Congresswoman attacked in apartment elevator

[Anonymous]

Democratic Rep. Angie Craig vowed on Tuesday to fight for tougher penalties for repeat offenders after she was assaulted by a crazed suspect with a long rap sheet inside the elevator of her Washington, DC, apartment building last week.

Kendrid Hamlin, who is believed to be homeless, allegedly punched Craig and grabbed her by the shoulder and collarbone during the early morning attack last Thursday, authorities said. He was arrested later that night and charged with assaulting the congresswoman.

“I was assault No. 13 on his record,” Craig told CBS News on Tuesday. “And I’m gonna do everything in my power to make sure there’s not a 14, a 15, a 20.”

“If you throw somebody in jail for 10 days and think, ‘There’s your punishment, and we’re gonna let you right back on the street,’ what the hell do you think’s gonna happen?” she added.

Hours after the assault on Craig, the GOP-led House voted 250-173 to overturn a revamping of DC’s criminal code, which lowered the maximum penalties for burglary, carjacking and robbery. Craig joined 31 Democrats in voting for the measure.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Hours after being punched in her face in the elevator at her apartment building, Craig, a Democrat, voted with Republicans, against DC’s revision of the city criminal code.

Whatever it takes to get these Dems to realize their soft on crime stances are ruining cities.

I love how goobers from flyover country are so obsessed with urban crime

Hey. You have to start to understand......

DC relies on tourism for a lot of its budget. Many of the small businesses rely on tourists in order to survive.

If the "goobers from flyover country" see that crime is out of control, they won't come. And, DC will suffer because of it.

[Anonymous]

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Democratic Rep. Angie Craig vowed on Tuesday to fight for tougher penalties for repeat offenders after she was assaulted by a crazed suspect with a long rap sheet inside the elevator of her Washington, DC, apartment building last week.

Kendrid Hamlin, who is believed to be homeless, allegedly punched Craig and grabbed her by the shoulder and collarbone during the early morning attack last Thursday, authorities said. He was arrested later that night and charged with assaulting the congresswoman.

“I was assault No. 13 on his record,” Craig told CBS News on Tuesday. “And I’m gonna do everything in my power to make sure there’s not a 14, a 15, a 20.”

“If you throw somebody in jail for 10 days and think, ‘There’s your punishment, and we’re gonna let you right back on the street,’ what the hell do you think’s gonna happen?” she added.

Hours after the assault on Craig, the GOP-led House voted 250-173 to overturn a revamping of DC’s criminal code, which lowered the maximum penalties for burglary, carjacking and robbery. Craig joined 31 Democrats in voting for the measure.

This interview is absolutely devastating for Charles Allen and the DC Council. Just devastating. I hope they keep talking about “colonialism” just to show how extreme and out of touch they are. They’re embarrassing themselves and this city and they can’t even see it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Democratic Rep. Angie Craig vowed on Tuesday to fight for tougher penalties for repeat offenders after she was assaulted by a crazed suspect with a long rap sheet inside the elevator of her Washington, DC, apartment building last week.

Kendrid Hamlin, who is believed to be homeless, allegedly punched Craig and grabbed her by the shoulder and collarbone during the early morning attack last Thursday, authorities said. He was arrested later that night and charged with assaulting the congresswoman.

“I was assault No. 13 on his record,” Craig told CBS News on Tuesday. “And I’m gonna do everything in my power to make sure there’s not a 14, a 15, a 20.”

“If you throw somebody in jail for 10 days and think, ‘There’s your punishment, and we’re gonna let you right back on the street,’ what the hell do you think’s gonna happen?” she added.

Hours after the assault on Craig, the GOP-led House voted 250-173 to overturn a revamping of DC’s criminal code, which lowered the maximum penalties for burglary, carjacking and robbery. Craig joined 31 Democrats in voting for the measure.

This interview is absolutely devastating for Charles Allen and the DC Council. Just devastating. I hope they keep talking about “colonialism” just to show how extreme and out of touch they are. They’re embarrassing themselves and this city and they can’t even see it.

I fully expect to see the council call for a ban on elevators. People should take the stairs because it is healthier.

[Anonymous]

He sounds mentally ill.

[Anonymous]

This Congresswoman never cared until it affected her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This Congresswoman never cared until it affected her.

Exactly. This Congresswoman from flyover country never cared about urban crime before.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hours after being punched in her face in the elevator at her apartment building, Craig, a Democrat, voted with Republicans, against DC’s revision of the city criminal code.

Whatever it takes to get these Dems to realize their soft on crime stances are ruining cities.

I love how goobers from flyover country are so obsessed with urban crime

Hey. You have to start to understand......

DC relies on tourism for a lot of its budget. Many of the small businesses rely on tourists in order to survive.

If the "goobers from flyover country" see that crime is out of control, they won't come. And, DC will suffer because of it.

+1 exactly. And what the congresswoman said is so true.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Democratic Rep. Angie Craig vowed on Tuesday to fight for tougher penalties for repeat offenders after she was assaulted by a crazed suspect with a long rap sheet inside the elevator of her Washington, DC, apartment building last week.

Kendrid Hamlin, who is believed to be homeless, allegedly punched Craig and grabbed her by the shoulder and collarbone during the early morning attack last Thursday, authorities said. He was arrested later that night and charged with assaulting the congresswoman.

“I was assault No. 13 on his record,” Craig told CBS News on Tuesday. “And I’m gonna do everything in my power to make sure there’s not a 14, a 15, a 20.”

“If you throw somebody in jail for 10 days and think, ‘There’s your punishment, and we’re gonna let you right back on the street,’ what the hell do you think’s gonna happen?” she added.

Hours after the assault on Craig, the GOP-led House voted 250-173 to overturn a revamping of DC’s criminal code, which lowered the maximum penalties for burglary, carjacking and robbery. Craig joined 31 Democrats in voting for the measure.

This interview is absolutely devastating for Charles Allen and the DC Council. Just devastating. I hope they keep talking about “colonialism” just to show how extreme and out of touch they are. They’re embarrassing themselves and this city and they can’t even see it.

I fully expect to see the council call for a ban on elevators. People should take the stairs because it is healthier.

Given how obsessed you are with this issue, it would be nice if you took the time to get the facts. The accused is as an adult and has previously committed serious crimes, which means that he would have been prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's Office. The DC Council has absolutely no oversight whatsoever over the U.S. Attorney's Office.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This Congresswoman never cared until it affected her.

Exactly. This Congresswoman from flyover country never cared about urban crime before.

what point are you trying to make?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How does an elderly woman prevent strangers from following her through a secure door at the lobby?

Is that what happened here?

Depends on your definition of “elderly”.

Her story was that he was in the lobby acting erratically already when she walked in. I'm sure she regrets not just walking out of the lobby instead of into the elevator.

Not sure why any of this is relevant, aside from an attempt to victim blame.

Because we all need to be street smart, and because he never should have been able to get into the lobby. He either got in through an unlocked door, or someone let him in (see: lack of street smarts. don’t let a shoeless crazy guy into your lobby.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This Congresswoman never cared until it affected her.

Exactly. This Congresswoman from flyover country never cared about urban crime before.

what point are you trying to make?

Reality: most people don't care that much about bad stuff until it affects them. That's very normal. I am sorry she got attacked--nobody deserves that--but now that someone in Congress cares let's hope that has some positive effect on the situation here.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Democratic Rep. Angie Craig vowed on Tuesday to fight for tougher penalties for repeat offenders after she was assaulted by a crazed suspect with a long rap sheet inside the elevator of her Washington, DC, apartment building last week.

Kendrid Hamlin, who is believed to be homeless, allegedly punched Craig and grabbed her by the shoulder and collarbone during the early morning attack last Thursday, authorities said. He was arrested later that night and charged with assaulting the congresswoman.

“I was assault No. 13 on his record,” Craig told CBS News on Tuesday. “And I’m gonna do everything in my power to make sure there’s not a 14, a 15, a 20.”

“If you throw somebody in jail for 10 days and think, ‘There’s your punishment, and we’re gonna let you right back on the street,’ what the hell do you think’s gonna happen?” she added.

Hours after the assault on Craig, the GOP-led House voted 250-173 to overturn a revamping of DC’s criminal code, which lowered the maximum penalties for burglary, carjacking and robbery. Craig joined 31 Democrats in voting for the measure.

This interview is absolutely devastating for Charles Allen and the DC Council. Just devastating. I hope they keep talking about “colonialism” just to show how extreme and out of touch they are. They’re embarrassing themselves and this city and they can’t even see it.

I fully expect to see the council call for a ban on elevators. People should take the stairs because it is healthier.

Given how obsessed you are with this issue, it would be nice if you took the time to get the facts. The accused is as an adult and has previously committed serious crimes, which means that he would have been prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's Office. The DC Council has absolutely no oversight whatsoever over the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Today I learned that the RCCA only applies to crimes committed by juveniles.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How does an elderly woman prevent strangers from following her through a secure door at the lobby?

Is that what happened here?

Depends on your definition of “elderly”.

Her story was that he was in the lobby acting erratically already when she walked in. I'm sure she regrets not just walking out of the lobby instead of into the elevator.

Not sure why any of this is relevant, aside from an attempt to victim blame.

Because we all need to be street smart, and because he never should have been able to get into the lobby. He either got in through an unlocked door, or someone let him in (see: lack of street smarts. don’t let a shoeless crazy guy into your lobby.)

I agree. We all need to accept that every encounter with someone in this city could result in us being the victims of violent crime, particularly encounters with Black people who don’t look like they belong. We need to start applying “street smarts” to these situations to ensure that we are all not crime victims. Enter the lobby of your building and see a Black person there: exit immediately. If a Black person tries to get on the elevator with you: wait for the next elevator. Do not make eye contact. Do not exchange pleasantries. Everyone needs to be street smart unlike this naive midwestern Congresswoman.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Democratic Rep. Angie Craig vowed on Tuesday to fight for tougher penalties for repeat offenders after she was assaulted by a crazed suspect with a long rap sheet inside the elevator of her Washington, DC, apartment building last week.

Kendrid Hamlin, who is believed to be homeless, allegedly punched Craig and grabbed her by the shoulder and collarbone during the early morning attack last Thursday, authorities said. He was arrested later that night and charged with assaulting the congresswoman.

“I was assault No. 13 on his record,” Craig told CBS News on Tuesday. “And I’m gonna do everything in my power to make sure there’s not a 14, a 15, a 20.”

“If you throw somebody in jail for 10 days and think, ‘There’s your punishment, and we’re gonna let you right back on the street,’ what the hell do you think’s gonna happen?” she added.

Hours after the assault on Craig, the GOP-led House voted 250-173 to overturn a revamping of DC’s criminal code, which lowered the maximum penalties for burglary, carjacking and robbery. Craig joined 31 Democrats in voting for the measure.

This interview is absolutely devastating for Charles Allen and the DC Council. Just devastating. I hope they keep talking about “colonialism” just to show how extreme and out of touch they are. They’re embarrassing themselves and this city and they can’t even see it.

Not devastating at all.