Any other families finally had enough of DC?

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. Been here 18 years.

For me it has been:
- The disaster of the vaccine rollout. Really revealing in terms of city government incompetence.
- The failure to fully reopen schools.
- Crime. Gun violence just blocks away from our home in broad daylight.
- Proximity of Jan. 6th events to our home, the fencing off of the Capitol, the militarization of the city related to political unrest.
- The nonsensical pandemic restrictions. Schools closed, but indoor dining open pre-vaccines. Outdoor mask mandate long after it was clear unnecessary. Mayor issuing and taking back new guidance this weekend. No metrics for when restrictions will be dropped. Mayor refusing to answer reporter questions on.

It's all just so exhausting. Add on top of it, how hard it is to buy a home, get into daycare, buy in a good school district.

I love the city and have really put down roots here through early career to building a family, but at some point it's just not worth it.

I've come to expect incompetence from the local DC government and am genuinely surprised if they don't completely mess up something. Bowser has made a mockery of the mayorship. I'm with you on everything that's bold.

Anthony Williams did yeomans work improving the quality of life. Fenty was actually well intentioned and tried, but ineffective. That was the pinnacle. Gray and Bowser have destroyed all of that hard work, competence and credibility that were so hard won. It's a real shame. I honestly do not believe that there has been a more cynical mayor governing DC than Bowser. DC better enact term limits on the mayor or else...

100% agree with what you and 23:21 said. Gray was the beginning of things worsening, but Bowser really took it to the next level. I find the lack of opposition to her shocking (and it's certainly not because she's doing a good job)!

+1. I would add the critical race theory that is being taught by DCPS. They are poisoning the minds of our kids. It’s gone way too far.

I love the curriculum my elementary kids are getting on topics of race and Us history. I’m not sure where / what you’re getting “critical race theory” but that sounds like a Tucker Carlson talking point.

The problem is, race and history is not just a topic in DCPS. It’s the ENTIRE curriculum. It’s exhausting.

+1000

[Anonymous]

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My suspicion is that they grew up in UMC and mostly white suburbs somewhere else and are here for their “urban experience” before they settle down and move back to where they came from or similar. No skin in the game.

That totally describes an old friend of mine, who grew up in wealthy suburbs and thought living in the city was the only way to go for sophisticated and cosmopolitan people like her. That lasted until she got married and moved out to a McMansion in McLean.

I believe the British would call this urban period of her life "slumming it". They like to do that abroad in their former colonies.

[Anonymous]

This is why folks with the means to do so are fleeing.

https://twitter.com/glfop/status/1397276980341612557?s=21

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is why folks with the means to do so are fleeing.

https://twitter.com/glfop/status/1397276980341612557?s=21

The only problem is that murders are up a lot of places. Republican controlled cities, Democrat controlled cities, cities that instituted some reforms and cities that did not.

It is a little bit worrying that a huge portion of the security services of this country are an auxiliary to one political party. Real banana republic stuff.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is why folks with the means to do so are fleeing.

https://twitter.com/glfop/status/1397276980341612557?s=21

The only problem is that murders are up a lot of places. Republican controlled cities, Democrat controlled cities, cities that instituted some reforms and cities that did not.

It is a little bit worrying that a huge portion of the security services of this country are an auxiliary to one political party. Real banana republic stuff.

These are all Democratic cities where Defund the Police sentiment prevails. Most red cities and states support law enforcement.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is why folks with the means to do so are fleeing.

https://twitter.com/glfop/status/1397276980341612557?s=21

The only problem is that murders are up a lot of places. Republican controlled cities, Democrat controlled cities, cities that instituted some reforms and cities that did not.

It is a little bit worrying that a huge portion of the security services of this country are an auxiliary to one political party. Real banana republic stuff.

These are all Democratic cities where Defund the Police sentiment prevails. Most red cities and states support law enforcement.

Miami has a Republican mayor, murders are up.
https://miami.cbslocal.com/2021/05/10/violent-crimes-are-increasing-and-even-experts-are-worried-over-violent-trends/

Ft. Worth has a Republican mayor, murders are up.
https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/crime/we-cannot-continue-this-divide-community-members-police-share-thoughts-on-fort-worths-rise-in-violent-crime/287-eb02c423-54d0-4018-a148-97ac2a519cbe

NYC did not institute reforms and instead increased the police budget, but murders are up. LA did the same with the same result.

Murders are not up in Seattle despite cutting part of the police budget.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is why folks with the means to do so are fleeing.

https://twitter.com/glfop/status/1397276980341612557?s=21

The only problem is that murders are up a lot of places. Republican controlled cities, Democrat controlled cities, cities that instituted some reforms and cities that did not.

It is a little bit worrying that a huge portion of the security services of this country are an auxiliary to one political party. Real banana republic stuff.

These are all Democratic cities where Defund the Police sentiment prevails. Most red cities and states support law enforcement.

Miami has a Republican mayor, murders are up.
https://miami.cbslocal.com/2021/05/10/violent-crimes-are-increasing-and-even-experts-are-worried-over-violent-trends/

Ft. Worth has a Republican mayor, murders are up.
https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/crime/we-cannot-continue-this-divide-community-members-police-share-thoughts-on-fort-worths-rise-in-violent-crime/287-eb02c423-54d0-4018-a148-97ac2a519cbe

NYC did not institute reforms and instead increased the police budget, but murders are up. LA did the same with the same result.

Murders are not up in Seattle despite cutting part of the police budget.

Are you implying that the tribe listens to facts. Sorry, you will be disappointed. Any increase in murders anywhere should be of great concern. But figuring out why there is an increase should be investigated before making stupid statements.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. Been here 18 years.

For me it has been:
- The disaster of the vaccine rollout. Really revealing in terms of city government incompetence.
- The failure to fully reopen schools.
- Crime. Gun violence just blocks away from our home in broad daylight.
- Proximity of Jan. 6th events to our home, the fencing off of the Capitol, the militarization of the city related to political unrest.
- The nonsensical pandemic restrictions. Schools closed, but indoor dining open pre-vaccines. Outdoor mask mandate long after it was clear unnecessary. Mayor issuing and taking back new guidance this weekend. No metrics for when restrictions will be dropped. Mayor refusing to answer reporter questions on.

It's all just so exhausting. Add on top of it, how hard it is to buy a home, get into daycare, buy in a good school district.

I love the city and have really put down roots here through early career to building a family, but at some point it's just not worth it.

I've come to expect incompetence from the local DC government and am genuinely surprised if they don't completely mess up something. Bowser has made a mockery of the mayorship. I'm with you on everything that's bold.

Anthony Williams did yeomans work improving the quality of life. Fenty was actually well intentioned and tried, but ineffective. That was the pinnacle. Gray and Bowser have destroyed all of that hard work, competence and credibility that were so hard won. It's a real shame. I honestly do not believe that there has been a more cynical mayor governing DC than Bowser. DC better enact term limits on the mayor or else...

100% agree with what you and 23:21 said. Gray was the beginning of things worsening, but Bowser really took it to the next level. I find the lack of opposition to her shocking (and it's certainly not because she's doing a good job)!

+1. I would add the critical race theory that is being taught by DCPS. They are poisoning the minds of our kids. It’s gone way too far.

I love the curriculum my elementary kids are getting on topics of race and Us history. I’m not sure where / what you’re getting “critical race theory” but that sounds like a Tucker Carlson talking point.

The problem is, race and history is not just a topic in DCPS. It’s the ENTIRE curriculum. It’s exhausting.

+1000

This is not just in schools but in media too. I can’t listen to 88.5 anymore because almost every program is centered around race now. It just gets boring.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is why folks with the means to do so are fleeing.

https://twitter.com/glfop/status/1397276980341612557?s=21

The only problem is that murders are up a lot of places. Republican controlled cities, Democrat controlled cities, cities that instituted some reforms and cities that did not.

It is a little bit worrying that a huge portion of the security services of this country are an auxiliary to one political party. Real banana republic stuff.

These are all Democratic cities where Defund the Police sentiment prevails. Most red cities and states support law enforcement.

Miami has a Republican mayor, murders are up.
https://miami.cbslocal.com/2021/05/10/violent-crimes-are-increasing-and-even-experts-are-worried-over-violent-trends/

Ft. Worth has a Republican mayor, murders are up.
https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/crime/we-cannot-continue-this-divide-community-members-police-share-thoughts-on-fort-worths-rise-in-violent-crime/287-eb02c423-54d0-4018-a148-97ac2a519cbe

NYC did not institute reforms and instead increased the police budget, but murders are up. LA did the same with the same result.

Murders are not up in Seattle despite cutting part of the police budget.

Exactly. Homelessness and murder rates are increasing in blue AND RED states!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is why folks with the means to do so are fleeing.

https://twitter.com/glfop/status/1397276980341612557?s=21

The only problem is that murders are up a lot of places. Republican controlled cities, Democrat controlled cities, cities that instituted some reforms and cities that did not.

It is a little bit worrying that a huge portion of the security services of this country are an auxiliary to one political party. Real banana republic stuff.

These are all Democratic cities where Defund the Police sentiment prevails. Most red cities and states support law enforcement.

Miami has a Republican mayor, murders are up.
https://miami.cbslocal.com/2021/05/10/violent-crimes-are-increasing-and-even-experts-are-worried-over-violent-trends/

Ft. Worth has a Republican mayor, murders are up.
https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/crime/we-cannot-continue-this-divide-community-members-police-share-thoughts-on-fort-worths-rise-in-violent-crime/287-eb02c423-54d0-4018-a148-97ac2a519cbe

NYC did not institute reforms and instead increased the police budget, but murders are up. LA did the same with the same result.

Murders are not up in Seattle despite cutting part of the police budget.

LA cut its police budget last. They are only reversing course now... in the face of skyrocketing crime rates.
https://abc7.com/defund-the-police-lapd-los-angeles-mayor-eric-garcetti/6289037/

NYC also cut its police budget.
https://cbcny.org/research/was-nypd-budget-cut-1-billion

Seattle saw its highest murder rate in 26 years.
https://www.seattlepi.com/local/seattlenews/article/2020-crime-Seattle-highest-homicide-rate-15864266.php

[Anonymous]

According to the Washington Post, DC had 200 homicides last year. This year it is on pace for 187 homicides, which is about a 6% increase.

By contrast Montgomery County has already had as many homicides this year as all of last year and is on pace to more than double the number of homicides.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/local/homicides/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:According to the Washington Post, DC had 200 homicides last year. This year it is on pace for 187 homicides, which is about a 6% increase.

By contrast Montgomery County has already had as many homicides this year as all of last year and is on pace to more than double the number of homicides.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/local/homicides/

6% DECREASE, not increase.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:According to the Washington Post, DC had 200 homicides last year. This year it is on pace for 187 homicides, which is about a 6% increase.

By contrast Montgomery County has already had as many homicides this year as all of last year and is on pace to more than double the number of homicides.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/local/homicides/

6% DECREASE, not increase.

Uh.... DC homicides are up 23% from last year, not down...https://mpdc.dc.gov/node/197622

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. Been here 18 years.

For me it has been:
- The disaster of the vaccine rollout. Really revealing in terms of city government incompetence.
- The failure to fully reopen schools.
- Crime. Gun violence just blocks away from our home in broad daylight.
- Proximity of Jan. 6th events to our home, the fencing off of the Capitol, the militarization of the city related to political unrest.
- The nonsensical pandemic restrictions. Schools closed, but indoor dining open pre-vaccines. Outdoor mask mandate long after it was clear unnecessary. Mayor issuing and taking back new guidance this weekend. No metrics for when restrictions will be dropped. Mayor refusing to answer reporter questions on.

It's all just so exhausting. Add on top of it, how hard it is to buy a home, get into daycare, buy in a good school district.

I love the city and have really put down roots here through early career to building a family, but at some point it's just not worth it.

I've come to expect incompetence from the local DC government and am genuinely surprised if they don't completely mess up something. Bowser has made a mockery of the mayorship. I'm with you on everything that's bold.

Anthony Williams did yeomans work improving the quality of life. Fenty was actually well intentioned and tried, but ineffective. That was the pinnacle. Gray and Bowser have destroyed all of that hard work, competence and credibility that were so hard won. It's a real shame. I honestly do not believe that there has been a more cynical mayor governing DC than Bowser. DC better enact term limits on the mayor or else...

100% agree with what you and 23:21 said. Gray was the beginning of things worsening, but Bowser really took it to the next level. I find the lack of opposition to her shocking (and it's certainly not because she's doing a good job)!

+1. I would add the critical race theory that is being taught by DCPS. They are poisoning the minds of our kids. It’s gone way too far.

I love the curriculum my elementary kids are getting on topics of race and Us history. I’m not sure where / what you’re getting “critical race theory” but that sounds like a Tucker Carlson talking point.

The problem is, race and history is not just a topic in DCPS. It’s the ENTIRE curriculum. It’s exhausting.

+1000

This is not just in schools but in media too. I can’t listen to 88.5 anymore because almost every program is centered around race now. It just gets boring.

Yeah, gee, why can't we go back to the good days where white people didn't ever have to think about what it's like for anyone else?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:According to the Washington Post, DC had 200 homicides last year. This year it is on pace for 187 homicides, which is about a 6% increase.

By contrast Montgomery County has already had as many homicides this year as all of last year and is on pace to more than double the number of homicides.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/local/homicides/

6% DECREASE, not increase.

Uh.... DC homicides are up 23% from last year, not down...https://mpdc.dc.gov/node/197622

That is month-to-month data, which can show variability. Looking at the whole year, you see a different picture.

2020: 200 homicides (16.7 per month)
2021: 79 homicides (15.8 per month)