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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's really not that hard. Prosecute crime, prosecute vagrancy, prosecute open-air drug use. Make it clear that DC is not a free-for-all.[/quote]

Or instead of prosecuting it, address the causes of it, and solve the root cause of the issue, not the symptoms.

I work in the DFS, and I strongly believe that people who think like you should volunteer for a few months with CASA or Legal Aid to really understand how this is not a personal choice but a systemic/generational problem over which individuals have 0 -ZERO!!!- control. [/quote]

You make it sound like "addressing the root causes" hasn't been thought of before. For over 40 years now DC has been spending lavish amounts of money on violence interrupters, homeless services, mental health, affordable housing, and so much more.

Truth is, we need to do both, address the root causes AND smart policing. Because people live in the here and now. If you commit serious crimes or pose a threat to others, you need to be prosecuted and/or sent to mandatory mental health treatment. We can't just sit back and wait another 40 years to see whether the root causes will eventually work themselves out.[/quote]

The [b]Mayor has been closing encampments, so she will get my vote.[/b] She has also pushed other housing initiatives, so I find her actions balanced. I would like for the city council to create some laws around forced hospitalization and treatment, but at least the Mayor is doing something.[/quote]

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