We need massively stepped up criminal enforcement and convictions in DC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Let the Feds take over dC
--29 year resident who is sick of the lack of leadership, the pandering to lowest common denominator, the corruption.

Yeah, for those of us who felt glimmers of hope during tony williams, this is too much. I agree this city should be 'administered' by the Feds. - DC Native

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Get rid of Charles Allen too. He talks a good game, but sees too much nuance on the crime issue. He is allergic to taking action to protect constituents. Vote him out.

Charles Allen is the *candidate of choice* of powerful interest groups like the Felonies Guild, Carjackers Local 202 and the Vagrants Alliance. No way we'll get rid of him with that kind of backing.

No one ran against him. Seems unreal, but there it is.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Get rid of Charles Allen too. He talks a good game, but sees too much nuance on the crime issue. He is allergic to taking action to protect constituents. Vote him out.

Charles Allen is the *candidate of choice* of powerful interest groups like the Felonies Guild, Carjackers Local 202 and the Vagrants Alliance. No way we'll get rid of him with that kind of backing.

No one ran against him. Seems unreal, but there it is.

His most likely challenger was redistricted out of Ward 6, and he very deliberately made sure her specific block was among the changes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bad guys need to: (1) get caught, and (2) go to jail for a long time. Period. End of story. We need to take our city back.

We simply cannot live with the carjackings, property crimes, shootings, and chaos with no consequences for the perpetrators.

Who in local politics can make this happen?

The key is getting rid of Bowser. With her, goes her unqualified Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and the incompetent leadership in the Mayor's Office of Legal Counsel - that is the office that provides legal advice to the agencies. No one in either of these offices has ever served as a criminal prosecutor or has any true experience litigating cases in the courtroom.
And Muriel hides the ball when you try to get information - look it up the opinion on BEGA (https://www.open-dc.gov/sites/default/files/MOLC%20AO%20re%20FOIA%20Appeals%206.29.2022-signed.pdf) - they were massively behind processing FOIA appeals and then quickly moved the guy who wasn't answering them in time to OAG. Her administration is a total sh*t show. Despite Fenty's missteps, he picked better staff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is a lot of blame to go around. The USAO is a fed, not local. Also, dc has not had an accredited forensics lab in YEARS. Which makes a lot of trials related to drugs very risky, better to plea down or drop case altogether. The DC council is a disaster of super leftie. The mayor actually wants to be tougher on crime but council passes the bills. Why can’t parents be held responsible for their minors committing felonies?

The leadership there is also horrible and inconsistent. They keep changing directors and their general counsel, Hilary Hoffman, keeps trying to prevent their advisory group from advising the agency. Completely ridiculous - MAYBE if she let them in, they could identify deficiencies so we could have an operational justice system. DFS is a joke just like Bowser.

https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/638272/d-c-s-troubled-crime-lab-is-hiding-information-from-its-oversight-board-prompting-a-messy-conflict-with-its-members/

[Anonymous]

^^ Also want to add, that we are actually moving. DW and I have two young kids and were fine with them going to the local public school but I am really uneasy about this crime situation and think this situation is actually going to get far worse before it gets better. Something really horrible is going to happen before things start to turn around. Maybe because Muriel and the MOLC are too busy trying to cover up Falcicchio with pathetic excuses and rambling, incoherent press conferences to worry about crime.

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

We all pay thousands extra every year because of the crime crisis. Every taco you eat comes with a crime tax.

[Anonymous]

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He’s appropriating another people’s culinary culture anyway. Too bad so sad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe get rid of people like this?

She’s up for re-election next year. Send a message.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Get rid of Charles Allen too. He talks a good game, but sees too much nuance on the crime issue. He is allergic to taking action to protect constituents. Vote him out.

Charles Allen is the *candidate of choice* of powerful interest groups like the Felonies Guild, Carjackers Local 202 and the Vagrants Alliance. No way we'll get rid of him with that kind of backing.

Don't forget the deep pockets of DC Justice Lab!

So true! Let's back the injustice candidate. Who is the best neo-nazi you can find??

Some people will fall for anything.

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Anonymous wrote:

He’s appropriating another people’s culinary culture anyway. Too bad so sad.

The owner is a native Washingtonian who provides jobs to many. What do you contribute besides trolling?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

He’s appropriating another people’s culinary culture anyway. Too bad so sad.

Good grief.
Are Dominos and Pizza Hut appropriating Italian culture?
Is Taco Bell appropriating Mexican culture?

FYI - "TACOS" are not trademarked. There are numerous restaurants that serve tacos.
Your effort at dismissing this issue is so lame.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bad guys need to: (1) get caught, and (2) go to jail for a long time. Period. End of story. We need to take our city back.

We simply cannot live with the carjackings, property crimes, shootings, and chaos with no consequences for the perpetrators.

Who in local politics can make this happen?

The key is getting rid of Bowser. With her, goes her unqualified Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and the incompetent leadership in the Mayor's Office of Legal Counsel - that is the office that provides legal advice to the agencies. No one in either of these offices has ever served as a criminal prosecutor or has any true experience litigating cases in the courtroom.
And Muriel hides the ball when you try to get information - look it up the opinion on BEGA (https://www.open-dc.gov/sites/default/files/MOLC%20AO%20re%20FOIA%20Appeals%206.29.2022-signed.pdf) - they were massively behind processing FOIA appeals and then quickly moved the guy who wasn't answering them in time to OAG. Her administration is a total sh*t show. Despite Fenty's missteps, he picked better staff.

Unfortunately, she was just re-elected. The key is to keep pressure up on reforming MPD and in general. Maybe if she keeps feeling the heat she'll actually do something other than introduce unnecessary criminal laws, roll back police reform, and pass the buck on the crime lab, MPD, and other city agencies she's in charge of.

USAO has said MPD body-worn camera footage raises constitutional issues and they can't prosecute. Huge HUGE red flag that no one seems interested in addressing.

How she has managed to escape scrutiny, accountability, and getting ensnared in the various scandals that keep keep cropping up in her administration is beyond me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bad guys need to: (1) get caught, and (2) go to jail for a long time. Period. End of story. We need to take our city back.

We simply cannot live with the carjackings, property crimes, shootings, and chaos with no consequences for the perpetrators.

Who in local politics can make this happen?

The key is getting rid of Bowser. With her, goes her unqualified Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and the incompetent leadership in the Mayor's Office of Legal Counsel - that is the office that provides legal advice to the agencies. No one in either of these offices has ever served as a criminal prosecutor or has any true experience litigating cases in the courtroom.
And Muriel hides the ball when you try to get information - look it up the opinion on BEGA (https://www.open-dc.gov/sites/default/files/MOLC%20AO%20re%20FOIA%20Appeals%206.29.2022-signed.pdf) - they were massively behind processing FOIA appeals and then quickly moved the guy who wasn't answering them in time to OAG. Her administration is a total sh*t show. Despite Fenty's missteps, he picked better staff.

Unfortunately, she was just re-elected. The key is to keep pressure up on reforming MPD and in general. Maybe if she keeps feeling the heat she'll actually do something other than introduce unnecessary criminal laws, roll back police reform, and pass the buck on the crime lab, MPD, and other city agencies she's in charge of.

USAO has said MPD body-worn camera footage raises constitutional issues and they can't prosecute. Huge HUGE red flag that no one seems interested in addressing.

How she has managed to escape scrutiny, accountability, and getting ensnared in the various scandals that keep keep cropping up in her administration is beyond me.

I do not agree that MPD is the biggest problem at present.

Many cities allow police to review camera footage when writing reports in non-police misconduct cases. That way it does not become a game of "gotcha" with small discrepancies in memory a reason not to prosecute, unless of course, that is the goal. DC changed to not allow it. It may be changed back under pending legislation.

The lax, public defender ethos of AG, USAO and many judges is far more of a concern as is the complete breakdown of agency supervision of those on release, whether DC or fed agencies. The number of no papered gun cases by USAO is staggering, up to 67% of arrests are no papered, including gun cases and felonies. In contrast, Philadelphia prosecutes 85% of arrests, not 33%. Baltimore is doing the same and crime stats in both nearby cities are better than DC and improving. DC has over 1,000 outstanding unserved warrants for failure to appear or violation of terms of release. Bowser could have asked for federal partner help at the meeting on the Hill this week, or help re: lab, but, did not, politics. Most crime is committed by a small number of repeat offenders. Just serving the warrants could cause crime to go down significantly, we know the names and locations.