First day drop off -- MD tags

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And none of that is legal people!

Whatever

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Many folks who grew up in MD never change their license plates when they become DC residents. Yes, it's illegal but it's widespread. They'll keep the car registered and insured through their original family/parents' home.

If you have an off-street parking spot in the District, there's no reason to take the necessary time off to go to the DC DMV, pay the absurd upfront "tax" on the value of the automobile, etc. Huge time suck and very expensive. Especially if you're from MD and think you might move back one day.

Then a worthwhile, targeted activity by MPD could be to rotate around various DC public schools and spot check the licenses and registrations of out of state cars dropping off students. If someone protests that they actually live in Maryland, then turn their names in for a residency investigation. If they admit that they really live in DC, nail them for failure to register and/or get a DC license.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Many folks who grew up in MD never change their license plates when they become DC residents. Yes, it's illegal but it's widespread. They'll keep the car registered and insured through their original family/parents' home.

If you have an off-street parking spot in the District, there's no reason to take the necessary time off to go to the DC DMV, pay the absurd upfront "tax" on the value of the automobile, etc. Huge time suck and very expensive. Especially if you're from MD and think you might move back one day.

Then a worthwhile, targeted activity by MPD could be to rotate around various DC public schools and spot check the licenses and registrations of out of state cars dropping off students. If someone protests that they actually live in Maryland, then turn their names in for a residency investigation. If they admit that they really live in DC, nail them for failure to register and/or get a DC license.

You must live in Ward 3, upper upper northwest. Murder, burglary, theft, assault , etc. is steadily rising throughout the city and MPD morale is at an all time low, and you want them to canvass schools for people who don't register their cars in the city. You are just too damn stupid to take your post serious. Not to mention the police would not have probable cause to stop a driver simply because they are driving in the city near a school with Maryland plates.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Many folks who grew up in MD never change their license plates when they become DC residents. Yes, it's illegal but it's widespread. They'll keep the car registered and insured through their original family/parents' home.

If you have an off-street parking spot in the District, there's no reason to take the necessary time off to go to the DC DMV, pay the absurd upfront "tax" on the value of the automobile, etc. Huge time suck and very expensive. Especially if you're from MD and think you might move back one day.

Then a worthwhile, targeted activity by MPD could be to rotate around various DC public schools and spot check the licenses and registrations of out of state cars dropping off students. If someone protests that they actually live in Maryland, then turn their names in for a residency investigation. If they admit that they really live in DC, nail them for failure to register and/or get a DC license.

You must live in Ward 3, upper upper northwest. Murder, burglary, theft, assault , etc. is steadily rising throughout the city and MPD morale is at an all time low, and you want them to canvass schools for people who don't register their cars in the city. You are just too damn stupid to take your post serious. Not to mention the police would not have probable cause to stop a driver simply because they are driving in the city near a school with Maryland plates.

Right now the city spends an enormous amount of energy searching for cars that are not registered in DC but should be. The effort is focused on residential neighborhoods at night. It would probably be more productive to focus on schools at drop-off and pickup.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Many folks who grew up in MD never change their license plates when they become DC residents. Yes, it's illegal but it's widespread. They'll keep the car registered and insured through their original family/parents' home.

If you have an off-street parking spot in the District, there's no reason to take the necessary time off to go to the DC DMV, pay the absurd upfront "tax" on the value of the automobile, etc. Huge time suck and very expensive. Especially if you're from MD and think you might move back one day.

Then a worthwhile, targetd activity by MPD could be to rotate around various DC public schools and spot check the licenses and registrations of out of state cars dropping off students. If someone protests that they actually live in Maryland, then turn their names in for a residency investigation. If they admit that they really live in DC, nail them for failure to register and/or get a DC license.

What does it matter to DCPS or anyone else whether people have DC car registration? People have been screaming about taxes and they don't want their taxes to pay for out of state children's education. I can dig it.

MPD barely want to answer frivolous 911/311 calls. They now need to police residency fraud and/or registration violators? Ok. Got it.

Wow. Now THAT'S a waste of my tax dollars.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Many folks who grew up in MD never change their license plates when they become DC residents. Yes, it's illegal but it's widespread. They'll keep the car registered and insured through their original family/parents' home.

If you have an off-street parking spot in the District, there's no reason to take the necessary time off to go to the DC DMV, pay the absurd upfront "tax" on the value of the automobile, etc. Huge time suck and very expensive. Especially if you're from MD and think you might move back one day.

Then a worthwhile, targeted activity by MPD could be to rotate around various DC public schools and spot check the licenses and registrations of out of state cars dropping off students. If someone protests that they actually live in Maryland, then turn their names in for a residency investigation. If they admit that they really live in DC, nail them for failure to register and/or get a DC license.

You must live in Ward 3, upper upper northwest. Murder, burglary, theft, assault , etc. is steadily rising throughout the city and MPD morale is at an all time low, and you want them to canvass schools for people who don't register their cars in the city. You are just too damn stupid to take your post serious. Not to mention the police would not have probable cause to stop a driver simply because they are driving in the city near a school with Maryland plates.

When the police sweat the small stuff, they catch more bad actors -- folks with outstanding warrants, weapons, drugs, etc. Plus, it says to the criminal thug element, we're on to you, we'll bust you for petty stuff so don't even think about committing major crimes. And guess what, more serious crime is held in check. I agree that MPD morale is at an all time low, principally because they're afraid to take aggressive action because the Black Lives Matter crowd would be all over them. As a result, they're not going after small crimes and doing a poor job addressing the more serious infractions. And you're wrong about "probable cause." That may come into play with the search of a vehicle, but the police have broad authority to set up motor vehicle checkpoints to check for valid licenses, registrations, sobriety, etc. If motor vehicle fraud is even more widespread than school residency fraud, as a PP suggested, then DC needs to be on it. Big time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Many folks who grew up in MD never change their license plates when they become DC residents. Yes, it's illegal but it's widespread. They'll keep the car registered and insured through their original family/parents' home.

If you have an off-street parking spot in the District, there's no reason to take the necessary time off to go to the DC DMV, pay the absurd upfront "tax" on the value of the automobile, etc. Huge time suck and very expensive. Especially if you're from MD and think you might move back one day.

Then a worthwhile, targeted activity by MPD could be to rotate around various DC public schools and spot check the licenses and registrations of out of state cars dropping off students. If someone protests that they actually live in Maryland, then turn their names in for a residency investigation. If they admit that they really live in DC, nail them for failure to register and/or get a DC license.

You must live in Ward 3, upper upper northwest. Murder, burglary, theft, assault , etc. is steadily rising throughout the city and MPD morale is at an all time low, and you want them to canvass schools for people who don't register their cars in the city. You are just too damn stupid to take your post serious. Not to mention the police would not have probable cause to stop a driver simply because they are driving in the city near a school with Maryland plates.

Right now the city spends an enormous amount of energy searching for cars that are not registered in DC but should be. The effort is focused on residential neighborhoods at night. It would probably be more productive to focus on schools at drop-off and pickup.

OMG, you're serious, aren't you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Many folks who grew up in MD never change their license plates when they become DC residents. Yes, it's illegal but it's widespread. They'll keep the car registered and insured through their original family/parents' home.

If you have an off-street parking spot in the District, there's no reason to take the necessary time off to go to the DC DMV, pay the absurd upfront "tax" on the value of the automobile, etc. Huge time suck and very expensive. Especially if you're from MD and think you might move back one day.

Then a worthwhile, targeted activity by MPD could be to rotate around various DC public schools and spot check the licenses and registrations of out of state cars dropping off students. If someone protests that they actually live in Maryland, then turn their names in for a residency investigation. If they admit that they really live in DC, nail them for failure to register and/or get a DC license.

You must live in Ward 3, upper upper northwest. Murder, burglary, theft, assault , etc. is steadily rising throughout the city and MPD morale is at an all time low, and you want them to canvass schools for people who don't register their cars in the city. You are just too damn stupid to take your post serious. Not to mention the police would not have probable cause to stop a driver simply because they are driving in the city near a school with Maryland plates.

Right now the city spends an enormous amount of energy searching for cars that are not registered in DC but should be. The effort is focused on residential neighborhoods at night. It would probably be more productive to focus on schools at drop-off and pickup.

OMG, you're serious, aren't you.

+1. They can kill more birds with one stone that way, i.e., catch registration fraudsters as well as school residence fraudsters. Use of license plate scanning technology would help tremendously.

[Anonymous]

I knew of a lady from PG Maryland whose kids were at Deal. I'm not sure how she got them in, but I think it was in elementary school and then the family just kept a low profile as they moved through the feeder pattern.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I knew of a lady from PG Maryland whose kids were at Deal. I'm not sure how she got them in, but I think it was in elementary school and then the family just kept a low profile as they moved through the feeder pattern.

I lived with my mother but my father had legal primary custody of me and my siblings in another bordering state not too far I later found out. I didn't care to know why and never asked. That's just how it was.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I knew of a lady from PG Maryland whose kids were at Deal. I'm not sure how she got them in, but I think it was in elementary school and then the family just kept a low profile as they moved through the feeder pattern.

I lived with my mother but my father had legal primary custody of me and my siblings in another bordering state not too far I later found out. I didn't care to know why and never asked. That's just how it was.

People in the school legitimately don't keep a low profile. In any event, if a parent in MD has primary custody of children, wouldn't that make MD the kids' legal residence? A person can't be considered a legal resident of two different states.

[Anonymous]

When the police sweat the small stuff, they catch more bad actors -- folks with outstanding warrants, weapons, drugs, etc. Plus, it says to the criminal thug element, we're on to you, we'll bust you for petty stuff so don't even think about committing major crimes. And guess what, more serious crime is held in check. I agree that MPD morale is at an all time low, principally because they're afraid to take aggressive action because the Black Lives Matter crowd would be all over them. As a result, they're not going after small crimes and doing a poor job addressing the more serious infractions. And you're wrong about "probable cause." That may come into play with the search of a vehicle, but the police have broad authority to set up motor vehicle checkpoints to check for valid licenses, registrations, sobriety, etc. If motor vehicle fraud is even more widespread than school residency fraud, as a PP suggested, then DC needs to be on it. Big time.

This is another way she can work in her crazy about those PG people.

Now, I want everyone to imagine a world where this happened--where children being dropped off at school are subjected to seeing their parents interrogated, and in some cases, not very nicely interrogated by police.

Interrogated for being in a car because they might be cheating the system.

Why is it that every time I convince myself this city isn't a cesspool full of backwater, provincial rednecks, this charming woman posts?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

When the police sweat the small stuff, they catch more bad actors -- folks with outstanding warrants, weapons, drugs, etc. Plus, it says to the criminal thug element, we're on to you, we'll bust you for petty stuff so don't even think about committing major crimes. And guess what, more serious crime is held in check. I agree that MPD morale is at an all time low, principally because they're afraid to take aggressive action because the Black Lives Matter crowd would be all over them. As a result, they're not going after small crimes and doing a poor job addressing the more serious infractions. And you're wrong about "probable cause." That may come into play with the search of a vehicle, but the police have broad authority to set up motor vehicle checkpoints to check for valid licenses, registrations, sobriety, etc. If motor vehicle fraud is even more widespread than school residency fraud, as a PP suggested, then DC needs to be on it. Big time.

This is another way she can work in her crazy about those PG people.

Now, I want everyone to imagine a world where this happened--where children being dropped off at school are subjected to seeing their parents interrogated, and in some cases, not very nicely interrogated by police.

Interrogated for being in a car because they might be cheating the system.

Why is it that every time I convince myself this city isn't a cesspool full of backwater, provincial rednecks, this charming woman posts?

People are always going to defend what's rightfully theirs. If I paid the astronomical price it would cost to buy a house in the Wilson feeder pattern, I'd be pissed to see interlopers from other states dropping their kids off. It's obvious that a lot of people are breaking the rules.

What's the point of working hard (to save $$$) and sacrificing (buying a small shit shack, foregoing other consumption) when others are so blatantly cheating? The entire fabric of society breaks down and cannot live our lives without everyday corruption.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I knew of a lady from PG Maryland whose kids were at Deal. I'm not sure how she got them in, but I think it was in elementary school and then the family just kept a low profile as they moved through the feeder pattern.

I lived with my mother but my father had legal primary custody of me and my siblings in another bordering state not too far I later found out. I didn't care to know why and never asked. That's just how it was.

People in the school legitimately don't keep a low profile. In any event, if a parent in MD has primary custody of children, wouldn't that make MD the kids' legal residence? A person can't be considered a legal resident of two different states.

Correct. That's why I went to a school in NYC where my father lived, which like I said he had primary custody of us, but we lived with my mother across the Hudson River. We only had one primary residence on paper.

It's not unique to DC. Even in college, I know of friends who took advantage of in-state tuition because ONE parent lived in that state. And clearly 'home' was another.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

When the police sweat the small stuff, they catch more bad actors -- folks with outstanding warrants, weapons, drugs, etc. Plus, it says to the criminal thug element, we're on to you, we'll bust you for petty stuff so don't even think about committing major crimes. And guess what, more serious crime is held in check. I agree that MPD morale is at an all time low, principally because they're afraid to take aggressive action because the Black Lives Matter crowd would be all over them. As a result, they're not going after small crimes and doing a poor job addressing the more serious infractions. And you're wrong about "probable cause." That may come into play with the search of a vehicle, but the police have broad authority to set up motor vehicle checkpoints to check for valid licenses, registrations, sobriety, etc. If motor vehicle fraud is even more widespread than school residency fraud, as a PP suggested, then DC needs to be on it. Big time.

This is another way she can work in her crazy about those PG people.

Now, I want everyone to imagine a world where this happened--where children being dropped off at school are subjected to seeing their parents interrogated, and in some cases, not very nicely interrogated by police.

Interrogated for being in a car because they might be cheating the system.

Why is it that every time I convince myself this city isn't a cesspool full of backwater, provincial rednecks, this charming woman posts?

People are always going to defend what's rightfully theirs. If I paid the astronomical price it would cost to buy a house in the Wilson feeder pattern, I'd be pissed to see interlopers from other states dropping their kids off. It's obvious that a lot of people are breaking the rules.

What's the point of working hard (to save $$$) and sacrificing (buying a small shit shack, foregoing other consumption) when others are so blatantly cheating? The entire fabric of society breaks down and cannot live our lives without everyday corruption.

Exactly. And then some day you find your neighborhood redistricted out of Deal or Wilson because of overcrowding. And yet estimates are that up to 10% of students in these schools actually live in Maryland. Then you just feel like another taxpaying, law-abiding chump who overpaid for his house.