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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oh my god, everyone (at least in recent pages of this thread) needs to read up on how criminal justice actually works in DC.  Karl Racine doesn't have any prosecutors (except in the loosest sense related to juvenile crimes).  The federal government, specifically the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, is responsible for prosecuting [b]all[/b] felonies (i.e., crimes punishable by more than one year in jail) in D.C.  Our prosecutor-in-chief is the U.S. Attorney, a man named Matthew Graves.  The disconnect between the police and the prosecutors, unique in our country, is a problem, but it's hardly one you can blame Bowser or Contee for when it was imposed on us by Congress.[/quote]
The vast majority of the violent crimes being discussed in this thread (armed carjackings and robberies, gun cases) have been committed by teens, and those cases are “prosecuted” by Karl Racine’s office. This is why the mayor and Contee specifically targeted Racine. Additionally, even those cases where the perps are a little older, chances are they were juvenile delinquents previously “prosecuted” by Racine’s office but yet still roaming the streets committing crimes. Some of us know how the criminal justice system here in DC works, but thanks for the helpful tips.[/quote]
And Racine’s response to Bowser is quite interesting in pointing out her penchant for finger pointing and buck passing instead of leadership. I’ve honestly never heard of a situation anywhere else where the mayor has been out there like this. Not saying that criticism of Allen, the council and Racine is unfair. However, first glass houses and all that. Second, the mayor should have a higher sense leadership no? Not even trying to use convening power to bring all actors together to coordinate.

[twitter]https://mobile.twitter.com/AGKarlRacine/status/1487226302969040896?cxt=HHwWgMCykayc2KMpAAAA[/twitter][/quote]

Karl Racine: "My office prosecutes all violent crimes committed by juveniles where we have strong evidence, as the standard of proof is beyond a reasonable doubt, and where the arrest is constitutional."

Also Karl Racine: "No, I will not release statistics showing how many juveniles actually are prosecuted, even with names redacted. And no, I will not release statistics showing how many of these juveniles had previous arrests."[/quote]
Also Karl Racine: we prosecute violent crimes, but will not define prosecute. 
Sure, they are charging kids, but part of what the Mayor and Contee were getting at was what happens after you charge them? What are the pleas being taken (ie is a kid that carjacks someone pleading to misdemeanors), are violent offenders being released back into the community as part of their plea, are you treating repeat offenders differently than a kid with no priors. Racine will not answer these questions because he doesn’t want the public to know, in this midst of this spike in juvenile crime, that his office is offering misdemeanor pleas and other slaps on the wrist to kids who are violent. [/quote]

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