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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They're going to say it was a on off that could have happened anywhere and ignore things like the daytime armed robbery at Wegmans. [/quote]

Jesus, what?[/quote]

Frumin didn’t exactly cover himself in glory at the last crime meeting at this library. He brushed away the concerns of parents and business owners, some who had their lives directly threatened.  It was pretty stunning to see how poorly he understood the crime issue at that time. His response was then was basically that other parts of the city had it worse.  What a difference six months make.  [/quote]

I heard it was really bad and my heart goes out to the people brave enough to speak of their experiences publicly. I fear it will be a contest between him, Graves and Schwab to try to deflect responsibility most extensively or appeal to slogans like "Ward 3 for all" or "kids are kids" most enthusiastically.

Public pressure has to be kept on Graves and Schwab, there are not many cards to play. We need more electable candidates like Lisa Gore to step up, certainly in W7 where Gray is not running. We have enough DSA endorsed criminal coddling Councilmembers. We need to not just go with the easy "let's recall" we need electable alternatives. Consider running or helping to identify and support candidates in your Ward or at large. Some, like Mendo, Nadeau and Allen we are stuck with for a while, they were just elected. For the recall enthusiasts, you still need a candidate to run even in the unlikely event a recall is successful.

I cannot imagine being the family of the teen girl and getting that call in the middle of the night. RIP. Far too many children and teens are getting shot and killed in DC, it's profoundly racist to consider that "city living" or "equitable." If Baltimore can bring down homicides, so can DC. It takes focus, good investigations and prosecutions. [/quote]

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