Washington DC and National Guard

[Anonymous]

I am White and half Spanish. I look vaguely Spanish. I carry my passport card in case ICE is interested.
What some don't seem to understand is they are around too. Not just the nice Guard guys and gals.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am White and half Spanish. I look vaguely Spanish. I carry my passport card in case ICE is interested.
What some don't seem to understand is they are around too. Not just the nice Guard guys and gals.

Your DL is enough, especially if it is a Real ID DL.

I'm not worried in the slightest.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DS wants to join the military so he’s enjoying watching them and even had a couple quick chats with some of the guys.

You are a horrible parent

You want your kid to join Hiltlers army with alcohol Pete Fox News who has no zero qualifications to teach your kid how a military works?

Good idea maga your kid will be in the front line dying for Don the con

Hitler was a devout socialist and extreme leftist. The only people further left than the facist form of socialists were the complete communists. Trump seems more moderate, with some socialist tendencies like overspending that many people don't like.

Let’s leave Hitler out of this. Hitler had no political ideology, just a sickness to torture and murder Jews and to take over the world.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DS wants to join the military so he’s enjoying watching them and even had a couple quick chats with some of the guys.

You are a horrible parent

You want your kid to join Hiltlers army with alcohol Pete Fox News who has no zero qualifications to teach your kid how a military works?

Good idea maga your kid will be in the front line dying for Don the con

Hitler was a devout socialist and extreme leftist. The only people further left than the facist form of socialists were the complete communists. Trump seems more moderate, with some socialist tendencies like overspending that many people don't like.

Huh? I mean, the people most supportive of the government imposing tariffs, demanding government ownership in companies (Intel and now defense contractors I guess), etc. are Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DS wants to join the military so he’s enjoying watching them and even had a couple quick chats with some of the guys.

You are a horrible parent

You want your kid to join Hiltlers army with alcohol Pete Fox News who has no zero qualifications to teach your kid how a military works?

Good idea maga your kid will be in the front line dying for Don the con

That said, keep in mind that the National Guard troops in DC did not ask to be called up for this mission. There are plenty of Democrats and Independents in the military - while they lean more conservative/Republican than the general public about 1/3 are Democrats. This is way different than the ICE officers who as far as I'm concerned willingly showed up to join the Gestapo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DS wants to join the military so he’s enjoying watching them and even had a couple quick chats with some of the guys.

You are a horrible parent

You want your kid to join Hiltlers army with alcohol Pete Fox News who has no zero qualifications to teach your kid how a military works?

Good idea maga your kid will be in the front line dying for Don the con

That said, keep in mind that the National Guard troops in DC did not ask to be called up for this mission. There are plenty of Democrats and Independents in the military - while they lean more conservative/Republican than the general public about 1/3 are Democrats. This is way different than the ICE officers who as far as I'm concerned willingly showed up to join the Gestapo.

I agree with this and many have to leave much higher paying jobs in order to take on this idiotic assignment. Job discrimination against reserve folk is very real, especially if an employer now has reason to believe you will be called up for 30+day stretches for absolutely no reason at all.

Technically, no employer can fire you for your reserve assignment...but plenty of employers manufacture "other" reasons to fire reservists.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Now is the safest time to go to DC!! Let them go and enjoy!

This is what my family is seeing on Capitol Hill. People are out in the evenings strolling and going to restaurants (notwithstanding what WaPo wants to claim). Students are bar hopping. Uber, DoorDash, and Instacart shoppers are thrilled because they aren't getting robbed at gunpoint. Last week saw a crime drop and a zero-murder week. There's a definite vibe shift. and it's all good.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DC, who lives on the Hill,says it could not be better or more safe. He reports that people, especially students and even a woman with a baby in a stroller, feel safe to walk at ten o'clock at night on H Street. There is also no more stealing of wheels and rims, which he saw right around the corner from him three weeks ago. He now goes out at night to shop or go to bars. People who live on the Hill are thrilled.

It’s always obvious when people are making shit up.

I have lived on the Hill for 20+ years and have never been afraid to go out and do anything and I’m in my 50s.

Is your DC a “conservative guy/girl afraid of everything”? Spirit Halloween has a costume for that now.

Please don't speak for 'people who live on the hill'. As somebody else who lives on the hill, everybody I talk to is very upset about the presence of the national guard, and our inability as a district to decide when/how to police our own streets.

I was never afraid to go to restaurants or walk outside at 10pm, and I have lived here for 20+ years and raised kids here. I am less interested in going out now and seeing them in the streets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC, who lives on the Hill,says it could not be better or more safe. He reports that people, especially students and even a woman with a baby in a stroller, feel safe to walk at ten o'clock at night on H Street. There is also no more stealing of wheels and rims, which he saw right around the corner from him three weeks ago. He now goes out at night to shop or go to bars. People who live on the Hill are thrilled.

It’s always obvious when people are making shit up.

I have lived on the Hill for 20+ years and have never been afraid to go out and do anything and I’m in my 50s.

Is your DC a “conservative guy/girl afraid of everything”? Spirit Halloween has a costume for that now.

Please don't speak for 'people who live on the hill'. As somebody else who lives on the hill, everybody I talk to is very upset about the presence of the national guard, and our inability as a district to decide when/how to police our own streets.

I was never afraid to go to restaurants or walk outside at 10pm, and I have lived here for 20+ years and raised kids here. I am less interested in going out now and seeing them in the streets.

You are responding to the wrong post as I agree with you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Now is the safest time to go to DC!! Let them go and enjoy!

This is what my family is seeing on Capitol Hill. People are out in the evenings strolling and going to restaurants (notwithstanding what WaPo wants to claim). Students are bar hopping. Uber, DoorDash, and Instacart shoppers are thrilled because they aren't getting robbed at gunpoint. Last week saw a crime drop and a zero-murder week. There's a definite vibe shift. and it's all good.

Says the fake Hill resident mimicking Fox News talking points.

Everyone was doing everything you just wrote in larger numbers two months ago…before DC cleared out for the lazy July and August periods.

The Uber and DoorDash people aren’t happy at all as they ride mopeds and are targets to get pulled over. Maybe check your fake stories before you post it because restaurants can’t get anyone to pick up delivery orders.

BTW…there was a murder last night…in SE far from Capitol Hill, but where 90% of the murders happen…where was the National Guard?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now is the safest time to go to DC!! Let them go and enjoy!

This is what my family is seeing on Capitol Hill. People are out in the evenings strolling and going to restaurants (notwithstanding what WaPo wants to claim). Students are bar hopping. Uber, DoorDash, and Instacart shoppers are thrilled because they aren't getting robbed at gunpoint. Last week saw a crime drop and a zero-murder week. There's a definite vibe shift. and it's all good.

Nice! It never had a neat vibe like certain NYC/ChiTown/LA burroughs but is nice it's being improved and the trash swept and locked up at least.

Was a shame what the capital had become like the last few years, so any improvement is probably really welcomed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, have a 'know your rights' conversation with your kid.

1. They don't have to show ID to anyone.
2. They don't have to answer any questions from law enforcement.
3. If they are stopped, they should ask 'am I being detained?' or 'am I free to go?' - and then walk away if the answer is no.
4. If they are detained, they should not answer any questions and request 1) a lawyer and 2) to call their parents.

It is also a good idea to tell your kid about the type of law enforcement they may encounter and what their powers are. (ie, the National Guard cannot arrest them and will be wearing military-type uniforms; other federal LEOs may be in unmarked cars and not in uniform, etc.)

+1110000 very well written. OP should do this and make sure their friends parent do with their kids too. It's very important for them to know this. Especially if they are minors. They don't need to do anything without their parents/lawyer present

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now is the safest time to go to DC!! Let them go and enjoy!

This is what my family is seeing on Capitol Hill. People are out in the evenings strolling and going to restaurants (notwithstanding what WaPo wants to claim). Students are bar hopping. Uber, DoorDash, and Instacart shoppers are thrilled because they aren't getting robbed at gunpoint. Last week saw a crime drop and a zero-murder week. There's a definite vibe shift. and it's all good.

Nice! It never had a neat vibe like certain NYC/ChiTown/LA burroughs but is nice it's being improved and the trash swept and locked up at least.

Was a shame what the capital had become like the last few years, so any improvement is probably really welcomed.

Says the fake poster responding to their own fake post.

[Anonymous]

I’m very concerned for my teen. As we know, Trump sees teens and people of color as criminals and police/guards are incentivized to “find criminals.” We are in a police state. If your child “fits the description” of someone they are looking for, they may not get due process. Make sure your teen understands this if you live in DC.

I live on the Hill and have never seen or witnessed a crime. I walk to the grocery store on H St at night regularly. This is the most unsafe I have ever felt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m very concerned for my teen. As we know, Trump sees teens and people of color as criminals and police/guards are incentivized to “find criminals.” We are in a police state. If your child “fits the description” of someone they are looking for, they may not get due process. Make sure your teen understands this if you live in DC.

I live on the Hill and have never seen or witnessed a crime. I walk to the grocery store on H St at night regularly. This is the most unsafe I have ever felt.

Same to all of this. I have talked to my teen repeatedly who is un Union Station daily commuting to and from school or hanging out with friends. I no longer feel safe having him there. We are all absolutely less safe.