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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Carjacking has already been effectively decriminalized in DC so I don’t see how this law makes a difference.  Might as well just make it a civil penalty at this point, like a parking ticket.[/quote]
In the first 19 days of 2023, there has been 21 carjackings with 2/3 involving guns. There has been only one arrest who was a juvenile offender and contrary to public perception, a DC resident.
https://mpdc.dc.gov/page/carjacking[/quote]
There have been over 500 carjackings from January 1, 2022 to present. The most common place that carjackings occur is in 6th District (Wards 7/8), followed by the 1st District (Ward 6). The most common age of a carjacking arrestee is 16 years old.[/quote]

Do they actually know what the common thread to these carjackings is?  Are there crime rings recruiting kids to bring them cars to sell or chop?  If so then why aren't we hearing about MPD going after the crime rings, to eliminate the demand?  Or is it criminal crews stealing cars to use in driveby shootings or other crimes?  If so then why aren't we hearing about a crackdown on criminal gangs?  Is it bored kids doing carjackings for joyrides?  If so then why aren't we hearing about MPD going around to schools to talk to kids about it?  And, why aren't we hearing about MPD using their license plate scanners and cameras to help locate stolen cars - or any other vehicular enforcement, for that matter?[/quote]

The common thread is there are no consequences for juvenile crime, and everyone - the juveniles, police, OAG, judges, and Council know it. The system is working precisely as designed and intended.

Police chasing stolen vehicles? Doing stops? Going into schools?

Tell me you’re not from here without telling me you’re not from here.[/quote]

+1.  The highest priority of DC government is reducing incarceration and not harming the life prospects of youth offenders.  Public safety and the harms done to crime victims is a much lower priority to the extent it is even a concern at all.  Not going to change anytime soon if ever.[/quote]

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