(Seemingly random) stabbing in Alexandria - why was this man not in jail?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is so much panhandling in that area and all along Route 1. Some are very aggressive and wander through traffic or knock on your window. One guy in particular seems like he is always on something, and I can’t believe he hasn’t been hit over the years. I really wish it was illegal and enforced.

Why? He has a constitutional right to be there and panhandle. Sorry you don’t like it but that doesn’t make it illegal.

DP. The median, yes. The road, no. Otherwise I could walk down the middle of 495.

[Anonymous]

Take a look at HB863 and explain why they are proposing to eliminate statutory minimum sentencing guidelines for manslaughter, rape, child porn, etc. and allow sentencing to be based on a judges discretion. We've all seen what judicial discretion has done to date and Spanberger et al are proposing more of it!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For all the complaining about 'liberal' prosecutors - where are the 'conservative' prosecutors? What great criminal prosecution successes did Miyares have in 4 years? Are there no repeat offenders in red districts? While there are certainly bleeding-heart politics that play into sentencing guidelines (for example), what is your average workaday county or state prosecutor supposed to do when in the vast majority of cases, they can find no credible witnesses, maybe the victim doesn't even want to testify, and their caseload is completely unmanageable overall?

Re: the Glyer case - my understanding is the perpetrator is going to be confined to an institution indefinitely. Is the victim's family upset because they wanted the death penalty? Clearly the guy wasn't of sound mind, he believed he was 'freeing' the wife from her husband and that she'd run away with him. Frankly, I think their mutual church should be prosecuted for ignoring years of warning signs about the guy and making it the wife's responsibility to manage his feelings...

Miyares wasn't the CWA for Fairfax County?

I was looking around for a quasi-local "conservative" govt. attorney. I actually do believe more perpetrators should be imprisoned - and for longer - than they currently are, but all I see from the right-leaning side is a lot of vitriol against immigrants and an abject failure to prosecute white collar criminals and men accused of SA, and then there's the nightmare that is our nation's for-profit prison system. I also believe local police forces in the DC metro area are refreshingly apolitical, so who do we have to thank for our politicized our court system?

[Anonymous]

The woman had multiple arrests in the past and served time in jail. She was with him on the bus, and they got off together. That doesn't excuse what he did, but that wasn't a random act.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For all the complaining about 'liberal' prosecutors - where are the 'conservative' prosecutors? What great criminal prosecution successes did Miyares have in 4 years? Are there no repeat offenders in red districts? While there are certainly bleeding-heart politics that play into sentencing guidelines (for example), what is your average workaday county or state prosecutor supposed to do when in the vast majority of cases, they can find no credible witnesses, maybe the victim doesn't even want to testify, and their caseload is completely unmanageable overall?

Re: the Glyer case - my understanding is the perpetrator is going to be confined to an institution indefinitely. Is the victim's family upset because they wanted the death penalty? Clearly the guy wasn't of sound mind, he believed he was 'freeing' the wife from her husband and that she'd run away with him. Frankly, I think their mutual church should be prosecuted for ignoring years of warning signs about the guy and making it the wife's responsibility to manage his feelings...

Miyares wasn't the CWA for Fairfax County?

I was looking around for a quasi-local "conservative" govt. attorney. I actually do believe more perpetrators should be imprisoned - and for longer - than they currently are, but all I see from the right-leaning side is a lot of vitriol against immigrants and an abject failure to prosecute white collar criminals and men accused of SA, and then there's the nightmare that is our nation's for-profit prison system. I also believe local police forces in the DC metro area are refreshingly apolitical, so who do we have to thank for our politicized our court system?

Theo Stamos comes to mind in Arlington. She was run out on a rail. She wasn't progressive enough for Arlington.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These reason we keep seeing stories like this repeat themselves is bc the local government likes to slap people on the wrist for crimes. Prosecutors are not prosecuting, police aren't motivated to do their jobs and on top of that encouraging people to not file reports all the while mis-categorizing crimes to make it look like crimes is going down when it's not. Rinse and repeat.

Unfortunate reality.

A long time friend of mine is a prosecutor and a complete ideologue. It's been very depressing to hear her boast and confide in me that she will drop charges based on race and tack on charges if the accused is white (she's black). When I ask her about this and the ethics behind it she sees it as a form of "reparations." Insane behavior that I've pleaded with her to stop doing. She also smokes weed pretty much everyday and flirts with others in the courthouse (which apparently is pretty common????).

She also bragged the other day about letting someone who plead guilty to a DUI off with no charges and that it was something like his 5th time doing it. When I asked why she very proudly exclaimed "jailing someone who's driving under the influence will only lead him to commit further crimes down the road as it could ruin his career and employment opportunities."

Sorry for the rant but I've gone insane listening to her constantly speak about this to the point I no longer talk to her/call her or reach out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These reason we keep seeing stories like this repeat themselves is bc the local government likes to slap people on the wrist for crimes. Prosecutors are not prosecuting, police aren't motivated to do their jobs and on top of that encouraging people to not file reports all the while mis-categorizing crimes to make it look like crimes is going down when it's not. Rinse and repeat.

Unfortunate reality.

A long time friend of mine is a prosecutor and a complete ideologue. It's been very depressing to hear her boast and confide in me that she will drop charges based on race and tack on charges if the accused is white (she's black). When I ask her about this and the ethics behind it she sees it as a form of "reparations." Insane behavior that I've pleaded with her to stop doing. She also smokes weed pretty much everyday and flirts with others in the courthouse (which apparently is pretty common????).

She also bragged the other day about letting someone who plead guilty to a DUI off with no charges and that it was something like his 5th time doing it. When I asked why she very proudly exclaimed "jailing someone who's driving under the influence will only lead him to commit further crimes down the road as it could ruin his career and employment opportunities."

Sorry for the rant but I've gone insane listening to her constantly speak about this to the point I no longer talk to her/call her or reach out.

"pleaded"^ Correction

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The woman had multiple arrests in the past and served time in jail. She was with him on the bus, and they got off together. That doesn't excuse what he did, but that wasn't a random act.

Were they together as in known to each other or did they just happen to get off the bus together?

Route 1 is a lower income area but there are certainly lots of lower income, law abiding people who take the bus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The woman had multiple arrests in the past and served time in jail. She was with him on the bus, and they got off together. That doesn't excuse what he did, but that wasn't a random act.

Where did you find this info?

[Anonymous]

Fairfax PD said he was "the last person seen with Minter." They wouldn't word it this way if they were complete strangers.
And a person working for a local shelter commented that they had stayed there together in the past.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These reason we keep seeing stories like this repeat themselves is bc the local government likes to slap people on the wrist for crimes. Prosecutors are not prosecuting, police aren't motivated to do their jobs and on top of that encouraging people to not file reports all the while mis-categorizing crimes to make it look like crimes is going down when it's not. Rinse and repeat.

Unfortunate reality.

A long time friend of mine is a prosecutor and a complete ideologue. It's been very depressing to hear her boast and confide in me that she will drop charges based on race and tack on charges if the accused is white (she's black). When I ask her about this and the ethics behind it she sees it as a form of "reparations." Insane behavior that I've pleaded with her to stop doing. She also smokes weed pretty much everyday and flirts with others in the courthouse (which apparently is pretty common????).

She also bragged the other day about letting someone who plead guilty to a DUI off with no charges and that it was something like his 5th time doing it. When I asked why she very proudly exclaimed "jailing someone who's driving under the influence will only lead him to commit further crimes down the road as it could ruin his career and employment opportunities."

Sorry for the rant but I've gone insane listening to her constantly speak about this to the point I no longer talk to her/call her or reach out.

Your friend needs to hang.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For all the complaining about 'liberal' prosecutors - where are the 'conservative' prosecutors? What great criminal prosecution successes did Miyares have in 4 years? Are there no repeat offenders in red districts? While there are certainly bleeding-heart politics that play into sentencing guidelines (for example), what is your average workaday county or state prosecutor supposed to do when in the vast majority of cases, they can find no credible witnesses, maybe the victim doesn't even want to testify, and their caseload is completely unmanageable overall?

Re: the Glyer case - my understanding is the perpetrator is going to be confined to an institution indefinitely. Is the victim's family upset because they wanted the death penalty? Clearly the guy wasn't of sound mind, he believed he was 'freeing' the wife from her husband and that she'd run away with him. Frankly, I think their mutual church should be prosecuted for ignoring years of warning signs about the guy and making it the wife's responsibility to manage his feelings...

Miyares was never a prosecutor in Fairfax County. He was a prosecutor in Virginia Beach. Anyone who voted for Descant have the blood of this woman on their hands.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Democrats think they are smart. And they prove otherwise over & over & over & over & over. But thy aren’t smart enough to know they are stupid. So they keep going.

What does this have to do with Democrats?

Explain it to me like I am five. Please and thank you.

Look who is the head of the Fairfax County Commonwealth Attorney's Office. Look at his campaign and policies. It is self-explanatory.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The woman had multiple arrests in the past and served time in jail. She was with him on the bus, and they got off together. That doesn't excuse what he did, but that wasn't a random act.

So, if someone has criminal record they deserve to be killed on the bus? You are sick individual.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The woman had multiple arrests in the past and served time in jail. She was with him on the bus, and they got off together. That doesn't excuse what he did, but that wasn't a random act.

So, if someone has criminal record they deserve to be killed on the bus? You are sick individual.

And if someone is jogging on a college campus, riding on public transportation, or walking down the street they deserve to be killed by a stranger who's homeless and/or has mental health and/or drug issues?