The Atlantic covers the out of control carjacking

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Even in Democratic heavy NYC they eventually capitulated and elected a Republican to make the city safe again. That will not happen in DC unfortunately because DC Democrats are a different breed. In DC being a Democrat is more an identity than a political party. That’s why federalization is the only way we get out of this death spiral.

Oh PLEASE tell me how this is different from the red hats.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Even in Democratic heavy NYC they eventually capitulated and elected a Republican to make the city safe again. That will not happen in DC unfortunately because DC Democrats are a different breed. In DC being a Democrat is more an identity than a political party. That’s why federalization is the only way we get out of this death spiral.

Oh PLEASE tell me how this is different from the red hats.

Thank you for proving my point in less than 10 minutes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Carjacking should be treated the same way as stealing a horse was in the old west. Once caught they were put on trial and if found guilty hung. that would cut down on the problem. But too much of a common sense solution.

At least some kind of consequence, no?

[Anonymous]

Well there you go.

UPDATED: Man arrested in fatal Sterling carjacking
July 30, 2025

A man has been arrested in the death of a Maryland woman who was run over and killed in a carjacking late Sunday morning at a Sterling shopping center.

The incident happened at 11:39 a.m. in the 21000 block of Towncenter Plaza, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said in a news release.

The victim and car owner, Melody Waldecker, 54, of Silver Spring, Maryland, was struck by the vehicle as the suspect fled, the release said. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/woman-killed-in-carjacking-at-sterling-town-center/article_1f1eeb70-4d41-11ef-b2fa-6f4f41742541.html



Undocumented non-citizen from El-Salvador with a California driver's license.

[Anonymous]

Carjacking was way worse three years ago. That's when it really exploded.

[Anonymous]

The big three insurances companies are talking about leaving DC because of the lax laws.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The big three insurances companies are talking about leaving DC because of the lax laws.

Insurance companies are leaving red states in droves. People can not get HO insurance in Florida because there are so few insurers left.

Insurance companies are leaving anywhere FEMA would have covered in droves.

[Anonymous]

I'll bet he's going to federalize DC.

[Anonymous]

You thought years of these kids playing Grand Theft Auto during lock-down wouldn’t come home to roost? No class action against Take Two Interactive?

[Anonymous]

This is going to disproportionately affect them so hard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Atlantic covers Maryland area carjackings.

How can average citizens get these laws changed that allow for catch and release?

I'm tired of hearing about the poor criminals. If their parents/guardians can't keep them off the streets/out of jail, they should be placed in an environment where they get mandatory therapy and education/vocational training and kept away from the rest of society until they can control their violent impulses. Call it juvie or give it some other name, but there need to be consequences. Catch and release doesn't protect society, doesn't teach anything, and doesn't improve any of the circumstances that led to this violent criminal thinking it's ok to go carjack people at gunpoint when they are still too young to even drive legally. It's stupid.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/11/carjacking-crime-police-dc-maryland/679951/?gift=GXWqO_oXqVH8hrv18ow_FKj1EDfWC13BDpglmi3wg9c&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

Is this a joke? It is DC-area carjackings. It is principally a crime that has spilled over into Maryland due to DC’s lax on crime policies, which the article does a good job explaining.

The article focuses on the difficulty that PG County PD have in policing this crime along the DC-MD border due to jurisdictional issues.

It also does something that the progressive activists never do, centers the victims and went into some detail about how this affected a family and the limited repercussions and criminal penalties that were enforced, including in PG County courts.

The progressives have utterly devastated order and policing in D.C. The progressives have placed us all (including our children) at a high risk of violent criminal victimization. The progressives has ruined the ability of ordinary citizens to safely use public transportation; specifically Metro.

But do not pretend the progressives are only in D.C. progressives rule the MoCo and PG counsels too. And Wes Moore follows the progressive agenda.

These elected officials need to be recalled, impeached, or otherwise removed from office before we can even begin to undo all the damage they have done through lawmaking, regulation, and restrictions on our law enforcement officers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Atlantic covers Maryland area carjackings.

How can average citizens get these laws changed that allow for catch and release?

I'm tired of hearing about the poor criminals. If their parents/guardians can't keep them off the streets/out of jail, they should be placed in an environment where they get mandatory therapy and education/vocational training and kept away from the rest of society until they can control their violent impulses. Call it juvie or give it some other name, but there need to be consequences. Catch and release doesn't protect society, doesn't teach anything, and doesn't improve any of the circumstances that led to this violent criminal thinking it's ok to go carjack people at gunpoint when they are still too young to even drive legally. It's stupid.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/11/carjacking-crime-police-dc-maryland/679951/?gift=GXWqO_oXqVH8hrv18ow_FKj1EDfWC13BDpglmi3wg9c&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

Is this a joke? It is DC-area carjackings. It is principally a crime that has spilled over into Maryland due to DC’s lax on crime policies, which the article does a good job explaining.

The article focuses on the difficulty that PG County PD have in policing this crime along the DC-MD border due to jurisdictional issues.

It also does something that the progressive activists never do, centers the victims and went into some detail about how this affected a family and the limited repercussions and criminal penalties that were enforced, including in PG County courts.

The progressives have utterly devastated order and policing in D.C. The progressives have placed us all (including our children) at a high risk of violent criminal victimization. The progressives has ruined the ability of ordinary citizens to safely use public transportation; specifically Metro.

But do not pretend the progressives are only in D.C. progressives rule the MoCo and PG counsels too. And Wes Moore follows the progressive agenda.

These elected officials need to be recalled, impeached, or otherwise removed from office before we can even begin to undo all the damage they have done through lawmaking, regulation, and restrictions on our law enforcement officers.

Exactly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The big three insurances companies are talking about leaving DC because of the lax laws.

Insurance companies are leaving red states in droves. People can not get HO insurance in Florida because there are so few insurers left.

Insurance companies are leaving anywhere FEMA would have covered in droves.

So you're fine with the insurance issues DC will face? As long as the issues are equally as bad as in Florida and other areas with national disasters?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The big three insurances companies are talking about leaving DC because of the lax laws.

Insurance companies are leaving red states in droves. People can not get HO insurance in Florida because there are so few insurers left.

Insurance companies are leaving anywhere FEMA would have covered in droves.

So you're fine with the insurance issues DC will face? As long as the issues are equally as bad as in Florida and other areas with national disasters?

*natural

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Atlantic covers Maryland area carjackings.

How can average citizens get these laws changed that allow for catch and release?

I'm tired of hearing about the poor criminals. If their parents/guardians can't keep them off the streets/out of jail, they should be placed in an environment where they get mandatory therapy and education/vocational training and kept away from the rest of society until they can control their violent impulses. Call it juvie or give it some other name, but there need to be consequences. Catch and release doesn't protect society, doesn't teach anything, and doesn't improve any of the circumstances that led to this violent criminal thinking it's ok to go carjack people at gunpoint when they are still too young to even drive legally. It's stupid.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/11/carjacking-crime-police-dc-maryland/679951/?gift=GXWqO_oXqVH8hrv18ow_FKj1EDfWC13BDpglmi3wg9c&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

Is this a joke? It is DC-area carjackings. It is principally a crime that has spilled over into Maryland due to DC’s lax on crime policies, which the article does a good job explaining.

The article focuses on the difficulty that PG County PD have in policing this crime along the DC-MD border due to jurisdictional issues.

It also does something that the progressive activists never do, centers the victims and went into some detail about how this affected a family and the limited repercussions and criminal penalties that were enforced, including in PG County courts.

The progressives have utterly devastated order and policing in D.C. The progressives have placed us all (including our children) at a high risk of violent criminal victimization. The progressives has ruined the ability of ordinary citizens to safely use public transportation; specifically Metro.

But do not pretend the progressives are only in D.C. progressives rule the MoCo and PG counsels too. And Wes Moore follows the progressive agenda.

These elected officials need to be recalled, impeached, or otherwise removed from office before we can even begin to undo all the damage they have done through lawmaking, regulation, and restrictions on our law enforcement officers.

The hysterics are out of control.

Ordinary people use the Metro every single day.