problem manipulating the data concerning a decrease in crime.

You did read the rather extraordinary editor's note in the lead in there, right? The one that essentially disavows the earlier misleading version of the story, and includes the following:

In fact, as the article reported, the department has followed practices consistent with federal crime-data guidelines and relied upon the same methodology used by other major municipal police agencies. The department hasn’t altered the ways it calculates homicide-closure rates since Cathy L. Lanier became chief in 2007, and it discloses its methodology in its annual report.

Oooh, that sneaky Lanier. Continuing the methodology used by her predecessor, following practices consistent with federal crime-data guidelines, and using the same methodology as other major municipal police agencies, all of which is disclosed publicly.

Cunning.

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/news/city-desk/blog/13066748/human-rights-watch-mpd-officers-blame-intimidate-sex-crime-victims

Here's one where the Human Rights Watch accuse and show data where Lanier made excuses for erroneous data concerning sexual assault victims. HRW accused MPD of misclassifying, failing to investigate, or intimidating victims to dropping their reports. Sound personally familiar in my case.

The allegations that were largely debunked here (Note: not that MPD investigators did not make mistakes or that processes could not be improved, as it sounds you can attest):

http://mpdc.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/mpdc/page_content/attachments/Crowell-Moring_Report%20-%20MPD%20and%20HRW.pdf

Remember, these entities, even well-meaning advocacy groups, have agendas which cannot help but affect their claims. Which provides a nice transition to..

http://dailycaller.com/2015/09/04/dc-police-union-says-mayor-is-lying-about-crime-stats/

The people out on the street know what is going on.

http://dcpoliceunion.com/blog/crime-has-decreased-under-chief-cathy-lanier-false

The DailyCaller citing union leaders who are orchestrating a no confidence vote on the eve of union elections? Union leaders claiming crime is bad, and that oh by the way, they need more dues paying union members?

I'm shocked.

Charles Ramsey became the police chief when crack cocaine was soaring; DC was near or at the top of the list for murder; police department had no computers; police department did not have command busses or JOCK commands; morale was low; etc. He walked into a horrendous situation, but Ramsey turned it around. Former Mayor Williams made a good choice in making Ramsey chief of police. The crime and murder rate slowly began to decrease under Ramsey's leadership. And the crime numbers continued to decline until 2011. Guess what, not once during his long tenure did the police union give Ramsey a vote of no confidence. Never. Unlike the current chief, the men and women that you just gave the finger to in your statement knew that Ramsey cared about his troops. Just like a new incoming president, For several years Lanier benefitted from Ramsey's policies and initiatives. Her policies and initiatives are now being felt, and yes crime is going up. Even with what I and many others believe to be suppressed statistics, crime has been incrementally increasing since 2012. Whenever she gets replaced, it's going to take the new police of chief to do some miracle work. The department is imploding from the inside. All you need to do is talk to the officer on the street, but do to serious retaliation and retribution from the top, I doubt too many would open up to someone like you. Someone who so easily dismisses them without a thought.