Does MPD actually do anything?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seems like marked patrol cars are always just sitting around with the officers inside on their phones the entire time. Other than responding to accidents, do they ever conduct traffic stops or anything?

What do you expect MPD to do - chase criminals?


OOOPS - the city council you elected imposed a “no chase policy” on MPD, so they literally can not chase criminals on a vehicle.

Elections have consequences. Enjoy your choice and stop complaining.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just yesterday someone blatantly blew through a red light right in front of a cop, almost hitting a pedestrian. Cop did nothing. It’s infuriating.

“No pursuit policy.” You voted for this. It’s your city council.

What are you gonna do? Vote differently??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just yesterday someone blatantly blew through a red light right in front of a cop, almost hitting a pedestrian. Cop did nothing. It’s infuriating.

They're legally not allowed to pursue. Take it up with the DC Council.

Our government has been captured by the far left, which believes the police are the problem, not crime

The problem with the police is that they won't do their job. If they won't do their jobs, then they shouldn't get paid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just yesterday someone blatantly blew through a red light right in front of a cop, almost hitting a pedestrian. Cop did nothing. It’s infuriating.

They're legally not allowed to pursue. Take it up with the DC Council.

Our government has been captured by the far left, which believes the police are the problem, not crime

The problem with the police is that they won't do their job. If they won't do their jobs, then they shouldn't get paid.

Seen this sentiment here before. I suspect it was from you. It’s hard to imagine there are 2 people who can follow these threads and not understand that police powers have been greatly restricted by local councils.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dems have missed up the criminal system now we all have to deal with crime. Get use to it.

Wow talk about deflection and gaslighting. The republicans are a criminal organization and oppose any policing. Look at them attack the DOJ, the Capitol police and the blind support of corrupt SCOTUS judges.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just yesterday someone blatantly blew through a red light right in front of a cop, almost hitting a pedestrian. Cop did nothing. It’s infuriating.

They're legally not allowed to pursue. Take it up with the DC Council.

Our government has been captured by the far left, which believes the police are the problem, not crime

The problem with the police is that they won't do their job. If they won't do their jobs, then they shouldn't get paid.

Seen this sentiment here before. I suspect it was from you. It’s hard to imagine there are 2 people who can follow these threads and not understand that police powers have been greatly restricted by local councils.

Name the specific policy that you disagree with. Or are you just following conservative media?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dems have missed up the criminal system now we all have to deal with crime. Get use to it.

+1000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just yesterday someone blatantly blew through a red light right in front of a cop, almost hitting a pedestrian. Cop did nothing. It’s infuriating.

“No pursuit policy.” You voted for this. It’s your city council.

What are you gonna do? Vote differently??

The risks of pursuing people for something like running a red light don't come anywhere near the benefits of locking them up immediately, especially given how many cameras there are around the city. If this driver almost hit a pedestrian, what makes you think the cop wouldn't have hit them?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just yesterday someone blatantly blew through a red light right in front of a cop, almost hitting a pedestrian. Cop did nothing. It’s infuriating.

“No pursuit policy.” You voted for this. It’s your city council.

What are you gonna do? Vote differently??

The risks of pursuing people for something like running a red light don't come anywhere near the benefits of locking them up immediately, especially given how many cameras there are around the city. If this driver almost hit a pedestrian, what makes you think the cop wouldn't have hit them?

so tell me then, what incentives are there for me to not run every red light?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just yesterday someone blatantly blew through a red light right in front of a cop, almost hitting a pedestrian. Cop did nothing. It’s infuriating.

They're legally not allowed to pursue. Take it up with the DC Council.

Our government has been captured by the far left, which believes the police are the problem, not crime

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just yesterday someone blatantly blew through a red light right in front of a cop, almost hitting a pedestrian. Cop did nothing. It’s infuriating.

“No pursuit policy.” You voted for this. It’s your city council.

What are you gonna do? Vote differently??

The risks of pursuing people for something like running a red light don't come anywhere near the benefits of locking them up immediately, especially given how many cameras there are around the city. If this driver almost hit a pedestrian, what makes you think the cop wouldn't have hit them?

so tell me then, what incentives are there for me to not run every red light?

Not getting broadsided by oncoming traffic?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We’ve taken traffic enforcement away from the police and given it to the cameras, and remind me again how cameras stop drunk/stoned drivers (who are responsible for a quarter of all traffic deaths in DC)?

Where I grew up, the police set up sobriety checkpoints to catch drunk drivers. Here no one cares if a driver is completely blitzed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We’ve taken traffic enforcement away from the police and given it to the cameras, and remind me again how cameras stop drunk/stoned drivers (who are responsible for a quarter of all traffic deaths in DC)?

Where I grew up, the police set up sobriety checkpoints to catch drunk drivers. Here no one cares if a driver is completely blitzed.

Or stoned out of their mind on marijuana, and still driving all over DC with zero worry about being arrested or even stopped.

[Anonymous]

Has DCUM always been this fearful? Are you all 80 years old or something?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Has DCUM always been this fearful? Are you all 80 years old or something?

Is this the part where you tell us how the three bicyclists killed in DC over the past five years is a huge deal but the 15,000 annual crime victims is no biggie?