I'm tired of the complaint threads about crime in DC. Let's take action!

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Democrats destroy everything they touch.

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Anonymous wrote:DC residents pool your resources, hire private security firms to patrol your neighborhoods, reach out to 60 minutes and other media entities to highlight the drastic measures needed to safely walk your streets at night. Embarrass the politicians into doing something. Won’t solve all the problems but it is a start.

This is a very good idea.

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We all need to get behind Councilwoman Brooke Pinto’s Secure DC initiative. Please read up on it. It is not perfect but it is a start and she is the only one taking about this.

For those of you in Ward 3- please bombard Matt Frumin’s office with emails, Tweets etc and ask him to take a stand on this bill. He has not come out in favor of it. When I have tried contacting him to ask for his opinion and support I get no response. This is unacceptable. We must push him to stop his waffling in this important issue.

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Anonymous wrote:We all need to get behind Councilwoman Brooke Pinto’s Secure DC initiative. Please read up on it. It is not perfect but it is a start and she is the only one taking about this.

For those of you in Ward 3- please bombard Matt Frumin’s office with emails, Tweets etc and ask him to take a stand on this bill. He has not come out in favor of it. When I have tried contacting him to ask for his opinion and support I get no response. This is unacceptable. We must push him to stop his waffling in this important issue.

Is this how to get behind it? Anything else? I agree, she is the only Councilmember even remotely acknowledging the spike in crime.

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I’m not sure how this is fixable in the current environment
https://twitter.com/MusserRyan/status/1716093626315415728

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Anonymous wrote:We all need to get behind Councilwoman Brooke Pinto’s Secure DC initiative. Please read up on it. It is not perfect but it is a start and she is the only one taking about this.

For those of you in Ward 3- please bombard Matt Frumin’s office with emails, Tweets etc and ask him to take a stand on this bill. He has not come out in favor of it. When I have tried contacting him to ask for his opinion and support I get no response. This is unacceptable. We must push him to stop his waffling in this important issue.

Is this how to get behind it? Anything else? I agree, she is the only Councilmember even remotely acknowledging the spike in crime.

^ Here is his contact info.. Don't worry about leaving your name / number IF that makes you uncomfortable. Just say you are a concerned neighborhood resident who wants him to support Secure DC. I had dinner with Mary Cheh once and she said the issues she paid attention --seemingly big or small --were the ones she got multiple calls and texts about. They don't care about you, but they do care about tallies. Frumin seems completely out to lunch on what is mattering to people in Ward 3. I agree we need to rally on this.

https://dccouncil.gov/council/ward-3-councilmember-matthew-frumin/

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Anonymous wrote:I’m not sure how this is fixable in the current environment
https://twitter.com/MusserRyan/status/1716093626315415728

Unreal. That needs to be sent straight to the news investigation. People die when 911 isn't answered.

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Anonymous wrote:DC residents pool your resources, hire private security firms to patrol your neighborhoods, reach out to 60 minutes and other media entities to highlight the drastic measures needed to safely walk your streets at night. Embarrass the politicians into doing something. Won’t solve all the problems but it is a start.

I am thinking about this. Is there a mechanism to declare neighborhoods private with a guard house at the entry? I'm being serious. if there isn't there isn't, and default to neighborhood watch and the reach out you mention?

Entry to neighborhoods? Tell us you don't live here without telling us you don't live here.

NP, but I remember when crime in Trinidad was so bad that there were police checking IDs at the few entrance points in the neighborhood.

Streets are in a grid. What are "entrance points" that would stop everyone from getting there? These aren't planned neighborhoods with one road in and out.

The police completely set up checkpoints. Trinidad was having a wave. It affected the community, and there was a big shooting at one of their street fests as I recall. The neighborhood was happy to have this. Well, except the criminals trying to come in and out to beef etc.

That would work for a few neighborhoods like Trinidad, sort of. But most neighborhoods have hundreds of streets going in and out. You're definitely not in DC.

And yet I remember all this... hmmm...

I am leaning toward random checkpoints throughout the city. The crime is everywhere, the cars are ALWAYS boosted, and it would be a way to stop criminals on their way to or from a crime spree. Rather than worry about where I'm from because I literally have no way to prove to you I'm from DC , what do you think about checkpoints?

The ones in Trinidad were ruled to be unconstitutional. So no, I don't support unconditional searches.

It was unconstitutional because they would only allow residents who could verify that they lived in the neighborhood enter.

It would not be illegal to have systematic road block and Terry Stops around a neighborhood to promote safety, subject to limited constitutional restrictions, ie road blocks need to allow people opportunity to turn around.

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Anonymous wrote:DC residents pool your resources, hire private security firms to patrol your neighborhoods, reach out to 60 minutes and other media entities to highlight the drastic measures needed to safely walk your streets at night. Embarrass the politicians into doing something. Won’t solve all the problems but it is a start.

I am thinking about this. Is there a mechanism to declare neighborhoods private with a guard house at the entry? I'm being serious. if there isn't there isn't, and default to neighborhood watch and the reach out you mention?

Entry to neighborhoods? Tell us you don't live here without telling us you don't live here.

NP, but I remember when crime in Trinidad was so bad that there were police checking IDs at the few entrance points in the neighborhood.

Streets are in a grid. What are "entrance points" that would stop everyone from getting there? These aren't planned neighborhoods with one road in and out.

The police completely set up checkpoints. Trinidad was having a wave. It affected the community, and there was a big shooting at one of their street fests as I recall. The neighborhood was happy to have this. Well, except the criminals trying to come in and out to beef etc.

That would work for a few neighborhoods like Trinidad, sort of. But most neighborhoods have hundreds of streets going in and out. You're definitely not in DC.

And yet I remember all this... hmmm...

I am leaning toward random checkpoints throughout the city. The crime is everywhere, the cars are ALWAYS boosted, and it would be a way to stop criminals on their way to or from a crime spree. Rather than worry about where I'm from because I literally have no way to prove to you I'm from DC , what do you think about checkpoints?

The ones in Trinidad were ruled to be unconstitutional. So no, I don't support unconditional searches.

Those were the ones in Trinidad, which by the way I think saved lives. But there are other ways to do it. Do you object to random checkpoints for drunk drivers on New Years? I don't. But then again, I'm not drinking and driving. I think our national guard could take this on if Bowser declared a state of emergency. Not sure how many more deaths and jackings that will take though.

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Anonymous wrote:DC residents pool your resources, hire private security firms to patrol your neighborhoods, reach out to 60 minutes and other media entities to highlight the drastic measures needed to safely walk your streets at night. Embarrass the politicians into doing something. Won’t solve all the problems but it is a start.

I am thinking about this. Is there a mechanism to declare neighborhoods private with a guard house at the entry? I'm being serious. if there isn't there isn't, and default to neighborhood watch and the reach out you mention?

Entry to neighborhoods? Tell us you don't live here without telling us you don't live here.

NP, but I remember when crime in Trinidad was so bad that there were police checking IDs at the few entrance points in the neighborhood.

Streets are in a grid. What are "entrance points" that would stop everyone from getting there? These aren't planned neighborhoods with one road in and out.

The police completely set up checkpoints. Trinidad was having a wave. It affected the community, and there was a big shooting at one of their street fests as I recall. The neighborhood was happy to have this. Well, except the criminals trying to come in and out to beef etc.

That would work for a few neighborhoods like Trinidad, sort of. But most neighborhoods have hundreds of streets going in and out. You're definitely not in DC.

And yet I remember all this... hmmm...

I am leaning toward random checkpoints throughout the city. The crime is everywhere, the cars are ALWAYS boosted, and it would be a way to stop criminals on their way to or from a crime spree. Rather than worry about where I'm from because I literally have no way to prove to you I'm from DC , what do you think about checkpoints?

The ones in Trinidad were ruled to be unconstitutional. So no, I don't support unconditional searches.

It was unconstitutional because they would only allow residents who could verify that they lived in the neighborhood enter.

It would not be illegal to have systematic road block and Terry Stops around a neighborhood to promote safety, subject to limited constitutional restrictions, ie road blocks need to allow people opportunity to turn around.

This. ^ I'd like to see them all over the city. Hem these 14 year old car jackers in.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m not sure how this is fixable in the current environment
https://twitter.com/MusserRyan/status/1716093626315415728

Unreal. That needs to be sent straight to the news investigation. People die when 911 isn't answered.

It’s honestly scary. The city has given up and there is no capacity or competence to perform basic state functions.

The only things that the mayor or council seem willing to do is shovel money to favored NGOs and companies or create new high paid government positions for “coordination”.

No one is willing to commit to just make basic government functions work for residents unless someone else can make a buck off it.

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"Creating a rebuttable presumption in favor of pretrial detention for adults who commit crimes of violence and for juveniles who commit certain crimes of violence like attempted homicide or carjacking, with or without a gun, and requiring a judge to issue a written explanation when a judge decides to release individuals pretrial charged with violent crimes;"

This looks like a good start to me ^ Part of the Secure DC Plan. How much more support does she need for this to pass? : https://www.brookepintodc.com/newsroom/councilmember-pinto-secure-dc-plan

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Anonymous wrote:I’m not sure how this is fixable in the current environment
https://twitter.com/MusserRyan/status/1716093626315415728

Unreal. That needs to be sent straight to the news investigation. People die when 911 isn't answered.

It’s honestly scary. The city has given up and there is no capacity or competence to perform basic state functions.

The only things that the mayor or council seem willing to do is shovel money to favored NGOs and companies or create new high paid government positions for “coordination”.

No one is willing to commit to just make basic government functions work for residents unless someone else can make a buck off it.

"If DC had statehood they would finally have the resources to address these issues."

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Anonymous wrote:I’m not sure how this is fixable in the current environment
https://twitter.com/MusserRyan/status/1716093626315415728

Unreal. That needs to be sent straight to the news investigation. People die when 911 isn't answered.

It’s honestly scary. The city has given up and there is no capacity or competence to perform basic state functions.

The only things that the mayor or council seem willing to do is shovel money to favored NGOs and companies or create new high paid government positions for “coordination”.

No one is willing to commit to just make basic government functions work for residents unless someone else can make a buck off it.

"If DC had statehood they would finally have the resources to address these issues."

I agree that our prosecution system is complicated, with the federal/local split. And that impacts the crime we are seeing. I am trying to figure out who is responsible for the chronic undercharging of gun crimes. The Feds or us or both. Other than that, we are over resourced. We are just dumb with how we use our resources.

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Anonymous wrote:DC residents pool your resources, hire private security firms to patrol your neighborhoods, reach out to 60 minutes and other media entities to highlight the drastic measures needed to safely walk your streets at night. Embarrass the politicians into doing something. Won’t solve all the problems but it is a start.

I am thinking about this. Is there a mechanism to declare neighborhoods private with a guard house at the entry? I'm being serious. if there isn't there isn't, and default to neighborhood watch and the reach out you mention?

Entry to neighborhoods? Tell us you don't live here without telling us you don't live here.

Well there'd need to be a cordon... I know it's farfetched. This is why everyone moves to Bethesda/Chevy Chase--there is that feeling of an "entry" to a lot of those little subhoods. Also, is it possible to speed away on their wretchedly narrow lanes?

"Everyone moves to Bethesda/Chevy Chase? lol