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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m not sure how this is fixable in the current environment
https://twitter.com/MusserRyan/status/1716093626315415728[/quote]

Unreal. That needs to be sent straight to the news investigation. People die when 911 isn't answered.[/quote]
It’s honestly scary. The city has given up and there is no capacity or competence to perform basic state functions.

The only things that the mayor or council seem willing to do is shovel money to favored NGOs and companies or create new high paid government positions for “coordination”.

No one is willing to commit to just make basic government functions work for residents unless someone else can make a buck off it. [/quote]

"If DC had statehood they would finally have the resources to address these issues."[/quote]

I agree that our prosecution system is complicated, with the federal/local split. And that impacts the crime we are seeing. I am trying to figure out who is responsible for the chronic undercharging of gun crimes. The Feds or us or both. Other than that, we are over resourced. We are just dumb with how we use our resources.[/quote]
Why not just start with the things fully within DCs control that are completely out of control?
- 911
- Crime Lab

Before anyone worries about what the Feds is doing or not doing, DC is fully empowered to fix these things on its own without anyone help.

These are the low hanging fruit and it’s deeply concerning that there is no will to do anything about it.

Mendelson and Bowser’s plan is to ask the Feds for a special appropriation for the crime lab.

Robert White’s plan is to fix 911 through offering hiring bonuses.

Does any of this sound serious  considering how deeply dysfunctional these organizations are?
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Don’t forget the AG.

If you are happy with the state of juvenile crime in the city, then you have the Karl Racine/Brian Schwalb regimes to thank.

How they have escaped scrutiny is beyond me,[/quote]

Are they elected by us (ie local)? Will this ballot initiative provide more AG options?[/quote]

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