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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is anyone else a member of this Facebook group and a Hill resident? A lady’s house was shot by kids with paintballs and she posted her anguish on the Facebook page. This paintball issue happened multiple times to the same resident. Instead of the group members being supportive, most of them told her not to calm the police to find the kids that did it because of the potential for the kids to go to jail or worse and because of potential police brutality.

I read the postings on this Facebook group a lot to stayinformed about local issues. I’m kind of concerned based on reading many of the responses to thud and other posts that we’re getting to a place where self flagellation is somehow expected. As if living in a city, and this probably directed to gentrifiers in dc, you’re supposed to just be a victim of crime and not call the police. Are many people like this now and it’s racist to call the cops? Or are these posts just virtue signaling? Basically if you call the cops now when you’re assaulted or whatever you are the one who’s bad? There have been other posts like this on the group where someone was hurt or verbally assaulted, posted their sad story online, only to be lectured to by some kid who merely says “don’t call the cops” you should just grin and bear it.

I’d post my annoyance on the groups page, but honestly the mods would probably kick me off for being “rude” or something.[/quote]

Basically kids were walking around with paintball guns (in the cold snow) shooting things. Paintballs can freeze and really hurt. Also, this is the same neighborhood where kids were lighting leaves on fire under cars, there has been a large increase in car jackings, etc…so when I read posters encouraging victims to just move on and not do anything like tell the police I’m kind of surprised. The kids were on camera.[/quote]

These are really just childish pranks.[/quote]

Arson is not a prank.[/quote]

Oh please.

So they lit a couple of leaves on fire.  MYOB.

Besides, what does the city provide for these kids to do?  Nothing?

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Parks, after school programs, meals?[/quote]

The kids don't know what "normal" is and much of it is multi-generational, their parents were no better than they are.  They either don't know that programs to help exist (many of them have probably never even been to the free, world class Smithsonians) or don't understand those are good things because lack of parenting/uninvolved caregivers, lack or mentors or role models to show them the way.  And those who say "Oh show some empathy" and "oh it was just a prank" are not helping either.And the juvenile justice system won't fix anything either.

It's a vicious cycle, that has to be broken. I hate to say it but the only thing that might help is robust, mandatory after school and summer programs from k-12 for the at-risk kids and consequences for the parents/caregivers that don't help them get on a good path.[/quote]

I know it's Fox news, but this report makes some fair points about the senseless violence in DC: https://www.foxnews.com/us/unfathomable-washington-dc-murder-victims-often-killed-over-petty-insults-experts-say

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People lacking a proper upbringing...
But, they gloss over the fact that these communities are completely awash in guns, that it is far too easy for these people to get guns.  [/quote]

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