Looting, looks to be small scale, in Tenelytown and Friendship Heights.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m terrified for my family. We have no way of defending ourselves. I don’t care if they take my things, but what if they burn my house and kill my kids in the fire. I don’t understand why the police aren’t getting things under control. This has permanently changed my politics.

As she sits in her McMansion in Ashburn staring at her DH's gun rack.

One of the funniest replies I have ever heard on DCUM!

[Anonymous]

Where the hell is the DC National Guard? All video I've seen and not any in sight. They did it right in 1968 when they brought in 10K federal troops to quell the violence. I remember troops on every corner behind sandbags in the federal area and downtown. I'm as pissed as anyone else about George Floyd but this is out of control and Bowser needs to step up and take control of the city.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where the hell is the DC National Guard? All video I've seen and not any in sight. They did it right in 1968 when they brought in 10K federal troops to quell the violence. I remember troops on every corner behind sandbags in the federal area and downtown. I'm as pissed as anyone else about George Floyd but this is out of control and Bowser needs to step up and take control of the city.

This. Just wait. Looting/burning houses will be next

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m in AU Park and my neighbor just had her car taken at gunpoint not even 10 minutes ago by several teens carrying racks of clothes!!!!! They were at a graduation dinner for their daughter and right as they pulled into their driveway these kids came running down 44th st out of nowhere and ran up to them and pulled them out of their car. They kicked and beat her husband and may have broke her daughters arm on the seatbelt and then took her car!!! OMG THIS IS INSANE. what is happening to the world?????

I'm very sorry to hear of this. Perhaps the violence will motivate them, but DCMPD seems to lack all car theft wherewithal. Car crimes have been rampant in NW DC, going back to 'normal times'. During Covid, there has been a pattern of taking advantage of this national crisis to 'jack' food delivery vehicles in AU Park and escape along Western Ave. etc. Residents have not taken it up with ANC, Mary Cheh, or Mayor. Again. Time to pick up the phone?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where the hell is the DC National Guard? All video I've seen and not any in sight. They did it right in 1968 when they brought in 10K federal troops to quell the violence. I remember troops on every corner behind sandbags in the federal area and downtown. I'm as pissed as anyone else about George Floyd but this is out of control and Bowser needs to step up and take control of the city.

She won't. It is considered "whataboutism" in our society to question looting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here's MPD's own photos of people they are searching for who stole and looted:
https://mpdc.dc.gov/release/arrests-made-felony-riot-acts-additional-suspects-sought

Looks like nearly all of them are black.

Isn't one of the the points of the protests that blacks are disproportionately arrested?? These photos don't prove anything, imo.

[Anonymous]

Where is the Mayor?

Why wait until 11 PM for a curfew? If you are going to have a curfew, make it for sunset.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where the hell is the DC National Guard? All video I've seen and not any in sight. They did it right in 1968 when they brought in 10K federal troops to quell the violence. I remember troops on every corner behind sandbags in the federal area and downtown. I'm as pissed as anyone else about George Floyd but this is out of control and Bowser needs to step up and take control of the city.

Politics here. Mayor fancies herself a Governor, but of course she is not. One of the things that she does not have, as she is not a Governor, is a National Guard. The DC National Guard is deployed by the Secretary of the Army. He is appointed Governor of DC by the President for this deployment. The Mayor needs to request that the guard be deployed but she sees it as giving up 'state' power.

By the way, there were 500 DC Guardsmen deployed yesterday, but they were providing logistics support to MPD downtown.

Interestingly the DC National Guard has several Military Police Battalions. Uniquely qualified to assist in times like this.

(DC National Guard has a little less than 1500 members) DC National Guard has the ability to grow its numbers through 'guard sharing' arrangements. These are typically used as last resorts as 'Governors' feel their guards are uniquely qualified to work with their own citizens.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The people looting tenley & friendship heights are black. You people are idiots.

It’s not about justice. It’s about grabbing more “free stuff.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Destruction is the only way the disenfranchised can seize power. It doesn't make it right, but it's true.


A riot is the voice of the unheard. -- MLK

They didn’t have Twitter and 24 hour “breaking news” cable back in MLK’s day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Target, Rodmans, and Mazza Gallerie have been hit. Rodman's and Target were hit on Saturday night as well.

Also hear Lord and Taylor on Jenifer St. and Western Avenue is being looted right now !!!

Rodman’s is a family run business. How would you like your livelihood to be destroyed, especially during the COVID challenge?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The people looting tenley & friendship heights are black. You people are idiots.

It’s not about justice. It’s about grabbing more “free stuff.”

+1. The looters are just opportunistic criminals.......I’m just surprise how many there are. Why aren’t any black leaders speaking out about this shameful behavior?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where the hell is the DC National Guard? All video I've seen and not any in sight. They did it right in 1968 when they brought in 10K federal troops to quell the violence. I remember troops on every corner behind sandbags in the federal area and downtown. I'm as pissed as anyone else about George Floyd but this is out of control and Bowser needs to step up and take control of the city.

This. Just wait. Looting/burning houses will be next

Regrettably, I think you're right. Bowser (and many other Mayors) essentially gave looters/those committed to destruction a green light by not clamping down hard on Day 1. The morons in the Minneapolis Police Department even gave them a freakin' station house to burn down. Since the city has given a giant finger to business owners, can we really trust them to change tactics for homeowners?

It's pathetic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where the hell is the DC National Guard? All video I've seen and not any in sight. They did it right in 1968 when they brought in 10K federal troops to quell the violence. I remember troops on every corner behind sandbags in the federal area and downtown. I'm as pissed as anyone else about George Floyd but this is out of control and Bowser needs to step up and take control of the city.

Politics here. Mayor fancies herself a Governor, but of course she is not. One of the things that she does not have, as she is not a Governor, is a National Guard. The DC National Guard is deployed by the Secretary of the Army. He is appointed Governor of DC by the President for this deployment. The Mayor needs to request that the guard be deployed but she sees it as giving up 'state' power.

By the way, there were 500 DC Guardsmen deployed yesterday, but they were providing logistics support to MPD downtown.

Interestingly the DC National Guard has several Military Police Battalions. Uniquely qualified to assist in times like this.

(DC National Guard has a little less than 1500 members) DC National Guard has the ability to grow its numbers through 'guard sharing' arrangements. These are typically used as last resorts as 'Governors' feel their guards are uniquely qualified to work with their own citizens.

OK, then I guess it still boils down to Bowser. She doesn't want control taken from her or ask for help from the Trump administration. Those MP battalions are trained for this type of mission, to not use them in this situation is ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Nobody’s burning houses down. Stop creating hysteria.