Any other families finally had enough of DC?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I was walking my dog yesterday on Connecticut in Woodley Park, and a black man yelled at me that he wasn’t a criminal.

Dude, I give zero f*cks about you. Can you please just let me walk my dog in peace?

You do understand why he would do that right?

Because he was under the influence of alcohol or some narcotic (Maybe PCP/spice). This behavior isn't unique to DC as I have seen plenty of it across the river in places like Clarendon and Rosslyn. The common factors seem to be homelessness and intoxication.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yep. Been here 27 years, 20 of them in the same house in Petworth. I’ve had it. Crime is out of control. The city is completely unsafe. Everything is a hassle. The mayor’s inability to prioritize crime has paved the way for petty crime like porch pirates, to completely run unabated, which chisels away at everyone’s sense of safety and quality of life. After nearly three decades, I hate it here.

Petworth? Lifetime DC resident and would never live there, then or now. I assume there are parts of every American city that I wouldn't want to live in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was walking my dog yesterday on Connecticut in Woodley Park, and a black man yelled at me that he wasn’t a criminal.

Dude, I give zero f*cks about you. Can you please just let me walk my dog in peace?

You do understand why he would do that right?

Because he has been indoctrinated to place importance on what random passerbys might be thinking if those randos are white?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was walking my dog yesterday on Connecticut in Woodley Park, and a black man yelled at me that he wasn’t a criminal.

Dude, I give zero f*cks about you. Can you please just let me walk my dog in peace?

You do understand why he would do that right?

Because he has been indoctrinated to place importance on what random passerbys might be thinking if those randos are white?

No - because many white women see a black man and automatically become scared. I've seen it. I've seen white women freak out if a black man gets on an elevator, gets too close in the store, etc.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was walking my dog yesterday on Connecticut in Woodley Park, and a black man yelled at me that he wasn’t a criminal.

Dude, I give zero f*cks about you. Can you please just let me walk my dog in peace?

You do understand why he would do that right?

Because he has been indoctrinated to place importance on what random passerbys might be thinking if those randos are white?

No - because many white women see a black man and automatically become scared. I've seen it. I've seen white women freak out if a black man gets on an elevator, gets too close in the store, etc.

Women freak out when men get close to them in general, including white, hispanic, and asian men. All men deal with this (worrying about being perceived as a threat when walking too close to a woman in the evening or being the only two people in an elevator in a strange building)

[Anonymous]

920 shootings in DC in 2020.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:920 shootings in DC in 2020.

Just a bit of luck is the difference between a 15 year record 200 homicides and an incredible 900.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was walking my dog yesterday on Connecticut in Woodley Park, and a black man yelled at me that he wasn’t a criminal.

Dude, I give zero f*cks about you. Can you please just let me walk my dog in peace?

That’s the problem...the loss of peace and security for average law abiding, tax paying residents, while the government bends over backward to accommodate those who take that peace and security. And everyone is basically on their own in DC. 911 is a failure, the cops don’t give a rip, even firehouses respond lackadaisically (I’ve witnessed it). The government counts on you to keep yourself secure. It’s an illusion. You are on your own.

+1. We are on our own but also required to pretend there is no problem with disorderly or criminal behavior. It's all getting excused and we are obliged to ignore it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was walking my dog yesterday on Connecticut in Woodley Park, and a black man yelled at me that he wasn’t a criminal.

Dude, I give zero f*cks about you. Can you please just let me walk my dog in peace?

That’s the problem...the loss of peace and security for average law abiding, tax paying residents, while the government bends over backward to accommodate those who take that peace and security. And everyone is basically on their own in DC. 911 is a failure, the cops don’t give a rip, even firehouses respond lackadaisically (I’ve witnessed it). The government counts on you to keep yourself secure. It’s an illusion. You are on your own.

+1. We are on our own but also required to pretend there is no problem with disorderly or criminal behavior. It's all getting excused and we are obliged to ignore it.

Actually, from reading a lot of responses here, they would argue that you are required to accept criminality and loss of safety as an expectation and necessity of living in the city. “What do you expect?” they ask.

[Anonymous]

DC politicians don't say "what did you expect?" They rebrand the behavior as normal. I'm the one who has a problem if I object to criminal behavior or quality of life violations. I'm the one who needs to "do better."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC politicians don't say "what did you expect?" They rebrand the behavior as normal. I'm the one who has a problem if I object to criminal behavior or quality of life violations. I'm the one who needs to "do better."

The politicians don’t say it, you are correct. The citizens excusing it do.

[Anonymous]

Joel Caston is a prime example of how truly deplorable the DC government is.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For years I used to drive to DC to play league tennis at several different locations. Now, I’m honestly too scared to even drive into some of those areas. I cannot imagine living there and raising a family. OP needs to drive out to the suburbs and see the difference in lifestyle. Not perfect, but a completely different world. Your family’s safety should be top priority, IMO.

DCUM is just so disappointing these days. Like seriously we have to wade around in this sort of BS all of the time. So tiring. I wish you all would go off to Fairfax Underground or something.

The truth hurts: “At least 11 people were shot and another person was stabbed during a violent weekend in the District, according to D.C. police,” confirmed the Washington Post on Twitter.

“Three of the victims died, contributing to a homicide count that is rising for the fourth consecutive year. Police said one of the killings has been ruled as justified self-defense,” adds the newspaper.

The police know where the guns are. Or some of them at least - the registered ones. They need to tell those people to turn them. They have to start somewhere. Might as well be with the ones they actually know about.

Hate to break it to you, but the Supreme Court sort of said the govt can't do that.

[Anonymous]

I'm very ill and cannot drive. The escalator in my neighborhood has been broken for more than a year. Now the surrounding lines seem to be permanently broken. This is extremely dangerous for me.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is the kind of stuff you see happen in developing countries, not the capital of the worlds”superpower”. DDOT is too busy wasting money showing off for the GGW crowd than bothering to inspect and appropriately maintain important infrastructure.

Yes that was my thought - it's like the third world or shady stuff that happens.in Italy where people pocket money rather than maintain. The focus in dc is entirely wrong.. livability is out of whack, but build more and demand to be recognized as a state! This Mayor, Council and GGW sux..can't believe our pole have so little integrity

The situation is even worse. Tried to claim that the collapse was only the result of a collision. But it was in poor repair and they did nothing. And shouldn't a bridge on a road be able to withstand a crash anyway?