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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC residents pool your resources, hire private security firms to patrol your neighborhoods, reach out to 60 minutes and other media entities to highlight the drastic measures needed to safely walk your streets at night.  Embarrass the politicians into doing something.  Won’t solve all the problems but it is a start. [/quote]
The private security idea is probably the one that’s the most viable. Unfortunately, people would probably be reticent to do it because the pro-crime faction and their media enablers would label them as racist. [/quote]

Hmm, I am just trying to imagine how to do it. Like literally rent a cop? Just go to a private security firm and give them a beat to walk in shifts? Neighborhood passes a hat? I am not anti-police, but yes, it would make headlines if we have to hire people to do what police are meant to do but can't or won't do the lack of political support.[/quote]

My parents’ neighborhood in a large city does this. A retired man was beaten and robbed while walking his dog. He ended up in a coma at a local hospital with no ID and no phone, which led to one person spearheading the effort.

Two rent-a-cops drive patrol cars in the neighborhood. It’s fairly cheap for the year and everyone who participates has a small sign outside their door similar to if you use a home security system.

I have no idea how this can possibly be seen as racist. (No idea if it’s actually effective either, but I think it’s $100 every six months to participate and the price goes down as more neighbors join in.)
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