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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Again, let’s be clear, these proposals are not intended to make a difference. They are intended to pretend that they are trying. In order to actually make a difference, DC political leaders will need to admit they were wrong and embrace the very pro-active policing strategies that they have eschewed, including aggressive use of Terry stops, undercover work/vice squads, and aggressive prosecution of even minor offenses.[/quote]

It’s interesting how D.C.’s jump in murders began the same year that the city got rid of it’s vice squads. Also the first year that Bowser was mayor, for that matter:

https://www.washingtonian.com/2015/08/26/why-did-dc-shut-down-its-vice-squads-crime-rate-cathy-lanier/

Though, as is often the case, as bad as Bowser has been she’s still preferable to the Council as she at least sees crime as an issue. In 2016, both Bowser and Lanier were talking about D.C.’s broken system that let’s repeat offenders victimize people again and again:

https://www.fox5dc.com/news/is-dcs-criminal-justice-system-broken-mayor-bowser-agrees-with-chief-laniers-comments

Which is a reminder that even during the “good days,” crime was bad and the system was broken. But it was still tolerable to people. Though it seems that they tolerated it too much, and sheepishly sat by as extremist activists drove things into the ground. Now it seems like it would take years to even get back to the “bad but somewhat tolerable” levels.[/quote]
Terry Stops were also effectively banned in DC in 2016 with passage of the NEAR Act. It created administrative requirements so burdensome for conducting Terry Stops that the police are disincentivized from doing them.[/quote]

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