Girls, 13 and 15, Charged With Murder After Armed Carjacking Near Nationals Park

[Anonymous]

I feel sorry for the victim's family to have to watch this miscarriage of justice on the heels of losing their loved one.

[Anonymous]

Everyone in the city knows what they can get away with now.

[Anonymous]

Sad news.

Also doesn’t help efforts for statehood

[Anonymous]

I feel sorry for the victim's family to have to watch this miscarriage of justice on the heels of losing their loved one.

+1000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have the whole action recorded. There is not a single doubt about what happened. Those girls clearly showed they are very dangerous and they have not a single drop of compassion on their blood. It was not the first time. WHAT ELSE DOES THE JUDGE NEED? Isn't anybody responsible for this crime? Where are their guardians? Will they be punished at least?

Are we living in a Western movie?

If this is the kind of example the criminals will get, I am buying a gun right now! If the law will only protect criminals, who will protect us?

Amazingly, had you used a gun to defend yourself against these two criminals, you'd be the one in jail!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Washington DC Package for a single mom with two kids (2018):
Total welfare benefits package: $43,099
Pre-tax wage equivalent: $50,820
Hourly wage equivalent: $24.43
State hourly minimum wage for 2017: $12.50
Washington, D.C., is no stranger to financial “best of” and “worst of” lists. With such a high cost of living, its welfare package for a single mom with two children is one of the top in the country. But when accounting for the difference between the welfare and minimum-wage payouts, those receiving public assistance can earn nearly $12 more than those working full-time, minimum-wage jobs.

Although many benefits are not unrestricted cash, they are providing services for which other people have to earn money, so they count as income. It is not impossible to receive subsidized child care to attend community college or receive GED training. Lots of nonprofits will provide this for women as well. There is an entire industry created for this very situation. Once she works, she will receive the Earned Income Tax Credit, plus new unrestricted child credits.

$43K is a very nice income - and this is WELFARE?

You guys are crazy. You're helping to perpetuate the cycle of poverty by giving people just enough $$ to incentivize them to stay on welfare.

In what world is $43,000 for a single mom with two kids a lot of money?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When I was a sophomore at Georgetown in the mid 90s I was arrested with a little less than a half pound of weed in my backpack.

My family spent close to $30,000 keeping me from going to jail. And I still plead guilty and was on probation for 2 years. This was a nonviolent crime and the search that turned up the pot was 100% illegal, though allowed anyway.

I'm a white male. Tell me about privilege. These pieces of sh*t will walk.

[Anonymous]

A dumb f... is what you were

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When I was a sophomore at Georgetown in the mid 90s I was arrested with a little less than a half pound of weed in my backpack.

My family spent close to $30,000 keeping me from going to jail. And I still plead guilty and was on probation for 2 years. This was a nonviolent crime and the search that turned up the pot was 100% illegal, though allowed anyway.

I'm a white male. Tell me about privilege. These pieces of sh*t will walk.

If you were black you might still be in jail for that crime.

Probably not. If he were white and poor, then he would probably have done tine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sad news.

Also doesn’t help efforts for statehood

What does this have to do with statehood?

[Anonymous]

The parents of these two should be charged as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Washington DC Package for a single mom with two kids (2018):
Total welfare benefits package: $43,099
Pre-tax wage equivalent: $50,820
Hourly wage equivalent: $24.43
State hourly minimum wage for 2017: $12.50
Washington, D.C., is no stranger to financial “best of” and “worst of” lists. With such a high cost of living, its welfare package for a single mom with two children is one of the top in the country. But when accounting for the difference between the welfare and minimum-wage payouts, those receiving public assistance can earn nearly $12 more than those working full-time, minimum-wage jobs.

Although many benefits are not unrestricted cash, they are providing services for which other people have to earn money, so they count as income. It is not impossible to receive subsidized child care to attend community college or receive GED training. Lots of nonprofits will provide this for women as well. There is an entire industry created for this very situation. Once she works, she will receive the Earned Income Tax Credit, plus new unrestricted child credits.

$43K is a very nice income - and this is WELFARE?

You guys are crazy. You're helping to perpetuate the cycle of poverty by giving people just enough $$ to incentivize them to stay on welfare.

In what world is $43,000 for a single mom with two kids a lot of money?

It's more than many teachers, teacher aides, secretaries, and nurses make---jobs that are often filled by women.

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I feel sorry for the victim's family to have to watch this miscarriage of justice on the heels of losing their loved one.

At least the $1 million from the go fund me softens the blow, as least a little, doesn’t it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Washington DC Package for a single mom with two kids (2018):
Total welfare benefits package: $43,099
Pre-tax wage equivalent: $50,820
Hourly wage equivalent: $24.43
State hourly minimum wage for 2017: $12.50
Washington, D.C., is no stranger to financial “best of” and “worst of” lists. With such a high cost of living, its welfare package for a single mom with two children is one of the top in the country. But when accounting for the difference between the welfare and minimum-wage payouts, those receiving public assistance can earn nearly $12 more than those working full-time, minimum-wage jobs.

Although many benefits are not unrestricted cash, they are providing services for which other people have to earn money, so they count as income. It is not impossible to receive subsidized child care to attend community college or receive GED training. Lots of nonprofits will provide this for women as well. There is an entire industry created for this very situation. Once she works, she will receive the Earned Income Tax Credit, plus new unrestricted child credits.

$43K is a very nice income - and this is WELFARE?

You guys are crazy. You're helping to perpetuate the cycle of poverty by giving people just enough $$ to incentivize them to stay on welfare.

In what world is $43,000 for a single mom with two kids a lot of money?

It's more than many teachers, teacher aides, secretaries, and nurses make---jobs that are often filled by women.

Wow, I make 52K a year working full time including weekends. If I lived in DC, it would make no sense to work, especially because I'm always scrambling for a sitter or aftercare. And yes, I've been working in person throughout this entire pandemic.