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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I really doubt the MPD has the manpower to assign a permanent 24/7 guard detail over that shelter. In fact that's more the jurisdiction of the Housing Police, but I've never seen those guys outside of the NE and SE.  [/quote]

The only time that I've ever seen a cop from 2D actually walking a beat is when the officer is killing time walking the aisles of Best Buy in Tenleytown!  Normally these Krispy Kreme kops never leave their cruisers.[/quote]
The city doesn't exactly encourage these cops to be proactive, I don't blame them for trying to avoid being thrown under the bus.[/quote]

I asked a police officer to check on a homeless person who was creaming obscenities and death threats in front of CVS in Tenleytown, and the police officer became totally agitated and distraught. He tried to convince 'freedom of speech" and told me how difficult it was to check on the mentally ill. He finally caved in and called some sort of wellness van to check on the man, as he should have done in the first place, while he stood at a 20 foot distance. I have the greatest respect for police officers, but clearly they are terrified of being caught on tape intervening with our most highly fetishized citizens. With homeless encouraged to be on the streets rather than in a hospital (DC General, ahem) they are expected to be social workers and now shelter workers on top of their regular duties. I loved the suggestions that they take 'metro' to alleviate current parking difficulties as if they are somehow lesser entitled to choose whatever commute works best for them coming to their difficult jobs. I'm guessing in San Diego they are handing out hepatitis vaccines and we may not be far off that in DC, as we offer all kind of shelter privileges with no long term requirements or plan to move people to stability.[/quote]

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