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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So in what ways is the Mayor's seriousness manifesting itself?  What actions has the Mayor taken to address high crime, and why have they failed?[/quote] You are using a red herring and diverting from the elected offices that are elected and materially empowered to deal with DC crime. They are the city council, the DC Attorney General, the US Attorney General and US Attorney's office and the US Congress.

The US Congress has done its bit by blocking portions of the catch and release crime bill and forcing its modification. The other offices above have done nothing.
The Mayor as argued  against defunding of police, and argue against reduced sentencing that has caused more crime. But she is not empowered, nor is she elected under DC's system, to be addressing crime. We have an AG and USAG who decides prosecution policy and they do not in any way answer to her, a council which decides funding and does not answer to her. Those are the entities responsible for crime fighting, not, in DC, the Mayor.[/quote]

To appease elements of the WTU, the Mayor kept DCPS schools shuttered for about a school year longer than was necessary (per the science). I've yet to come across someone who can argue with a straight face that this was not at least partly responsible for the spike in youth crime.[/quote]

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