
I wonder how much the MD license plate is really an indicator. Because of these threads, I looked at the plates of the cars dropping off a my child's JLK school that has a very very high IB percentage. There were a lot of MD plates-- more than I expected. I am guess more of these are nannies or shared custody rather than residency cheaters. |
The whole notion of in-person verification is something out of the last century. I'm old enough to remember when it used to be a regular part of everyday life to go somewhere and stand in line to wait to talk with a clerk, where you would pass bits of paper back and forth. The exact bits of paper varied depending on where you were, but the principle was the same, whether it was the bank, the post office, the phone company, the DMV, wherever. The experience was everywhere and everyday, it was just part of the routine of life. Now that experience has pretty much vanished from everyday life, due to computers. Everywhere except for DCPS. Verification for most parents could be done with any number of online databases, in a lot less time and without having to visit the school. It would also be a lot more accurate and less susceptible to cheating. |
I think this is more of a feature, rather than a problem for those in charge. It keeps the entire system open to loosey-goosey behavior (which is exactly what the cheater and their enablers want). It would be interesting if someone like Fox5 did a sting operation....my guess is that some people responsible for verifying data are taking kickbacks somewhere in the process. A couple hundred bucks will get to the top of a waiting list...a cool thousand gets your kid in, no questions asked....etc. And anyone with rudimentary Photoshop skills could easily forge any of the documents they require. Reminds me of the clowns at DCRA who will magically pass inspections for even the crappiest flipped houses and condos that violate code, or turn a blind eye to owners who are letting their properties languish without applying the penalty "abandoned" property tax rate. |
Rednecks is not a term I consider "race baiting," perhaps since it describes so, so many of my relatives. However, when someone persistantly refers to "urban thugs from PG county" (which is not, I believe, actually urban? Isn't it sort of suburban and rural?). Then, yes. I think you're a redneck. You keep posting over and over again how all "these people" cheat the system. And the principals are in on it! Cause they live in Maryland too! It's a vast conspiracy! |
I am genuinely sorry that this is your view of the world. I mean it really is. You've said it over and over again. People in PG county have 3K square foot houses. Yours is only 1500 square feet, and it's a shack. On Capitol Hill, right? Isn't that you? And you don't get vacations. And you do all this sacrifice--for the children! So the children can go to... Wilson? Or are you the one who's bitter about the condo on Connecticutt ave? Whichever it is, when so many Americans are actually living in poverty? Your whinging is gross. What's the point of working hard and saving money? You think your nanny isn't working hard and saving money? Do you think no one in Anacostia is working hard and saving money? What makes you so special? News flash. Society IS corrupt. Life is oftimes not very fair. And to reiterate: this is not me saying I am a residence cheater (Am not, we are zoned for Wilson... and we rent. Can't afford downpayment. I do not whine about it) --this is me saying you have taken one issue and turned it into a really disturbing witch hunt. |
So when are you subletting the place on CT Ave and buying the house in PG or SS? Just be sure to keep your mail arriving at CT Ave! Otherwise they might catch you! ![]() |
Have you been to the District DMV lately? It's a pretty similar situation. Lots of line standing, bureaucrats (sometimes helpful, but some are definitely DC "old school' type) seem to arbitrarily demand various papers. (My favorite was an original Social Security card!). Must be a DC thang. |
In DC you should MYOB. |
Let the record show that, until your posting, the word "thug" had been used exactly once in this thread, in the following: 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. Note that the word "thug" used here has no connection to PG, residency cheats, urbanism or anything else we've discussed in this thread. So "someone persistantly refers to 'urban thugs from PG county'" is happening entirely inside your own head. Even if there had been multiple postings referring to "urban thugs from PG count" -- which to be clear, there haven't been -- this is an anonymous forum. You wouldn't know whether it was one person "persistantly" making that reference, or a large number of like-minded people. But that is a purely academic distinction, because, in fact, there have been no such postings. |
I've been to the DMV once since Anthony Williams became mayor in 1999. When I renewed my license I had to go in person to get my picture taken. I went in, they took my picture. Every other transaction I've been able to handle either online or through the mail. During the Barry years it seemed I had to go down there all the time and every time was an adventure. Kinda proves the point that the world has moved on. |
I am a parent with a MD plates. Moved to DC over the summer. Have tried to get my license/registration but was rejected because my birth certificate was not on an acceptable type of paper. This is the same birth certificate I have used repeatedly over the last 34 years and not once had a problem. Now I am in the process of obtaining an original birth certificate on proper DC approved paper. Then I will have to take another day off of work to head over to DMV and cross my fingers that my paperwork meets their standards. |
Because snitches get stitches. |
When criticized, fraudsters may try to personally attack, distract and deflect. |
The pendulum has swung back, but not due to anything DC government has done. The federal government has mandated that all states now issue "Real ID" driver's licenses, which a higher threshold for identify verification. The next time your license is up for renewal it will need to be done in person ... and the kinds of documents accepted have changed. http://dmv.dc.gov/page/documents-required-validation-renew-regular-dc-credential-or-obtain-duplicate |
Finally, something we can all agree on! |