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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC is desperate for tourism dollars, so incredibly short sighted in everything they do.

[b]This is the same calendar year the Council passed such a weak on crime bill that it had to be stopped by Congress and a Democratic president. [/b]

We need another control board. With the looming CRE implosion and a tax base that is dwindling, we need help with both finances and crime and adults who understand the link between the 2. [/quote]

I live and work in DC and am as invested in you in this issue if not more so, but this is total nonsense courtesy of Tucker Carlson. No serious observer who actually cares enough about crime and justice in DC to understand the facts would write such a thing. For those with the integrity to acknowledge that they may not be as well educated about what actually happened as they would like to be, this is about as good a summary as I’ve seen:

https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-crime/the-war-on-cities

And if you sneer at that article because it’s in The New Yorker, you are exactly the type of person who should be reading it.[/quote]

That article is slanted. Bottom line is the bill would have resulted in more crime and less penalties. I like New Yorker. I’m not a fox new idiot. But bottom line is the bill, for example, would have ensured jury trials for all misdemeanors on an already overburden court system. Even if they did hire more staff, it would still be a catalyst for the court to basically ignore quality of life crimes. I get social justice, but really, lowering penalties for crime detracts from social equity.[/quote]

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