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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The bifurcated system created by the Home Rule law creates a situation where everyone can point fingers at other players w/o accountability. USAO can say it's forensics lab, Council, MPD. MPD can say it's Council and USAO. Bowser can say it's Council, etc.

Players for those unfamiliar:

Bowser has control over forensics lab and MPD

Council writes laws and controls MPD funding

MPD makes arrests of juv and adults

Forensics lab is basis for crimes prosecuted by USAO and AG

AG elected in DC, prosecutes juv crime

Superior Court judges are appointed by President, apply laws written by DC Council

President appoints USAO and Sup Ct judges, proposed DOJ budget (USAO staff and courts)

Congress approves DOJ budget (USAO staff and courts) and 
has oversight over DOJ including USAO

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This should be stickied at the top of this forum. 90% of the posts about crime on here illustrate an ignorance of these basic facts.[/quote]

As a way for the Council to evade responsibility? Sorry, no. [/quote]

Please don't let the facts stand in the way of hating Charles Allen!!!
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What facts, Jeff. You continue to believe that this is some kind of gotcha that demonstrates the criticism of the Council isn’t warranted. You seem to have limited understanding about how legislation and oversight work, and how political influence can be weilded. But sure, if you believe the Council is that weak and ineffective I guess we should get a control board. [/quote]

You replied to a post listing factual information by rejecting the idea of making it more visible because you believe it would take away from criticizing the Council. Those are the facts. All in print above. Spin all you want, but you clearly stated that you prefer to keep factual data out of sight in order to easier criticize the Council.

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It’s fine to make it visible but absurd to claim it’s some kind of rebuttal to criticism of the Council. [/quote]

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