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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't have access to the story.  But I can't see why they would call a gun "imitation", unless they did not recover the gun or have evidence that a gun was discharged.  In that case, it may have been a way to obtain a guilty plea.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/second-chance-law-for-young-criminals-puts-violent-offenders-back-on-dc-streets/2016/12/02/fcb56c74-8bc1-11e6-875e-2c1bfe943b66_story.html?utm_term=.696cc4af236f

Here you go. What you say is logical, but no. They are actually changing the way the evidence is written up from gun to iimitation gun to obtain a lesser penalty.

The program for criminals under 22 was written in under Barry during an era of concern over youth incarceration and criminal records that would affect their future. As it is currently materializing in our city, if you are under 22  there is a revolving door to do what you want with a protected record and very light sentences. If you read the articles, youth who graduated from this system to adult crimes for which they are now incarcerated actually seem to blame the system for teaching them zero consequences. Many recent high profile cases such as the violent Capitol Hill rape and the shooting of the AU student by Howard involved youth in this program. I am fascinated that there are  ten pages of comments about the comet pizza guy, but not a peep about this loophole that is allowing youth to repeatedly terrorize citizens with guns and other means. This is a very well written expose about a legal approach to youth that is unique in all the nation to our city, that anyone who opposes violence of any sort should want examined
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