We need massively stepped up criminal enforcement and convictions in DC

[Anonymous]

Also here then, it was not like this in the 90s. It's not rocket science what would rein all this in. But we have prosecutors who literally speak as if they are social workers and judges who act like public defenders. Locking up violent people will protect the public. There is not an inexhaustible supply of criminals, the majority of crimes are committed by just a few hundred people. Take them out of the community and crime will drop. All the barriers that are thrown up are BS, DC had a Fed USAO in 2016, had a troubled lab, had poverty as has been the case throughout history, yadda, yadda. Yet, crime was MUCH lower and the city was thriving. DSA and various Zuckerberg front groups were not the hidden hand behind the Council.

We don't need new laws, but to revise recent ones and enforce the older ones. The 1993 carjacking bill is still on the books, with hefty mandatory minimums, but it is rarely, if ever, charged these days, rather charged with robbery or UUV.

Those benefiting from the chaos need to be pushed out and their puppet politicians called out and recalled. Schwab should be added to that list.

[Anonymous]

These outside groups are disseminating incorrect information with a misogynist twist. They have far too much influence here.

Campaign Zero seems to be imploding - https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/01/campaign-zero-rise-and-fall.html along with DSA https://www.foxnews.com/politics/aoc-affiliated-democratic-socialists-of-america-faces-dire-financial-crisis-that-could-lead-to-layoffs - but in the meantime, far to many DC residents are dying in the streets and a generation is being lost to unchecked criminal behavior.

[Anonymous]

too many

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh so you want to talk about El Salvador? While Bukele has certainly achieved the unthinkable by crippling the gangs' power, let's not act like it's all fun and games in El Salvador. Bukele has eliminated the right for the accused to have a legal defense, suspects can be held indefinitely, innocent people are picked up and not allowed to tell their families, innocent people end up in his new supermax prison and disappear. Sounds like a great dude. Nayib Bukele for US president!

They had a severe crisis and responded with severe and harsh tactics. Those tactics largely worked and now average Salvadorans are much safer. The question will be if they can pivot away from the dictatorship-like prisons in the future if/when they have longer term stability.

When problems are ignored for too long the outcomes are anarchy or a strong correction. DC USAO, AG and Council have chosen the former, for now. They have posited, against all human experience to date, that a socialist utopia must be achieved prior to any improvement in public safety.

DC is facing an unprecedented CRE crash, one that was not a factor at the time of the original Control Board. Like in SF, the crime factor (worse here) is an issue for businesses. More businesses will leave, taking needed revenue. Ultimately, DC will be in uncharted fiscal waters with a smaller number of taxpayers supporting a growing number of those who draw heavily on the public purse. Once fed leases expire they are likely to reduce footprint or relocate. Some will maintain a smaller presence, as will law firms. Mike Gills death, outside his wife's law firm, during rush hour, will be a wake up call to many. Tragically the same killer killed another man shortly after, one who had already handed over his car keys. The old rules no longer keep you safe.

Interestingly enough, El Salvador is having their presidential election right now and Bukele seems primed to win in a landslide.

If you don’t have safety and security, you can’t have anything else. It’s quite literally at the bottom of the pyramid of the hierarchy of needs.

[Anonymous]

Agree, as did Maslow.

I am concerned about this kidnapping trend, has happened several times lately. Thank goodness the victim was not shot.

[Anonymous]

More bad news for Chinatown. But, he's not wrong. It felt much less safe by 2019, then QOL went off a cliff.

[Anonymous]

NBC News agrees with you, OP. It's not rocket science...

[Anonymous]

'We're going to federalize it. We're gonna have the toughest law enforcement in the country. We're not going to have any more crime and it's going to look beautiful,' Trump stated.

I may just have to eat my hat and vote… Trump?

[Anonymous]

At least commuters into DC seem to have avoided the worst of these crimes. Telework and remote work in the DC area literally saves lives and property.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:'We're going to federalize it. We're gonna have the toughest law enforcement in the country. We're not going to have any more crime and it's going to look beautiful,' Trump stated.

I may just have to eat my hat and vote… Trump?

Go ahead, DINO.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh so you want to talk about El Salvador? While Bukele has certainly achieved the unthinkable by crippling the gangs' power, let's not act like it's all fun and games in El Salvador. Bukele has eliminated the right for the accused to have a legal defense, suspects can be held indefinitely, innocent people are picked up and not allowed to tell their families, innocent people end up in his new supermax prison and disappear. Sounds like a great dude. Nayib Bukele for US president!

They had a severe crisis and responded with severe and harsh tactics. Those tactics largely worked and now average Salvadorans are much safer. The question will be if they can pivot away from the dictatorship-like prisons in the future if/when they have longer term stability.

A fair and civil response.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:'We're going to federalize it. We're gonna have the toughest law enforcement in the country. We're not going to have any more crime and it's going to look beautiful,' Trump stated.

I may just have to eat my hat and vote… Trump?

LOL no. That man cannot govern his way out of an orange jumpsuit. He was massively ineffective while in office.

What we need is “law and order” local leadership.

[Anonymous]

No one wants Trump. However it is an embarrassment that the nation’s capital is so unsafe. Business can leave. Or there will be a small federal city and the rest will be its own state or ceded back to Maryland with no tax base. Hopefully it won’t happen. However it’s not looking good.

[Anonymous]

This is startling, the lawlessness in DC has rippled throughout the region. Robbery INSIDE Chipotle in Bethesda this evening

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:More bad news for Chinatown. But, he's not wrong. It felt much less safe by 2019, then QOL went off a cliff.

Good. We don't need another chain restaurant in Chinatown.