I'm tired of the complaint threads about crime in DC. Let's take action!

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Anonymous wrote:What the thread says ^. This crime is BS. Our rulers must have amazing safe rooms, because they DO. NOT. CARE.
Please post any proactive ideas you have for changing this mess. Please post ways to do it.

Let's organize!

We already have organized.

DEFUND THE POLICE!

#BlackLivesMatter

Yes, you’ve organized. But now you’re scared because the other 98% of the population is starting to wake up to the consequences of your movement.

So funny how that disingenuous load of S deflection is no longer promoted much anymore on leftist sites while crime soars.

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Anonymous wrote:DC residents pool your resources, hire private security firms to patrol your neighborhoods, reach out to 60 minutes and other media entities to highlight the drastic measures needed to safely walk your streets at night. Embarrass the politicians into doing something. Won’t solve all the problems but it is a start.

The private security idea is probably the one that’s the most viable. Unfortunately, people would probably be reticent to do it because the pro-crime faction and their media enablers would label them as racist.

Hmm, I am just trying to imagine how to do it. Like literally rent a cop? Just go to a private security firm and give them a beat to walk in shifts? Neighborhood passes a hat? I am not anti-police, but yes, it would make headlines if we have to hire people to do what police are meant to do but can't or won't do the lack of political support.

Yes. You and your neighbors hire a security firm who deploy security guards to your neighborhood. The conditions would need to be negotiated in terms of coverage, costs, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:DC residents pool your resources, hire private security firms to patrol your neighborhoods, reach out to 60 minutes and other media entities to highlight the drastic measures needed to safely walk your streets at night. Embarrass the politicians into doing something. Won’t solve all the problems but it is a start.

I am thinking about this. Is there a mechanism to declare neighborhoods private with a guard house at the entry? I'm being serious. if there isn't there isn't, and default to neighborhood watch and the reach out you mention?

Entry to neighborhoods? Tell us you don't live here without telling us you don't live here.

NP, but I remember when crime in Trinidad was so bad that there were police checking IDs at the few entrance points in the neighborhood.

Streets are in a grid. What are "entrance points" that would stop everyone from getting there? These aren't planned neighborhoods with one road in and out.

The police completely set up checkpoints. Trinidad was having a wave. It affected the community, and there was a big shooting at one of their street fests as I recall. The neighborhood was happy to have this. Well, except the criminals trying to come in and out to beef etc.

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Anonymous wrote:Red hat day sounds like a simple way to bring attention to this issue.

Nov 8th? "National Urbanism Day, celebrating healthy and vibrant communities"?

Red Beret, ski hats, lots of red DC flag hats on Amazon. We can also drop flowers in front of the Wilson victims for the victims (basically, all of us... ).

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Anonymous wrote:DC residents pool your resources, hire private security firms to patrol your neighborhoods, reach out to 60 minutes and other media entities to highlight the drastic measures needed to safely walk your streets at night. Embarrass the politicians into doing something. Won’t solve all the problems but it is a start.

I am thinking about this. Is there a mechanism to declare neighborhoods private with a guard house at the entry? I'm being serious. if there isn't there isn't, and default to neighborhood watch and the reach out you mention?

Entry to neighborhoods? Tell us you don't live here without telling us you don't live here.

NP, but I remember when crime in Trinidad was so bad that there were police checking IDs at the few entrance points in the neighborhood.

Streets are in a grid. What are "entrance points" that would stop everyone from getting there? These aren't planned neighborhoods with one road in and out.

The police completely set up checkpoints. Trinidad was having a wave. It affected the community, and there was a big shooting at one of their street fests as I recall. The neighborhood was happy to have this. Well, except the criminals trying to come in and out to beef etc.

Trinidad is sort of special in that it has limited entry and exit points which is why it was easy for the drug gangs to take up residence there. But, check points are not completely needed with modern technology. Nothing illegal about taking photos and scanning license plates. It would also be possible to have private security patrol a small area. A combination of technology and boots on the ground can make a big difference.

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Anonymous wrote:DC residents pool your resources, hire private security firms to patrol your neighborhoods, reach out to 60 minutes and other media entities to highlight the drastic measures needed to safely walk your streets at night. Embarrass the politicians into doing something. Won’t solve all the problems but it is a start.

I am thinking about this. Is there a mechanism to declare neighborhoods private with a guard house at the entry? I'm being serious. if there isn't there isn't, and default to neighborhood watch and the reach out you mention?

Entry to neighborhoods? Tell us you don't live here without telling us you don't live here.

NP, but I remember when crime in Trinidad was so bad that there were police checking IDs at the few entrance points in the neighborhood.

Streets are in a grid. What are "entrance points" that would stop everyone from getting there? These aren't planned neighborhoods with one road in and out.

The police completely set up checkpoints. Trinidad was having a wave. It affected the community, and there was a big shooting at one of their street fests as I recall. The neighborhood was happy to have this. Well, except the criminals trying to come in and out to beef etc.

https://www.justiceonline.org/court_dcs_trinidad_checkpoints_not_legal

So they were challenged in court by three people, probably student lawyers, who probably drove there just to file a lawsuit. I am speculating, but that kind of thing is common here in DC. Better to call up the National Guard and have them run checkpoints scattered through the city, no advance warning for the perps? Or scattered police checkpoints like they do on New Years for drunk driving? Maybe random has more legal grounds? Given that no one chases perps anymore, checkpoints seem key to this.

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Anonymous wrote:DC residents pool your resources, hire private security firms to patrol your neighborhoods, reach out to 60 minutes and other media entities to highlight the drastic measures needed to safely walk your streets at night. Embarrass the politicians into doing something. Won’t solve all the problems but it is a start.

I am thinking about this. Is there a mechanism to declare neighborhoods private with a guard house at the entry? I'm being serious. if there isn't there isn't, and default to neighborhood watch and the reach out you mention?

Entry to neighborhoods? Tell us you don't live here without telling us you don't live here.

NP, but I remember when crime in Trinidad was so bad that there were police checking IDs at the few entrance points in the neighborhood.

Streets are in a grid. What are "entrance points" that would stop everyone from getting there? These aren't planned neighborhoods with one road in and out.

The police completely set up checkpoints. Trinidad was having a wave. It affected the community, and there was a big shooting at one of their street fests as I recall. The neighborhood was happy to have this. Well, except the criminals trying to come in and out to beef etc.

That would work for a few neighborhoods like Trinidad, sort of. But most neighborhoods have hundreds of streets going in and out. You're definitely not in DC.

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Anonymous wrote:DC residents pool your resources, hire private security firms to patrol your neighborhoods, reach out to 60 minutes and other media entities to highlight the drastic measures needed to safely walk your streets at night. Embarrass the politicians into doing something. Won’t solve all the problems but it is a start.

I am thinking about this. Is there a mechanism to declare neighborhoods private with a guard house at the entry? I'm being serious. if there isn't there isn't, and default to neighborhood watch and the reach out you mention?

Entry to neighborhoods? Tell us you don't live here without telling us you don't live here.

NP, but I remember when crime in Trinidad was so bad that there were police checking IDs at the few entrance points in the neighborhood.

Streets are in a grid. What are "entrance points" that would stop everyone from getting there? These aren't planned neighborhoods with one road in and out.

The police completely set up checkpoints. Trinidad was having a wave. It affected the community, and there was a big shooting at one of their street fests as I recall. The neighborhood was happy to have this. Well, except the criminals trying to come in and out to beef etc.

That would work for a few neighborhoods like Trinidad, sort of. But most neighborhoods have hundreds of streets going in and out. You're definitely not in DC.

And yet I remember all this... hmmm...

I am leaning toward random checkpoints throughout the city. The crime is everywhere, the cars are ALWAYS boosted, and it would be a way to stop criminals on their way to or from a crime spree. Rather than worry about where I'm from because I literally have no way to prove to you I'm from DC , what do you think about checkpoints?

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Anonymous wrote:Vote. Them. All. Out.

This. We need to really push back on Charles Allen and others who weakened the police force, and make it known that we, as residents, want more "law and order" to bring the city back to livability. Most of my older Black neighbors want the same -- it's the "defund the police" liberals who caused this problem, but then are quick to move to the suburbs when crime rises as a result. The community members who are rooted here have to suffer. It's honestly infuriating.

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Anonymous wrote:DC residents pool your resources, hire private security firms to patrol your neighborhoods, reach out to 60 minutes and other media entities to highlight the drastic measures needed to safely walk your streets at night. Embarrass the politicians into doing something. Won’t solve all the problems but it is a start.

I am thinking about this. Is there a mechanism to declare neighborhoods private with a guard house at the entry? I'm being serious. if there isn't there isn't, and default to neighborhood watch and the reach out you mention?

Entry to neighborhoods? Tell us you don't live here without telling us you don't live here.

NP, but I remember when crime in Trinidad was so bad that there were police checking IDs at the few entrance points in the neighborhood.

Streets are in a grid. What are "entrance points" that would stop everyone from getting there? These aren't planned neighborhoods with one road in and out.

The police completely set up checkpoints. Trinidad was having a wave. It affected the community, and there was a big shooting at one of their street fests as I recall. The neighborhood was happy to have this. Well, except the criminals trying to come in and out to beef etc.

That would work for a few neighborhoods like Trinidad, sort of. But most neighborhoods have hundreds of streets going in and out. You're definitely not in DC.

And yet I remember all this... hmmm...

I am leaning toward random checkpoints throughout the city. The crime is everywhere, the cars are ALWAYS boosted, and it would be a way to stop criminals on their way to or from a crime spree. Rather than worry about where I'm from because I literally have no way to prove to you I'm from DC , what do you think about checkpoints?

The ones in Trinidad were ruled to be unconstitutional. So no, I don't support unconditional searches.

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Anonymous wrote:Vote. Them. All. Out.

This. We need to really push back on Charles Allen and others who weakened the police force, and make it known that we, as residents, want more "law and order" to bring the city back to livability. Most of my older Black neighbors want the same -- it's the "defund the police" liberals who caused this problem, but then are quick to move to the suburbs when crime rises as a result. The community members who are rooted here have to suffer. It's honestly infuriating.

+1. Someone needs to run against Charles so we can eject his as*.

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Honestly this thread is useless, it requires to much work and quite frankly DC is not all that bad.

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly this thread is useless, it requires to much work and quite frankly DC is not all that bad.

Not that bad, hear they are thinking of changing DC’s motto to “DC, America’s Fallujah”.

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Anonymous wrote:Because the "real" election in DC are the primaries, during which basically only a handful of radical left-wing activists show up to elect their favorite radical left-wing clowns. The system itself is rigged against a moderate candidate.

"I would rather sit at home and complain anonymously on the internet than try to actually do something."

If you say anything about the crime or try to come up with any meaningful solutions you will be branded as a racist.

Or worse, a Republican.

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Please don't do anything. I sold three houses this month to people leaving DC because of the crime.