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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't understand why the response to OP has been to assume they want a super "tough on crime" approach that would wind up putting lots of people in jail with zero tolerance.

At least for me, that's not the case.

I am even open to a lot of the ideas to reform the criminal justice system.

I simply don't understand the current council's position, which is to ignore rising crime that is seriously impacting quality of life for constituents. I'm not saying let's adopt some draconian law and order regime and start putting people in prison for graffiti and truancy. I'm just saying: why would we lower the current sentences for violent crimes like carjacking (which is not just property theft -- I  feel very differently about having my car stolen than I do about being carjacked, especially as someone who drives around with a child in the backseat really regularly)?

I'm disappointed that any criticism of the way the council is currently handling crime, which is a Top Two issue for me as a DC resident (next to education) is viewed as being racist or assumes I just love locking people up. I don't. But I also don't love the creeping feeling I have in my neighborhood (which, yes, is in Charles Allen's ward) that I am not safe, my kids aren't safe, my neighbors and their kids aren't safe, my kid's teachers aren't safe, the person I hire to babysit isn't safe, and so on and so forth.

The current situation with crime merits a response. But instead we're getting this crime bill which has a bunch of good stuff (we really, really need to update the current code) but also has some stuff in it that I find inexplicable.[/quote]

See above. If you don't like people making baseless accusations against you then start by cutting out your baseless accusations against them.   After all the hyperbole and talking points are gone then people like you and I can have reasonable conversations.[/quote]

Where are my "baseless accusations"? Please note that I'm not the OP (though agree with some of what OP has said) and I think multiple people have posted in support of OP. [/quote]

Which post is yours?[/quote]

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