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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes I am sure that in Chicago, Detroit, and New York the reason there are no juvenile carjackings is because they have fixed the disintegration of the nuclear family. Or because they have perfect wrap around services. That’s why.[/quote]

This. Poverty, teen pregnancy, domestic violence, single-parent families or kids being raised by grandparents -- all of these are common issues in every city in the country. But it doesn't mean that kids live in a state of lawlessness.

DC government is truly dysfunctional at almost every level, can't even accomplish simple administrative tasks well, and gets mired in performative politics every time we try to address crime. Like the very fact that we as a city cannot agree to PROSECUTE violent crime is an embarrassment. If I lived in another city I'd laugh at that (and then decide to spend my vacation dollars elsewhere because who wants to visit a city where people can car jack or rob someone and nothing happens?).[/quote]

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