Trump Planning “7 Nights of Action” in DC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP to this thread. Watching news now. I don’t live in the area.But why is this a bad thing?
Crime is rampant - school trips don’t even want to go to DC.

Wasn’t an intern shot recently?

I’m a Dem btw.

Crime is not rampant. It is dropping. We go out all the time and never experience crime.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP to this thread. Watching news now. I don’t live in the area.But why is this a bad thing?
Crime is rampant - school trips don’t even want to go to DC.

Wasn’t an intern shot recently?

I’m a Dem btw.

FFS I’d be thrilled if 8th graders were afraid of coming to DC so we could use the mall in the spring without awkward pimple faced gangs roaming around. Alas, they keep coming.

If you don’t want people shot, the answer is gun control. Senator McCain weakened a voter referendum in gun control, so if an intern was shot, it’s on the GOP.

There are porch pirates, so I think it’s probably too dangerous for you to come here.

[Anonymous]

Maybe Congress should let DC have its tax money (paid for by residents) and police itself. I’m sure red states don’t want to pay for a local issue in DC?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP to this thread. Watching news now. I don’t live in the area.But why is this a bad thing?
Crime is rampant - school trips don’t even want to go to DC.

Wasn’t an intern shot recently?

I’m a Dem btw.

He is deploying troops in a US city. This is a needless and baseless federal takeover so that he can build his little fortress. People of DC do not want this. There are myriad reasons why it’s bad.

He is also restricting your freedom of movement, which is your right as an American. You can’t just decide that you don’t like someone and arrest them and ship them off to some homeless internment camp.

Truly the worst part is that they are probably relying on ICE, who they scraped from the bottom of the barrel, to make these calls.

[Anonymous]

I am fully opposed to everything Trump is doing in DC, and find his rhetoric reprehensible.

However I am frustrated with my fellow DC residents who think the solution here is to simply deny that we have serious crime issues, or that the current status of unhoused people in the District is fine, or that juvenile crime isn't a significant problem that is linked to a variety of other issues DC desperately needs to address (education of at risk kids, graduation rates, joblessness among young black men, teen pregnancies, child abuse and neglect in the city, etc.).

Trump is an idiot who is trying really hard to become a fascist dictator, but going Pollyanna about the very real crime issues in the city is not the solution.

And yes I am a loooooongtime resident of the District, and I live in a neighborhood with a long history of crime issues that had gotten much, much better between 2010 and 2020, but has taken a turn for the worse since Covid that really concerns me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is about rounding up criminals - not homeless. Who is spreading the lies about homeless people?

The Washington Post has reported that close to 120 FBI agents are beginning to be deployed for nightlong shifts to assist D.C. law enforcement in halting Washington-based carjackings and violent crime, two sources with knowledge of the situation told the outlet.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5445702-trump-to-send-fbi-on-night-patrols-in-dc-reports/

LOL, you keep telling yourself that. Trump specifically said to round up the homeless. Many of whom are simply down on their luck, others have severe mental issues that need treatment. None of that is happening here. the GOP has been cutting those services and programs since 1981.

Where will the homeless go? Seems ridiculous without an actual plan.

Read up on what the Nazi's did with them. Same plan.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am fully opposed to everything Trump is doing in DC, and find his rhetoric reprehensible.

However I am frustrated with my fellow DC residents who think the solution here is to simply deny that we have serious crime issues, or that the current status of unhoused people in the District is fine, or that juvenile crime isn't a significant problem that is linked to a variety of other issues DC desperately needs to address (education of at risk kids, graduation rates, joblessness among young black men, teen pregnancies, child abuse and neglect in the city, etc.).

Trump is an idiot who is trying really hard to become a fascist dictator, but going Pollyanna about the very real crime issues in the city is not the solution.

And yes I am a loooooongtime resident of the District, and I live in a neighborhood with a long history of crime issues that had gotten much, much better between 2010 and 2020, but has taken a turn for the worse since Covid that really concerns me.

You are no longer welcome in today’s DC Democrat Party.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP to this thread. Watching news now. I don’t live in the area.But why is this a bad thing?
Crime is rampant - school trips don’t even want to go to DC.

Wasn’t an intern shot recently?

I’m a Dem btw.

Because it's going to be performative and short-lived. He can't keep the national guard in DC 365 days a year indefinitely. And these shows of force are not going to address the multiple underlying causes that produce teen criminals--or any criminals--in the first place. I don't know what could--but this isn't it.

Also, this flexing of federal power--always aimed at blue cities--is aimed at pleasing his base and possibly exploring how much force he can wield in the future to further consolidate his power. It flies in the face of all the the GOP has preached for decades about the supremacy of "states rights." It also fuels the narrative that helped bring him into office--that America is under siege by urban criminals of color (as well as undocumented migrants) and only he can fix it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP to this thread. Watching news now. I don’t live in the area.But why is this a bad thing?
Crime is rampant - school trips don’t even want to go to DC.

Wasn’t an intern shot recently?

I’m a Dem btw.

I’m like you, and I agree with you.

This is not a bad thing. It is very telling and sad there are so many people responding here who are against these common-sense measures.

BTW, I live inside the beltway but we have largely avoided DC, especially certain parts and especially after dark.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP to this thread. Watching news now. I don’t live in the area.But why is this a bad thing?
Crime is rampant - school trips don’t even want to go to DC.

Wasn’t an intern shot recently?

I’m a Dem btw.

Crime is not rampant. It is dropping. We go out all the time and never experience crime.

But, also:

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/dc-police-commander-suspended-crime-statistics/3959566/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am fully opposed to everything Trump is doing in DC, and find his rhetoric reprehensible.

However I am frustrated with my fellow DC residents who think the solution here is to simply deny that we have serious crime issues, or that the current status of unhoused people in the District is fine, or that juvenile crime isn't a significant problem that is linked to a variety of other issues DC desperately needs to address (education of at risk kids, graduation rates, joblessness among young black men, teen pregnancies, child abuse and neglect in the city, etc.).

Trump is an idiot who is trying really hard to become a fascist dictator, but going Pollyanna about the very real crime issues in the city is not the solution.

And yes I am a loooooongtime resident of the District, and I live in a neighborhood with a long history of crime issues that had gotten much, much better between 2010 and 2020, but has taken a turn for the worse since Covid that really concerns me.

Those are your feelings, not the facts because they don’t bear that out. I think it’s asinine to say that Dems don’t care about crime or the unhoused. But, a brutalistic felon isn’t the person to fix it. But, you knew that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP to this thread. Watching news now. I don’t live in the area.But why is this a bad thing?
Crime is rampant - school trips don’t even want to go to DC.

Wasn’t an intern shot recently?

I’m a Dem btw.

Crime is not rampant. It is dropping. We go out all the time and never experience crime.

But, also:

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/dc-police-commander-suspended-crime-statistics/3959566/

How convenient for the MAGA narrative. I trust nothing coming out of this admin. If you do, you’re a fool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am fully opposed to everything Trump is doing in DC, and find his rhetoric reprehensible.

However I am frustrated with my fellow DC residents who think the solution here is to simply deny that we have serious crime issues, or that the current status of unhoused people in the District is fine, or that juvenile crime isn't a significant problem that is linked to a variety of other issues DC desperately needs to address (education of at risk kids, graduation rates, joblessness among young black men, teen pregnancies, child abuse and neglect in the city, etc.).

Trump is an idiot who is trying really hard to become a fascist dictator, but going Pollyanna about the very real crime issues in the city is not the solution.

And yes I am a loooooongtime resident of the District, and I live in a neighborhood with a long history of crime issues that had gotten much, much better between 2010 and 2020, but has taken a turn for the worse since Covid that really concerns me.

DC resident but newer, only 25 years, here. Crime went up during Covid. The data doesn’t support your statement that it is high now. It has come down a lot. As with all cities, it also depends what neighborhood you are in. I’m not Pollyanna about crime. I live in a quiet neighborhood that doesn’t see much crime beyond porch pirates and loose change stolen from cars. But I’m sure Ward 7 and 8 see more crime. Again the crime stats don’t support your claim!

[Anonymous]

I’m pp and yep, Pemberton is a total Trump sycophant.

[Anonymous]

It’s not a DC problem. It’s a societal problem. Kids (yes I consider 13,14,15 year olds kids) out all hours. I am tired of hearing “but it’s summer.” No accountability. No parenting. This spans all races and socioeconomic groups.

If we don’t guide children and teens someone else will and now it will be the worst option, federal government.