DC residents, were you ever personally a victim of a crime here

[Anonymous]

-DH and I were mugged
-I was, I assume, nearly mugged 2 other times. Like being chased on the sidewalk by several people but I was close to home so I ran away!
-Car break in (but no more muggings after we got a car and didn’t have to walk so much)
-Screened, locked porch broken into but not our home
-Porch piracy, plenty of times

[Anonymous]

I don’t want to jinx —i have witnessed several or been close to violent crime on too many occasions but have not been directly impacted. Live in Shaw. I think a few things have helped: bars on windows and doors; a large dog that barks; protected alley parking; living on a busy street; generally don't walk with ear pods in or talking on phone. But the surge in car jackings and other violent crime is extremely troubling, as is the victim blaming and the general lack of concern by the city council.

[Anonymous]

6 year resident. So far no. (Knock on wood)

[Anonymous]

Car break in and attempted condo break in

[Anonymous]

Have lived in DC since 1974
1. Mugging with gun by teens in Adams Morgan -- kids got on a Metro bus as getaway -- 1978 -- only had $10 stolen
2 - 4 Break ins at house in Cleveland Part -- three times -- it was a weirdly secluded house. in first episode, robbers were caught in act and police recovered everything. Last time, the front door was hacked open with an ax. 1976 - 1991. Among housemates, we lost costume jewelry, TV, coins, camera
5. Break in at house in Chevy Chase, DC 1997 stereo, TV, VCR, jewelry taken
6. Car air bag -- damage also to driver's door/window -- 2022

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Anonymous wrote:Not in DC but my car was high jacked in Crystal City and driven into DC where it crashed into three cars and knocked one kid off the scooter It was basically totaled when I found it near Lincoln Park. The Arlington said they could not even write a report about it for insurance. The DC police never responded to call to look at the car. I had the car towed to the deal in Tyson's Corner who said it was totaled and the engine was blown because the kids drove it with the break on. Cost to replace the car was $52,000. Insurance paid for $30,000 -- the blue book value.

After that I stopped contributing to any charity that helped kids in DC, including a large annual contribution to Children's Hospital. They can rot for all I care.

Almost all of the kids in DC did not steal your car.

Nah, just lots of other people's cars. Our street in an alleged good neighborhood in NW had so much crime recently that we have been told by the police not to bother reporting it. We'll move as soon as last kid finishes private school. We work in Arlington so DC won't be necessary. My DH had an attempted carjack in DC but he slammed the door on the kid's hand and that stopped him from driving so that my DH could open the door and pull him out.

Are you seriously trying to argue that most kids that live in DC are criminals?

I did not use the word “almost all of the kids” and I did not use the term “most kids.” I recounted experience with someone who high jacked my car in Arlington and drove it into DC and the crime in our NW DC neighborhood along with my DH having an attempted high Jack. There are a large number of kids who live in DC and commit crime. Look at DC crime reports and crime reports from surrounding jurisdictions. Not sure if they are all kids but many crimes are committed by DC residents.

You wrote "after that, I stopped contributing to any charity that helped kids in DC They can rot for all I care"
Sort of implies that you believe all or most are criminals does it not?

Sounds like you are inferring what you want to force your narrative and fly high your woke banner.

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Anonymous wrote:Not in DC but my car was high jacked in Crystal City and driven into DC where it crashed into three cars and knocked one kid off the scooter It was basically totaled when I found it near Lincoln Park. The Arlington said they could not even write a report about it for insurance. The DC police never responded to call to look at the car. I had the car towed to the deal in Tyson's Corner who said it was totaled and the engine was blown because the kids drove it with the break on. Cost to replace the car was $52,000. Insurance paid for $30,000 -- the blue book value.

After that I stopped contributing to any charity that helped kids in DC, including a large annual contribution to Children's Hospital. They can rot for all I care.

Almost all of the kids in DC did not steal your car.

Nah, just lots of other people's cars. Our street in an alleged good neighborhood in NW had so much crime recently that we have been told by the police not to bother reporting it. We'll move as soon as last kid finishes private school. We work in Arlington so DC won't be necessary. My DH had an attempted carjack in DC but he slammed the door on the kid's hand and that stopped him from driving so that my DH could open the door and pull him out.

Are you seriously trying to argue that most kids that live in DC are criminals?

I did not use the word “almost all of the kids” and I did not use the term “most kids.” I recounted experience with someone who high jacked my car in Arlington and drove it into DC and the crime in our NW DC neighborhood along with my DH having an attempted high Jack. There are a large number of kids who live in DC and commit crime. Look at DC crime reports and crime reports from surrounding jurisdictions. Not sure if they are all kids but many crimes are committed by DC residents.

You wrote "after that, I stopped contributing to any charity that helped kids in DC They can rot for all I care"
Sort of implies that you believe all or most are criminals does it not?

Sounds like you are inferring what you want to force your narrative and fly high your woke banner.

I am a moderate conservative and far from being woke.
I can though recognize the ugliness and your thinly veiled racism in your "they can rot for all I care" quote.

[Anonymous]

Break in of my English basement earlier this year in Shaw by one of the tent city dwellers . I went into to survival mode and hit the perp with a baseball bat and one of the times I got him in the face that sent him unconscious he fractured multiple bones in his face. The police charged me, the victim, with a felony and it wasn’t until I hired a lawyer that the prosecutors dropped the charges.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Break in of my English basement earlier this year in Shaw by one of the tent city dwellers . I went into to survival mode and hit the perp with a baseball bat and one of the times I got him in the face that sent him unconscious he fractured multiple bones in his face. The police charged me, the victim, with a felony and it wasn’t until I hired a lawyer that the prosecutors dropped the charges.

Sue the DC prosecutors for your lawyer costs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Break in of my English basement earlier this year in Shaw by one of the tent city dwellers . I went into to survival mode and hit the perp with a baseball bat and one of the times I got him in the face that sent him unconscious he fractured multiple bones in his face. The police charged me, the victim, with a felony and it wasn’t until I hired a lawyer that the prosecutors dropped the charges.

I'd like to know more about this. I have a hard time believing the city charged you for something like that.

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Anonymous wrote:Not in DC but my car was high jacked in Crystal City and driven into DC where it crashed into three cars and knocked one kid off the scooter It was basically totaled when I found it near Lincoln Park. The Arlington said they could not even write a report about it for insurance. The DC police never responded to call to look at the car. I had the car towed to the deal in Tyson's Corner who said it was totaled and the engine was blown because the kids drove it with the break on. Cost to replace the car was $52,000. Insurance paid for $30,000 -- the blue book value.

After that I stopped contributing to any charity that helped kids in DC, including a large annual contribution to Children's Hospital. They can rot for all I care.

Almost all of the kids in DC did not steal your car.

Nah, just lots of other people's cars. Our street in an alleged good neighborhood in NW had so much crime recently that we have been told by the police not to bother reporting it. We'll move as soon as last kid finishes private school. We work in Arlington so DC won't be necessary. My DH had an attempted carjack in DC but he slammed the door on the kid's hand and that stopped him from driving so that my DH could open the door and pull him out.

Are you seriously trying to argue that most kids that live in DC are criminals?

I did not use the word “almost all of the kids” and I did not use the term “most kids.” I recounted experience with someone who high jacked my car in Arlington and drove it into DC and the crime in our NW DC neighborhood along with my DH having an attempted high Jack. There are a large number of kids who live in DC and commit crime. Look at DC crime reports and crime reports from surrounding jurisdictions. Not sure if they are all kids but many crimes are committed by DC residents.

You wrote "after that, I stopped contributing to any charity that helped kids in DC They can rot for all I care"
Sort of implies that you believe all or most are criminals does it not?

Sounds like you are inferring what you want to force your narrative and fly high your woke banner.

I am a moderate conservative and far from being woke.
I can though recognize the ugliness and your thinly veiled racism in your "they can rot for all I care" quote.

No the assumption of the moderate conservative who alleges "thinly veiled racism" as opposed to the overt racism of one who considers the race of the perpetrators of crime.

[Anonymous]

Mugged on Capitol Hill. Moved to VA

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Break in of my English basement earlier this year in Shaw by one of the tent city dwellers . I went into to survival mode and hit the perp with a baseball bat and one of the times I got him in the face that sent him unconscious he fractured multiple bones in his face. The police charged me, the victim, with a felony and it wasn’t until I hired a lawyer that the prosecutors dropped the charges.

I'd like to know more about this. I have a hard time believing the city charged you for something like that.

Yeah, $10 says the "tent city dweller" wandered in through a door PP left open and PP whacked him in the face with a bat with no warning.

Obviously nobody should be entering homes that aren't theirs, but unless PP was attacked themselves without provocation, attacking them with a deadly weapon was not warranted. Make a nonviolent effort to get them out of your house, call the police, and let them handle it. Want to play vigilante, better be ready to accept the felony consequences.

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Anonymous wrote:Not in DC but my car was high jacked in Crystal City and driven into DC where it crashed into three cars and knocked one kid off the scooter It was basically totaled when I found it near Lincoln Park. The Arlington said they could not even write a report about it for insurance. The DC police never responded to call to look at the car. I had the car towed to the deal in Tyson's Corner who said it was totaled and the engine was blown because the kids drove it with the break on. Cost to replace the car was $52,000. Insurance paid for $30,000 -- the blue book value.

After that I stopped contributing to any charity that helped kids in DC, including a large annual contribution to Children's Hospital. They can rot for all I care.

Almost all of the kids in DC did not steal your car.

Nah, just lots of other people's cars. Our street in an alleged good neighborhood in NW had so much crime recently that we have been told by the police not to bother reporting it. We'll move as soon as last kid finishes private school. We work in Arlington so DC won't be necessary. My DH had an attempted carjack in DC but he slammed the door on the kid's hand and that stopped him from driving so that my DH could open the door and pull him out.

Are you seriously trying to argue that most kids that live in DC are criminals?

I think she mostly means just the DC kids at Children's Hospital dying of cancer, since she won't donate there anymore. Never mind that her car was actually stolen in VA, not DC.

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Anonymous wrote:Break in of my English basement earlier this year in Shaw by one of the tent city dwellers . I went into to survival mode and hit the perp with a baseball bat and one of the times I got him in the face that sent him unconscious he fractured multiple bones in his face. The police charged me, the victim, with a felony and it wasn’t until I hired a lawyer that the prosecutors dropped the charges.

I'd like to know more about this. I have a hard time believing the city charged you for something like that.

Yeah, $10 says the "tent city dweller" wandered in through a door PP left open and PP whacked him in the face with a bat with no warning.

Obviously nobody should be entering homes that aren't theirs, but unless PP was attacked themselves without provocation, attacking them with a deadly weapon was not warranted. Make a nonviolent effort to get them out of your house, call the police, and let them handle it. Want to play vigilante, better be ready to accept the felony consequences.

DP. I'm not going to wait around to see if the person breaking into my home is going to attack me or my family first. I'm also going to assume that they have a weapon and I'm going to protect myself and my family accordingly. If you want to try to reason with the person to voluntarily leave your house, best of luck. Besides, you are legally within your rights to act in self-defense under such circumstances. PP's experience simply highlights how incompetent law enforcement is in this city.