DOGE staffer wrecked in DC, Trump threatening to federalize DC

[Anonymous]

I too am sick of the crime in DC. We never had violent crime in our area until last year. Our council member seemed less concerned with this dangerous trend than he did with supporting his colleagues’ crime reform bill which was not based in reality.

However, it is crazy to think the federalization of DC would not go terribly wrong. I would not put it past the administration to start confiscating houses or turning DC into a Peter Theil Freedom City https://www.newsweek.com/freedom-cities-billionaire-ceo-reshape-america

“President Donald Trump has previously called for the creation of freedom cities. In March 2023, he called for the redistribution of federal land for 10 new urban areas, saying: "Our objective will be a quantum leap in the American standard of living. That's what will happen. Here are just a few of the ways we can do it.”

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Idiotic take.

First, the tweet’s emphasis on unarmed is silly given the fact that we can name multiple notable murders by unarmed DC teens in the past few years — Bryan Smith was beaten to death in Shaw, Mohammad Anwar was run over by his own vehicle in Navy Yard, and Reggie Brown was beaten to death in Brightwood. All three murders were perpetrated by unarmed teens, rendering the unarmed aspect of this case that the tweeter emphasizes completely moot to anyone with an ounce of IQ.

Secondly, the tweet’s emphasis on the quick police response is irrelevant given DC’s leniency in sentencing. What good does police response do if the teens are immediately released to their parents and reoffend shortly thereafter, or in the case of the above literal murders are held until they are 21 and then released back into society?

The crux of the issue is that DC leadership has shown itself to be incapable of proper justice. Teens who commit serious crimes such as murder or assault with serious bodily harm need to be removed from society — not held for a negligible amount of time and released. This provides the best deterrence — if these teens know that they will spend a couple of decades behind bars, they won’t commit crime at the same rate. If the DC government won’t do this due to their progressive stance, we need the duly elected federal administration to step in and get it done.

You feel like democratically elected officials aren’t working (for you), so your response is to take away democracy?

No, Home Rule versus presidentially appointed commissioners are both two valid alternative forms of democracy. The former, which did not exist from our nation’s founding until 1973, puts more emphasis on the local, whereas the latter puts more emphasis on the national. Both are democratic forms of rule for a federal city that the entire nation has a stake in keeping nice and safe as our capital city.

Remember, the former did not exist until 1973.

DC had 285 murders in 1973 with home rule signed into law by Nixon on December 24, 1973 (so it didn't take effect until 1974). Population was 750,000, so a rate of .038%.

DC had 99 homicides through August 7, 2025 which puts the city on a pace for 170 homicides. Population is 702,000, so a rate of .024%.

Can someone explain why bringing back Home Rule is such a good idea for crime?

You have to look at more than just the crime rate.
You also need to look at prosecution and convictions. How many of the criminals who have been caught with an illegal firearm serve ZERO jail time?
What is the average jail term for people found guilty of rape? How many criminals who commit violent crime get a very light sentence or simply get probation?
How about the 15, 16, and 17 YOs who commit murder? How long are they locked up? And, how many kids under 18 committed these violent crimes back in 1973?

It is way more than just crime rate. It also is enforcement, prosecution, and consequences.

Who prosecutes crime (let’s say felonies) in DC?

USAO prosecutes adults charged with felonies and OAG prosecutes the juveniles charged with felonies (there are certain crimes like murder where 16 or 17 year olds can be prosecuted as adults by USAO).

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So what really happened? Is there video?

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I’m all for addressing crime but anyone who thinks the administration taking over DC is the way to address this, or that it would be effective, is delusional.

Notice how this is now the big news? Has everyone moved on from the Epstein files, the tariffs, and the BLS firing? Hmmm.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So what really happened? Is there video?

I’m guessing that he was looking to score and caught a beating.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m all for addressing crime but anyone who thinks the administration taking over DC is the way to address this, or that it would be effective, is delusional.

Notice how this is now the big news? Has everyone moved on from the Epstein files, the tariffs, and the BLS firing? Hmmm.

No one cares about big balls.