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[quote=Anonymous]I agree that the refusal to bring tough penalties against juvenile violent offenders is a huge problem. The number of kids in DC with long rap sheets but who have never experienced more than a slap on the wrist is alarming.

I think the increasing homeless population is also a major issue. Mental illness is very common in this population and especially when you have long term encampments, violence and other crime is inevitable.

There is a link between these two issues. In both cases, activists in DC oppose the more obvious solutions (stiffer penalties agains juvenile crime, breaking up homeless encampments) as cruel and have a laundry list of reasons why, some of which have some truth (recidivism rates among incarcerated teens are high, shelters often don’t meet needs of residents and can be violent places) and others that are more specious.

But the one question most activists can’t answer? What do we do instead?

So we do nothing. And this is the result. “Nothing” should not be an option.[/quote]

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