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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The Montgomery County Council Public Safety Committee was told Tuesday that there were 32 homicides and 67 carjackings in 2021. The numbers reflect an 88% increase in homicides and 72% increase in carjackings.

https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2022/01/homicides-carjackings-up-in-montgomery-county/

I voted for Sullivan.

If you give a damn about your family, friends and neighbors, then you should too. [/quote]

You're talking about trends that are the case nationally. Much as I dislike Elrich, he's not the driving force behind the increases in crime.[/quote]

County Executives don't drive crime.

It's how they react to surging crime that matters. Our political leadership is failing to address the problem and officer shortage.

https://bethesdamagazine.com/2022/02/01/montgomery-county-considering-new-recruitment-strategy-for-dwindling-police-force/[/quote]

The crime surge is fueled in part by unilateral policy decisions Elrich has taken. He is anti pretext stops for example, but thats largely how police get illegal guns off the street.  He has created a hostile work environment for police, in a lot of ways, but his public comments against his very high-performing department cause a lot of damage, and police don’t do as much proactive policing.   He unilaterally pulled SROs out of schools, which took away an important violence prevention tool. Police presence helps reduce violence full stop. And the violence prevention extends into the community.  Nobody is asking how much student on student violence is happening outside of schools (ahem Jailyn Jones murder).  Somebody ask that please.  How many shootings, stabbings, murders, permanent disabilities are happening to students because of violence?  Because the violence is fueled by in school fights and social media threats. Their beefs don’t end at school doors.

And there has been a mass exodus of outstanding officers. They leave for jurisdictions that value them. They have lost five or six assistant chiefs under Elrich. I am not even counting Elrich’s cluster @&$& creation and rapid implosion of a civilian assistant chief.  I think their captains only average about 3 years of experience at that rank. They may be awesome. I have no clue. But the lack of experience or mentorship will leave its mark. What’s going to be left is mediocrity. And who suffers the most from a failure to keep the community safe? Black and brown lower income communities.

Elrich and Jawando lead that destruction and the rest of the cowardly council, who’re terrified of appearing racist, just go along with them.  
No ethics. No spine. No subject matter expertise. Only massive egos and self serving bull $&@&.
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