How do we get the D.C. government to care about crime?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Makes you wonder what all these cops do all day, if they're not enforcing laws.

They're parked in the bus lanes on 14th with their faces buried in their phones

I'm glad I'm not there only one who notices this. Every time I see that I agree just a little more with defunding them.

[Anonymous]

I 100% have become convinced that if we don't address three things--youth violence, petty lawlessness including abusing our city's very generous decriminalization of many small offenses and adult mental health/dependency especially in transients-- crime is going nowhere. Those are the main drivers of crime that I have seen in this city. where else is crime happening?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I 100% have become convinced that if we don't address three things--youth violence, petty lawlessness including abusing our city's very generous decriminalization of many small offenses and adult mental health/dependency especially in transients-- crime is going nowhere. Those are the main drivers of crime that I have seen in this city. where else is crime happening?

Congress

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you want crime to be addressed, get rid of the democrats who invite it.

Yeah, then you can have zero crime like in Republican run areas.

Wait... 🤨

It’s the better of the two options for certain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ll save everyone some time and just say crime prevention takes a backseat to progressive criminal justice policy in furtherance of equity goals.

Essentially, the arrest statistics are so bad, and there is such a focus on not tearing away fathers from families or arresting, prosecuting and incarcerating teens, even if they commit violent crimes over and over again, that nothing of substance will be done.

Sure we’ll have politicians paying for “violence interruptors” and other rackets which studies prove don’t work, we’ll have restorative justice, and we’ll have lenient DAs who will focus on “harm reduction”, but this is all in the face of rising crime. Everyone knows just cracking down, tough policing and prison are the best deterrents, and actually work, but we’re in a new era where everything needs to spiral note out of control than it already has, before any policies that seriously deter crime are enacted. And now now cue up the social justice warrior posters who can’t believe how incentive i am. You can read the studies. They all show prison is the best deterrent for violent crime. Stop and frisk worked. Everyone hands are tied now and we just have to watch more puppies get robbed from people at gun point, teens car jacking cars to go on intagram joy rides without punishment and all the other. I’m sure Charles Allen will retool the Youth Rehabilitation Act again to revise the age it covers up to 34.

I am a teacher who fears a particular student may gravely harm me. Ot sure what to do as school can’t do anything and the student is a minor. He needs to be in a therapeutic home but his family is very dysfunctional and since he hasn’t yet been found guilty of any crimes I’m not sure what to do. If police become involved it would likely escalate the situation. Not sure where to turn.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’ll save everyone some time and just say crime prevention takes a backseat to progressive criminal justice policy in furtherance of equity goals.

Essentially, the arrest statistics are so bad, and there is such a focus on not tearing away fathers from families or arresting, prosecuting and incarcerating teens, even if they commit violent crimes over and over again, that nothing of substance will be done.

Sure we’ll have politicians paying for “violence interruptors” and other rackets which studies prove don’t work, we’ll have restorative justice, and we’ll have lenient DAs who will focus on “harm reduction”, but this is all in the face of rising crime. Everyone knows just cracking down, tough policing and prison are the best deterrents, and actually work, but we’re in a new era where everything needs to spiral note out of control than it already has, before any policies that seriously deter crime are enacted. And now now cue up the social justice warrior posters who can’t believe how incentive i am. You can read the studies. They all show prison is the best deterrent for violent crime. Stop and frisk worked. Everyone hands are tied now and we just have to watch more puppies get robbed from people at gun point, teens car jacking cars to go on intagram joy rides without punishment and all the other. I’m sure Charles Allen will retool the Youth Rehabilitation Act again to revise the age it covers up to 34.

I am a teacher who fears a particular student may gravely harm me. Ot sure what to do as school can’t do anything and the student is a minor. He needs to be in a therapeutic home but his family is very dysfunctional and since he hasn’t yet been found guilty of any crimes I’m not sure what to do. If police become involved it would likely escalate the situation. Not sure where to turn.

If your principal isn't stepping up then your union should have your back to force them.

If you're at a charter school then get out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Yes, it is. Studies have shown that the best deterrence to unsafe drivers is punishment that is swift and certain, like the kind that comes from human traffic stops. Camera tickets might be swift, but if you don't have to pay the fine, it doesn't matter.

And the massive changes coming to 16th Street and Connecticut Avenue disprove your notion that drivers have the power to stymie any and all changes.

Are you joking? First and foremost, why do you think it took 10 years to install these soon to be bullshit bus lanes on 16th? Because it truly takes that long to take away parking spots and paint the road? Lol, it's because drivers fight against and interfere with every attempt to take road space and give it to non drivers. The 16th St bus lanes are gonna be a huge waste of time and effort anyway because drivers will continue to park in them and DDOT won't do anything about it.

Secondly, better infrastructure and road design to slow down drivers is more critical than human traffic stops, though traffic stops need to take place to enforce car registration.

The Connecticut Avenue redesign was passed with no meaningful opposition. All the ANCs -- the usual boogeyman in the eyes of GGW types -- supported it. The 16th Street delay was because of DDOT incompetence more than anything else.

And if the 16th Street changes are such a waste of time, why are we spending the money on it?

The Ward 3 ANCs are currently stacked with GGW types. I'm surprised you don't know this, but it is what it is. They are facing a lot of neighborhood opposition now (yes, neighborhoods pitted against their own ANCs)

[Anonymous]

Here is a good test case: https://www.petworthnews.org/blog/assault-decatur

What punishment, if any, will the people who committed this assault face?

[Anonymous]

I got some blast email from Charles Allen’s office this week noting they’ve allotted 1.47bn to fight crime. Is this accurate? They noted there are tons of funds for violence interruptors and hiring new police officers, but I’m not convinced he’s not weak on crime.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here is a good test case: https://www.petworthnews.org/blog/assault-decatur

What punishment, if any, will the people who committed this assault face?

If only all those guns weren't flowing in from VA, things like this wouldn't happen. Oh wait...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here is a good test case: https://www.petworthnews.org/blog/assault-decatur

What punishment, if any, will the people who committed this assault face?

If only all those guns weren't flowing in from VA, things like this wouldn't happen. Oh wait...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/04/23/raymond-spencer-dc-shooting/

Good thing there aren't guns flowing in from VA. Oh, wait...

[Anonymous]

Don’t vote for Robert White.

Marion Barry doesn’t need another term.

[Anonymous]

Robert White has managed to alienate most of his natural constituents. Nice guy. Bad campaign.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I got some blast email from Charles Allen’s office this week noting they’ve allotted 1.47bn to fight crime. Is this accurate? They noted there are tons of funds for violence interruptors and hiring new police officers, but I’m not convinced he’s not weak on crime.

You shouldn’t be. Anytime Charles Allen starts talking about what he’s done to fight crime, you know it’s spin. True for all politicians, no doubt, but particularly hypocritical for Allen, since you know his heart really isn’t in it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don’t vote for Robert White.

Marion Barry doesn’t need another term.

It's fun when Robert White even likens himself to M. Barry.

Seriously, he's awful.