In most big cities violent crime is declining. In Washington the opposite is true

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Nine and thirteen. As the parent of 10 and 12yo kids, this one leaves me speechless:

https://wapo.st/3uje9jX

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Anonymous wrote:Victim beaten and robbed in front of Kramer Books in Dupont this afternoon during rush hour. Assailants were armed - knives & gun.

HOW? Did no one see, call the police, intervene? This makes me want to vomit. I grew up here, had many late night nachos at Kramer books, dates there, and just browsing the shelves. Unlike most Kramer customers, I vote middle Democrat, independent or Republican for local politics. You all need to take a good look in the mirror for what your votes have done to our city. Who benefitted? Certainly not the folks you think you are helping, and definitely no one else. Change course. You can be a good person AND want sane policy on crime and social issues.

People did call the police. Multiple assailants had guns and knives and were beating someone in broad daylight. What would you have people do?

Vote differently? Vote the bums out? Vote for anyone with crime platform that isnt allenesque or with an R next to their name for city government? What do you want to do?

Easy to say, which of the Whites would have been better on crime in the mayor's race?

Not to be confused with the "Whites" now or formerly on the DC Council. The "colorful" Council names -- those named Brown (Michael and Kwame), Orange (Vincent), White (Trayon and even Robert) haven't exactly been star performers on the Council.

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Anonymous wrote:Victim beaten and robbed in front of Kramer Books in Dupont this afternoon during rush hour. Assailants were armed - knives & gun.

HOW? Did no one see, call the police, intervene? This makes me want to vomit. I grew up here, had many late night nachos at Kramer books, dates there, and just browsing the shelves. Unlike most Kramer customers, I vote middle Democrat, independent or Republican for local politics. You all need to take a good look in the mirror for what your votes have done to our city. Who benefitted? Certainly not the folks you think you are helping, and definitely no one else. Change course. You can be a good person AND want sane policy on crime and social issues.

People did call the police. Multiple assailants had guns and knives and were beating someone in broad daylight. What would you have people do?

Vote differently? Vote the bums out? Vote for anyone with crime platform that isnt allenesque or with an R next to their name for city government? What do you want to do?

Easy to say, which of the Whites would have been better on crime in the mayor's race?

Mayor Bowser begged the council to not strip police funding. Begged. I don't like her and what she is doing with destroying CRE / propping up condo development bros, and so I voted for the totally reasonable Republican two terms ago-do you recall that was an option, not just the two Whites last round? However, she has tried to raise the alarm on the Councils disastrous crime moves a couple of times. Yes, she needs to be far more aggressive with them and the district and federal attorneys dropping charges and the disastrous judges we have in this city. But she's on a better side of this than those entities - they are who I am referring to when I say "vote the bums out" and "shine light on this".

A Republican ran the last time as well. That is an option. You won't get zapped from space if you check the R on a municipal election. However, I retierate that Bowser has historically been pro a robust police force. As was her Republican opponent, Stacia Hall:

https://www.businessinsider.com/results-muriel-bowser-stacia-hall-washington-dc-mayoral-election-2022

"With the city experiencing increases in violent crime, crime and public safety emerged as leading issues on voters' minds. Bowser, who in 2020 had a section of 16th Street NW near the White House painted with the words "Black Lives Matter" and renamed a section of the street Black Lives Matter Plaza, pushed to increase the number of police officers, a point she touted during a television debate earlier in June.

"I'm going to make the tough calls when it comes to violent crime, including making sure we have the police that we need," she said.

Hall, Bowser's challenger, is a senior rental consultant and small business owner from Ward 3. According to her campaign website, Hall is a single mother who experienced homelessness. The primary focus of her campaign was public safety: If she had been elected, she said she would have put more police officers in schools and developed incentives to have officers live in the neighborhoods they police.

Independent Rodney Grant and Libertarian Dennis Sobin were also on the ballot in 2022."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nine and thirteen. As the parent of 10 and 12yo kids, this one leaves me speechless:

https://wapo.st/3uje9jX

How were these children out roaming around at that time of night? On a school night? Prosecute the parent(s) too!!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Nine and thirteen. As the parent of 10 and 12yo kids, this one leaves me speechless:

https://wapo.st/3uje9jX

How were these children out roaming around at that time of night? On a school night? Prosecute the parent(s) too!!

A man viciously attacked daycare workers in front of toddlers and the council rep fell all over himself to speak of getting services for the attacker. Thats the mindset of city leadership now and crime will only get worse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nine and thirteen. As the parent of 10 and 12yo kids, this one leaves me speechless:

https://wapo.st/3uje9jX

How were these children out roaming around at that time of night? On a school night? Prosecute the parent(s) too!!

A man viciously attacked daycare workers in front of toddlers and the council rep fell all over himself to speak of getting services for the attacker. Thats the mindset of city leadership now and crime will only get worse.

This. They don't want to criminalize mental illness (fair enough), but thats the only time these folks get removed from society. The authorities have no way to otherwise force these people into a secured mental facility for treatment and protection -theirs and ours- and WONT legislate it. So result? They are left to roam the street until after many obvious warning signs nice little kiddies and their teachers get attacked. This is the result of a Council that won't do Sh*t.

[Anonymous]

This is heartbreaking

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Anonymous wrote:Victim beaten and robbed in front of Kramer Books in Dupont this afternoon during rush hour. Assailants were armed - knives & gun.

HOW? Did no one see, call the police, intervene? This makes me want to vomit. I grew up here, had many late night nachos at Kramer books, dates there, and just browsing the shelves. Unlike most Kramer customers, I vote middle Democrat, independent or Republican for local politics. You all need to take a good look in the mirror for what your votes have done to our city. Who benefitted? Certainly not the folks you think you are helping, and definitely no one else. Change course. You can be a good person AND want sane policy on crime and social issues.

People did call the police. Multiple assailants had guns and knives and were beating someone in broad daylight. What would you have people do?

Vote differently? Vote the bums out? Vote for anyone with crime platform that isnt allenesque or with an R next to their name for city government? What do you want to do?

Easy to say, which of the Whites would have been better on crime in the mayor's race?

Mayor Bowser begged the council to not strip police funding. Begged. I don't like her and what she is doing with destroying CRE / propping up condo development bros, and so I voted for the totally reasonable Republican two terms ago-do you recall that was an option, not just the two Whites last round? However, she has tried to raise the alarm on the Councils disastrous crime moves a couple of times. Yes, she needs to be far more aggressive with them and the district and federal attorneys dropping charges and the disastrous judges we have in this city. But she's on a better side of this than those entities - they are who I am referring to when I say "vote the bums out" and "shine light on this".

A Republican ran the last time as well. That is an option. You won't get zapped from space if you check the R on a municipal election. However, I retierate that Bowser has historically been pro a robust police force. As was her Republican opponent, Stacia Hall:

https://www.businessinsider.com/results-muriel-bowser-stacia-hall-washington-dc-mayoral-election-2022

"With the city experiencing increases in violent crime, crime and public safety emerged as leading issues on voters' minds. Bowser, who in 2020 had a section of 16th Street NW near the White House painted with the words "Black Lives Matter" and renamed a section of the street Black Lives Matter Plaza, pushed to increase the number of police officers, a point she touted during a television debate earlier in June.

"I'm going to make the tough calls when it comes to violent crime, including making sure we have the police that we need," she said.

Hall, Bowser's challenger, is a senior rental consultant and small business owner from Ward 3. According to her campaign website, Hall is a single mother who experienced homelessness. The primary focus of her campaign was public safety: If she had been elected, she said she would have put more police officers in schools and developed incentives to have officers live in the neighborhoods they police.

Independent Rodney Grant and Libertarian Dennis Sobin were also on the ballot in 2022."

None of the candidates you list had a realistic chance of winning. And the Council is a bigger problem than the mayor. Allen ran unopposed. For all who talk about "voting" only Lisa Gore has stepped up to run as an electable candidate. We need more of those, but not too many or you end up with a Nadeau situation.

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Victim beaten and robbed in front of Kramer Books in Dupont this afternoon during rush hour. Assailants were armed - knives & gun.

HOW? Did no one see, call the police, intervene? This makes me want to vomit. I grew up here, had many late night nachos at Kramer books, dates there, and just browsing the shelves. Unlike most Kramer customers, I vote middle Democrat, independent or Republican for local politics. You all need to take a good look in the mirror for what your votes have done to our city. Who benefitted? Certainly not the folks you think you are helping, and definitely no one else. Change course. You can be a good person AND want sane policy on crime and social issues.

People did call the police. Multiple assailants had guns and knives and were beating someone in broad daylight. What would you have people do?

Vote differently? Vote the bums out? Vote for anyone with crime platform that isnt allenesque or with an R next to their name for city government? What do you want to do?

Easy to say, which of the Whites would have been better on crime in the mayor's race?

Mayor Bowser begged the council to not strip police funding. Begged. I don't like her and what she is doing with destroying CRE / propping up condo development bros, and so I voted for the totally reasonable Republican two terms ago-do you recall that was an option, not just the two Whites last round? However, she has tried to raise the alarm on the Councils disastrous crime moves a couple of times. Yes, she needs to be far more aggressive with them and the district and federal attorneys dropping charges and the disastrous judges we have in this city. But she's on a better side of this than those entities - they are who I am referring to when I say "vote the bums out" and "shine light on this".

They cut MPD's budget by less than 3%. That's practically a rounding error in the MPD budget - not even a statistically significant number. Yet MPD pretends that's catastrophic. Many other agencies routinely see budget cuts far bigger than that.

[Anonymous]

DoJ is providing extra resources to the USAO to help with prosecutions.

That means it's time for MPD to start making arrests again. No more excuses.

https://wtop.com/dc/2024/01/doj-announces-more-federal-resources-to-fight-crime-in-dc/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DoJ is providing extra resources to the USAO to help with prosecutions.

That means it's time for MPD to start making arrests again. No more excuses.

https://wtop.com/dc/2024/01/doj-announces-more-federal-resources-to-fight-crime-in-dc/

If they try and a criminal is too strung out or stupid to drive a moped, they’ll be prosecuted for murder.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nine and thirteen. As the parent of 10 and 12yo kids, this one leaves me speechless:

https://wapo.st/3uje9jX

How were these children out roaming around at that time of night? On a school night? Prosecute the parent(s) too!!

A man viciously attacked daycare workers in front of toddlers and the council rep fell all over himself to speak of getting services for the attacker. Thats the mindset of city leadership now and crime will only get worse.

This. They don't want to criminalize mental illness (fair enough), but thats the only time these folks get removed from society. The authorities have no way to otherwise force these people into a secured mental facility for treatment and protection -theirs and ours- and WONT legislate it. So result? They are left to roam the street until after many obvious warning signs nice little kiddies and their teachers get attacked. This is the result of a Council that won't do Sh*t.

Psychiatric beds per 100,000 population:


Wonder why these sorts of crimes only happen in America 🤔

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Victim beaten and robbed in front of Kramer Books in Dupont this afternoon during rush hour. Assailants were armed - knives & gun.

HOW? Did no one see, call the police, intervene? This makes me want to vomit. I grew up here, had many late night nachos at Kramer books, dates there, and just browsing the shelves. Unlike most Kramer customers, I vote middle Democrat, independent or Republican for local politics. You all need to take a good look in the mirror for what your votes have done to our city. Who benefitted? Certainly not the folks you think you are helping, and definitely no one else. Change course. You can be a good person AND want sane policy on crime and social issues.

People did call the police. Multiple assailants had guns and knives and were beating someone in broad daylight. What would you have people do?

Vote differently? Vote the bums out? Vote for anyone with crime platform that isnt allenesque or with an R next to their name for city government? What do you want to do?

Easy to say, which of the Whites would have been better on crime in the mayor's race?

Mayor Bowser begged the council to not strip police funding. Begged. I don't like her and what she is doing with destroying CRE / propping up condo development bros, and so I voted for the totally reasonable Republican two terms ago-do you recall that was an option, not just the two Whites last round? However, she has tried to raise the alarm on the Councils disastrous crime moves a couple of times. Yes, she needs to be far more aggressive with them and the district and federal attorneys dropping charges and the disastrous judges we have in this city. But she's on a better side of this than those entities - they are who I am referring to when I say "vote the bums out" and "shine light on this".

Well said - including about her love for the condo devel bros. But one crime she’s shown more pragmatism than most of the council.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Nine and thirteen. As the parent of 10 and 12yo kids, this one leaves me speechless:

https://wapo.st/3uje9jX

How were these children out roaming around at that time of night? On a school night? Prosecute the parent(s) too!!

Has this ever been done in any jurisdiction in the last 20 years?

[Anonymous]

No part of the system works.