Who the heck is responsible and how do we hold them accountable to bring safety and peace to this town?

Anonymous wrote:Never forget...there are nice restaurants in Logan Circle corridor, too. RIP.

This was and still is so devastating

Anonymous wrote:Wait— this is a very nice, high end restaurant right??

Yup. Even politicians hung out there. I guess they’ll have to find someplace else, while the rest of us wake up to what’s going on.

Wait— this is a very nice, high end restaurant right??

So scary and sad

We moved out to Virginia, and literally don’t step foot in DC anymore. All of their “defund the police” did it. Crooks ain’t as dumb as DC voters.

Anonymous wrote:DC Council Member Charles Allen declares “This violence is unacceptable.” DC Democrats including the police force and union supported him. But now, they say “Charles Allen has turned a blind eye to concerned residents. Rather Charles Allen chooses to cater to an activist crowd whose agenda is anti-police whatever the cost.”

“Allen’s reform measures have resulted in a tragic loss of life and an increase in violent crime.”

So sad how DC keeps voting for more destruction of its own.

Hi. Defunding the police isn't about being anti-police. It's about being anti-militarization of the police. It's about putting budget pressure on the police departments to reduce spending on high tech guns, armored vehicles, etc. It's about repurposing those funds to social net programs to build positive changes in communities. Its about police departments reprioritizing community policing rather than military tactical ops.

Just because when MPD faced budget pressure they decided to downsize the force doesn't mean the decision to shrink/hold their budget was wrong. It means their mgmt didn't make the right choices to retain force size while shrinking these expensive and largely unnecessary purchases of high tech people killing gear.

Anonymous wrote:Even if criminals get arrested, they know they’ll skate right back onto the streets as long as DC is controlled by Democrats. Nothing is changing any time soon.

Why should cops even bother risking their lives to make an arrest?

Risking their lives? It’s not even that stark. What about risking their pensions and even their career employability just because they might make a justifiable use of force and the protester-class decides to target them?

Not worth it. Let the crimes happen, show up when the perps are gone, take a report, tell the victim to file an insurance claim and go home safe at the end of the day. See a crime in progress? Look the other way, pretend you didn’t see it.

Many people are scared to go out in DC in the evenings just for a simple dinner/date night. The mayor is screaming about the end of telework but doesn’t have a single plan for shootings , murder and other crime.

Even if criminals get arrested, they know they’ll skate right back onto the streets as long as DC is controlled by Democrats. Nothing is changing any time soon.

Why should cops even bother risking their lives to make an arrest?

Never forget...there are nice restaurants in Logan Circle corridor, too. RIP.

It's a shame, The Wharf is a beautiful area, with luxury housing, dining and The Anthem. Navy Yard has baseball, soccer, restaurants and shopping. Have to weigh up risks, re: recreation, dining, with kids, with visiting family or colleagues.

Anonymous wrote:DC Council Member Charles Allen declares “This violence is unacceptable.” DC Democrats including the police force and union supported him. But now, they say “Charles Allen has turned a blind eye to concerned residents. Rather Charles Allen chooses to cater to an activist crowd whose agenda is anti-police whatever the cost.”

“Allen’s reform measures have resulted in a tragic loss of life and an increase in violent crime.”

So sad how DC keeps voting for more destruction of its own.

American cities and soon even suburbs will be hopeless

DC Council Member Charles Allen declares “This violence is unacceptable.” DC Democrats including the police force and union supported him. But now, they say “Charles Allen has turned a blind eye to concerned residents. Rather Charles Allen chooses to cater to an activist crowd whose agenda is anti-police whatever the cost.”

“Allen’s reform measures have resulted in a tragic loss of life and an increase in violent crime.”

So sad how DC keeps voting for more destruction of its own.

2 adults and one juvenile https://wjla.com/news/local/shooting-dc-crime-point-audi-field-navy-yard-southwest-two-men-juvenile-boy-restaurant-metropolitan-police-department-connected-shootings-greenleaf-senior-complex-gunshot-wounds-investigation