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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]See the curious case of Demonte Gibson, for example. This young gentleman was just charged with First Degree Murder While Armed. See below:
[url]https://mpdc.dc.gov/release/arrest-made-2021-homicide-2800-block-14th-street-northwest[/url]

Last year, he was charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun). The gentleman was also charged with Possession of an Unregistered Firearm, Possession of Unregistered Ammunition, Receiving Stolen Property, and Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. See below:
[url]https://mpdc.dc.gov/release/arrest-made-assault-dangerous-weapon-gun-offense-1400-block-fairmont-street-northwest[/url]

Several years prior, he was charged with Robbery- Force and Violence. See below:
[url]https://mpdc.dc.gov/release/additional-arrests-made-robbery-force-and-violence-2800-block-15th-street-northwest[/url]

As someone who is admittedly ignorant of the inner workings of DC’s legal system, can anyone explain to me why this gentleman was a free man and able to commit a murder given the two serious priors?[/quote]

Because, to DC policymakers, the “carceral state” is bad, and criminal acts are not really the individual offender’s fault: society is to blame.  There also seems to be the view that many youth offenders simply can’t stop themselves when it come to violent crimes, so it is immoral to punish them in any real way, even  if that would protect others.  None of this is really a secret.  The policy choice is simply that it is more important to minimize the impact of the criminal justice system on offenders, and an elevated crime rate is the unavoidable, unfortunate consequence of having a moral criminal justice policy.  [/quote]

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