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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not in DC but my car was high jacked in Crystal City and driven into DC where it crashed into three cars and knocked one kid off the scooter  It was basically totaled when I found it near Lincoln Park. The Arlington said they could not even write a report about it for insurance. The DC police never responded to call to look at the car. I had the car towed to the deal in Tyson's  Corner who said it was totaled and the engine was blown because the kids drove it with the break on.  Cost to replace the car was $52,000.  Insurance paid  for $30,000 -- the blue book value.

After that I stopped contributing to any charity that helped kids in DC, including a large annual contribution to Children's Hospital.   They can rot for all I care.[/quote]

Almost all of the kids in DC did not steal your car.[/quote]

Nah, just lots of other people's cars.  Our street in an alleged good neighborhood in NW had so much crime recently that we have been told by the police not to bother reporting it. We'll move as soon as last kid finishes private school.  We work in Arlington so DC won't be necessary.  My DH had an attempted carjack in DC but he slammed the door on the kid's hand and that stopped him from driving so that my DH could open the door and pull him out.  [/quote]

Are you seriously trying to argue that most kids that live in DC are criminals?[/quote]

I did not use the word “almost all of the kids” and I did not use the term “most kids.”   I recounted experience with someone who high jacked my car in Arlington and drove it into DC and the crime in our NW DC neighborhood along with my DH having an attempted high Jack. There are a large number of kids who live in DC and commit crime.  Look at DC crime reports and crime reports from surrounding jurisdictions.  Not sure if they are all kids but many crimes are committed by DC residents.

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You wrote "after that, I stopped contributing to any charity that helped kids in DC They can rot for all I care"
Sort of implies that you believe all or most are criminals does it not?[/quote]

Have only had minor property crimes like broken windows, stolen porch furniture, and plants and a few muggings over the last 21 years but we have finally realized we are weary of helping people with no progress.    We have been very active with one church related charities and have worked to geo people into housing, repair cars or get cars so people could work, pay for education help, school supplies, glasses, computers, WiFi, , clothing, furniture and food assistance.    We made it through the pandemic and through the beginning of school and then stopped.  
We saw the same people repeatedly and gave them the same help with no progress.   No matter what we did, we had no one actually do better.  In fact the kids we saw at five or six years old did not finish scholarship, have no jobs, cannot get into the military because they are obese, have several children, and are repeating the same mistakes of their parents.

We looked extensively for groups who have been able to actually help people and found a number throughout the country.  We have contributed to them and have physically worked with three others somewhat nearby.

Our children will be finished high school by 2024 and we are leaving the area since we can work remotely.

I don’t think that it is that people are criminals but that so many of them are unable to do anything brute ust with the support of government and charities. [/quote]

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