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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I live in the U Street/14th/Logan Circle corridor where we have NG troops out front of the house and “guarding” the corner candy store.  It’s absolutely ridiculous.  They don’t do ANYTHING.  And I don’t blame them, btw; they’re just doing what they’re told.  It’s not like they’re ICE.

Crime in DC had already been dropping precipitously before they showed up. Anyone who doesn’t recognize that doesn’t know what they’re talking about and is full of shit.  No doubt OP is not a DC resident.

We are on course towards a nearly 10 year low in the homicide numbers, and the pace has not changed since the national guard. End of story.[/quote]

Crime was, depending on what statistics you follow, going slightly down. But not fast enough, and not effectively enough.

Being on course towards a nearly 10 year low, when this has been an absolute crisis for decades that puts American citizens at risk, is not saying anything. That is like losing a pound or two, and acting like your weight loss journey is complete.

The goal is zero violent crimes committed. Zero, not “lowest in ten years. Zero, not “a bit less than last year.” [/quote]

Look dick, the OP was talking about the number of homicides not the overall crime rate, and the fact is that the overall rate is dropping even faster and the NG hasn’t been deployed to the parts of the city where there are lots of homicides anyway.

Wish Jeff had a way of limiting conversations about what goes on about Washington DC to people who actually live here. Because I am convinced that the majority of the Maga posters on this thread and similar threads do not.[/quote]

I grew up in DC and lived there for over a decade when I was younger. I was forced to leave because of the violence. I could not live with myself putting my children in harm’s way due to DC democrats’ failed policies. I have every right to speak on this issue.

Honestly, I tend to agree that I can’t say the NG itself is behind the decrease in crime, but to argue that the statistics do not show a drastic and unprecedented decline in violent crime. Personally, I tend to believe the much more impactful action was empowering the DC police and fed LE to take action against violent criminals, and flooding the zone with LE.

Has it been solved? No. But Trump has - in one year - managed to make significant progress on an issue that DC’s corrupt liberal leadership has failed to be able to address since the 1950s A problem that has led to many marginalized and minority residents absolutely terrified on leaving their house. The majority of DC residents I know are so damn thankful for Trump’s dedication to their cause because, as a city that voted 90+% against him, it would be easy for him to turn his back, ignore the problem, and let the city continue to burn. [/quote]

You don’t live here, you don’t vote here, you don’t pay taxes here, you chose to leave here, your personal experience living in the city is obviously very dated and irrelevant, and the DC residents who you profess constitute the “majority” sharing your view are merely your like thinkers who don’t constitute the true majority of DC residents.  I know that, at you don’t, because I live here and you don’t.  [/quote]

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