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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is a DC thing with MPD. You would think I'd be used to it by now but I'm always doing double takes when I see the lights and wondering if I should pull over. [/quote] It has been DC's police department (MPD's) policy for years to drive with lights on to show a visible presence. It is disconcerting, because it can be hard to tell if an officer just has the lights on (per department policy), or is responding silently to a call (like a couple of PPs have described). I wish they'd drop the lights-on policy - I don't think it has made any measurable difference in neighborhoods, and it just confuses drivers. [/quote] It got your attention. It made you redirect your focus. That's a good thing. DC's crime rate is the lowest it's been in decades--simmer down.[/quote] While PG's rises because the DC gentrifiers pushed out the petty criminals [/quote] Not true... PG crime is down over the last 4 years. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/prince-georges-leaders-tout-falling-crime-rates-homicides-drop-40-percent-since-2010/2015/01/13/d38e006c-9b28-11e4-bcfb-059ec7a93ddc_story.html?utm_term=.40e7b03fb015 [/quote] And DC crime is up and in 2015 and 2016. So police cars should drive around with sirens on to bring it back down. [/quote] LOL. Yeah, cops driving around with their lights on is such a great idea that no other major dept. in the US does it. :roll: Driving with lights on is almost as bad as the new LED light bars that are so bright that they blind oncoming traffic. They are also super annoying when you have to stand right next to them for any period of time.[/quote]
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