We need massively stepped up criminal enforcement and convictions in DC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dupont victim above may be paralyzed.

Any of us could be driving down the street. Waiting to pick up a child or spouse from work. Shot in broad daylight in "safe" areas of town.

This is no way to live.

This rarely happens in Fairfax, VA.

[Anonymous]

Someone do the math on social worker numbers-->violent criminal activity correlation. We have more social workers than ever. Give me a break.

And longer harsher sentences 100% work. It's how Italian mafia empires were diminished to a fraction of their former glory. Nobody wants to do that kind of time. Eventually it's not worth it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dupont victim above may be paralyzed.

Any of us could be driving down the street. Waiting to pick up a child or spouse from work. Shot in broad daylight in "safe" areas of town.

This is no way to live.

This rarely happens in Fairfax, VA.

Yeah. Mkay. I’d rather live in Shaw. I mean there are limits to just how bad thing have to get before you consider.. Fairfax?! Been once. Made me go for some biometric visa crap. In 50 years

[Anonymous]

The G wagon belongs to a witness, the victim was in the sedan. Victim is alive but may be paralyzed. That could be any of us or one of our kids, just driving along in broad daylight. This is insane. Very slow traffic there, so a "road diet" is not the answer before that narrative gets thrown in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dupont victim above may be paralyzed.

Any of us could be driving down the street. Waiting to pick up a child or spouse from work. Shot in broad daylight in "safe" areas of town.

This is no way to live.

What. The. F*ck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dupont victim above may be paralyzed.

Any of us could be driving down the street. Waiting to pick up a child or spouse from work. Shot in broad daylight in "safe" areas of town.

This is no way to live.

This rarely happens in Fairfax, VA.

Yeah. Mkay. I’d rather live in Shaw. I mean there are limits to just how bad thing have to get before you consider.. Fairfax?! Been once. Made me go for some biometric visa crap. In 50 years

You do you boo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't agree with the OP, we need to dig deeper into a lot of these youth to see how we can support them as a society. The recurring same policies and tactics are no longer working and therefore we cannot keep asking why longer-harsher prison sentences are not working. We need to work on a new revolutionary idea in criminal enforcement. Broken children become broken adults when coupled with generational trauma.

There is enough money in DC, but not enough social workers.

No, that’s not it. Harsh sentences absolutely do work, they just have to be consistently enforced. Have you been in Singapore?
Of course, it should be a multi-pronged approach. Consistent enforcement is just one aspect, and that must include the adults around these kids.

I heard a social worker on the radio this morning lamenting that he’s visited the kids’ homes who are repeatedly stealing cars and engaging in criminal activities.
His complaint: There were drugs in the home, and no food in the fridge.

To this I would say that these youths then should be removed from these environments that are not homes.
More social workers are not going to make a difference in these situations. These kids are already eligible for free food, free healthcare, and free education.
Support systems that kids in other countries could only dream of! Yet it does not help at all, it has no positive impact. Why is that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dupont victim above may be paralyzed.

Any of us could be driving down the street. Waiting to pick up a child or spouse from work. Shot in broad daylight in "safe" areas of town.

This is no way to live.

What. The. F*ck.

The poor man yesterday was picking his wife up from work from an office building on K St. NW. Was in the WP. Think that man died. Someone else was shot being carjacked in NoMA, early evening yesterday, think he is critical.

Someone was also robbed last Friday later afternoon in front of Kramers, then after cooperating, was beaten by men who had guns and knives. Also, broad daylight, super warm, had to be tons of people around.

It's surreal. And I used to work on that block on Connecticut IN THE 90s and no one was getting shot or violently assaulted at 4:30 in the afternoon. Prosecution rates are in the 30s by USAO, in 90s were in the 70s. So, now, witnesses, broad daylight, under a camera, they don't care, they know their chances are 2 in 3 to be no papered, otherwise, plead way down. Yesterday someone was sentenced to a measly 11 years for MURDER.

I am going to give to the Recall Allen campaign. It's one way to get the attention of the people on the Council in real time if it has broad support.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dupont victim above may be paralyzed.

Any of us could be driving down the street. Waiting to pick up a child or spouse from work. Shot in broad daylight in "safe" areas of town.

This is no way to live.

What. The. F*ck.

Is the shooter and the victim known to each other?
This is terrible for the victim.
I personally think we need to raise the minimum wage, wrap-around services, mental health assistance, and better food/housing accommodations all of which effect the brain. If you don't have access to high-quality food, wages and housing, your brain is likely to take a chance on crime. How many WashPo articles have we read on poor housing in SE DC and lead-based housing, rodent infestations and food deserts in that part of town.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dupont victim above may be paralyzed.

Any of us could be driving down the street. Waiting to pick up a child or spouse from work. Shot in broad daylight in "safe" areas of town.

This is no way to live.

What. The. F*ck.

Is the shooter and the victim known to each other?
This is terrible for the victim.
I personally think we need to raise the minimum wage, wrap-around services, mental health assistance, and better food/housing accommodations all of which effect the brain. If you don't have access to high-quality food, wages and housing, your brain is likely to take a chance on crime. How many WashPo articles have we read on poor housing in SE DC and lead-based housing, rodent infestations and food deserts in that part of town.

The shooter was a middle aged man with the means to drive a white SUV.

What happened is still being investigated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The G wagon belongs to a witness, the victim was in the sedan. Victim is alive but may be paralyzed. That could be any of us or one of our kids, just driving along in broad daylight. This is insane. Very slow traffic there, so a "road diet" is not the answer before that narrative gets thrown in.

My 14 year old often gets off metro around that time at dupont, and this is right near my office. I left at 3:30 today and was parked a couple blocks away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't agree with the OP, we need to dig deeper into a lot of these youth to see how we can support them as a society. The recurring same policies and tactics are no longer working and therefore we cannot keep asking why longer-harsher prison sentences are not working. We need to work on a new revolutionary idea in criminal enforcement. Broken children become broken adults when coupled with generational trauma.

There is enough money in DC, but not enough social workers.

No, that’s not it. Harsh sentences absolutely do work, they just have to be consistently enforced. Have you been in Singapore?
Of course, it should be a multi-pronged approach. Consistent enforcement is just one aspect, and that must include the adults around these kids.

I heard a social worker on the radio this morning lamenting that he’s visited the kids’ homes who are repeatedly stealing cars and engaging in criminal activities.
His complaint: There were drugs in the home, and no food in the fridge.

Children are stealing because they are hungry and in need, in order to be removed we need more social workers and we need to pay social workers well. This is truly tragic. I cannot imagine what is like for a starving child to need to commit crime in order to survive. Yes, we need wrap around services, it seems like the parents of these children are on drugs. Hence, why we have kids out in the streets targeting people. Drugged out parents are trying to escape some problem. This is really sad.

[Anonymous]

If you live, work in, travel through or recreate in DC, may want to up life insurance if you are a parent. Giving up possessions and your car isn't enough anymore. This is a really troubling trend.

RIP to this poor man, my heart goes out to his loved ones and children. Reminds me of the dad gunned down by a stray bullet in Logan after an anniversary dinner, he and his wife had driven in from MD. That guy was an exec at Peace Corps. None of that will keep you safe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The G wagon belongs to a witness, the victim was in the sedan. Victim is alive but may be paralyzed. That could be any of us or one of our kids, just driving along in broad daylight. This is insane. Very slow traffic there, so a "road diet" is not the answer before that narrative gets thrown in.

My 14 year old often gets off metro around that time at dupont, and this is right near my office. I left at 3:30 today and was parked a couple blocks away.

Glad you are ok, PP.

It's really frightening. I don't even know what to say to my about to drive teens.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
I don't agree with the OP, we need to dig deeper into a lot of these youth to see how we can support them as a society. The recurring same policies and tactics are no longer working and therefore we cannot keep asking why longer-harsher prison sentences are not working. We need to work on a new revolutionary idea in criminal enforcement. Broken children become broken adults when coupled with generational trauma.

There is enough money in DC, but not enough social workers.


No, that’s not it. Harsh sentences absolutely do work, they just have to be consistently enforced. Have you been in Singapore?
Of course, it should be a multi-pronged approach. Consistent enforcement is just one aspect, and that must include the adults around these kids.

I heard a social worker on the radio this morning lamenting that he’s visited the kids’ homes who are repeatedly stealing cars and engaging in criminal activities.
His complaint: There were drugs in the home, and no food in the fridge.

To this I would say that these youths then should be removed from these environments that are not homes.
More social workers are not going to make a difference in these situations. These kids are already eligible for free food, free healthcare, and free education.
Support systems that kids in other countries could only dream of! Yet it does not help at all, it has no positive impact. Why is that?

There are no "wrap around services" that are going to improve the lives of kids who live in the homes described above. That is a lie promoted by current child welfare policies and the progressive left. There are lots of poor people whose kids do NOT commit crimes. Those are the families for whom increased social services can make a difference. But the kids who do commit crimes, and who live in the situations described above, are only going to be helped if they are removed and put in a humane reform school environment that gives equal parts structure AND nurture.