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Anonymous wrote:If you are familiar with the area, one side of S. Capitol has been revitalized/gentrified and is commonly referred to as Navy Yard (the side with Nats Park and the Navy Yard) and then there is the other side of S. Capitol, the side with Audi field, public housing projects, boarded up and abandoned buildings, that look like east Baltimore. It is amazing how one side of S. Capitol is all shiny and literally cross the street and it is a sad war zone.

Same street.

Where are the boarded up and abandoned buildings in SW? Take your time, we're all ears.

Glad you’re all eats. So I know you think you’re clever but S Capitol divides SE and SW. Let’s say you’re standing on S. Capitol with 295 behind you and you’re looking at 395, Nats Park is on the east side of S Capitol in SE and the other side of the street which is on the west side is SW. I parked a a Nats game this week at a parking lot located at 1323 S Capitol St, SW via Park Mobile which is by the corner of S Capitol and N (there is a liquor store right there on the corner). All the buildings from N to mid block of S. Capitol were boarded up with notice of a hearing posted on the doors, same thing with the first block of N SW.

Go down there. On that side of S Capitol, which is the SW quadrant. Report back here what you see. Super sad.

Here's what's proposed for 1319 South Capitol Street, right by where you parked: https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/more-details-and-maybe-livework-units-for-proposed-south-capitol-street-dev/17117

And here's what's proposed for where the 7-11 currently is: https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/371-units-office-and-retail-proposed-to-replace-the-south-capitol-street-7-/16991

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You people are absolutely ridiculous. Point being, why didn't they tell people there what was happening? COMMUNICATION. Silly me, when you hear gun shots, and you don't know if they are in or out of the stadium, you'd like to know!

"Drive by involving two cars outside the park. Remain calm, remain in place, and we will keep you informed." Easy. But no, they had to freak everyone out by corralling the players and ignoring the fans - half of whom were leaving DURING the shooting (Nats were down by 3 at the top of the 6th) - the other half were either screaming or hiding under their seats.

If that is entertaining to you, I wish this situation on you and your family, see how you like it.

If we have to be subjected to this crap, regardless of politics (take it to the politics board) - then at least know how to handle a crises involving tens of thousands of people in your ball park.

I will be seeing baseball in other cities from now on. If nothing else, your PR team and damage control sucks.

Who said it’s entertaining? They made an announcement after five minutes. What exactly are you expecting?

It was not five minutes, certainly not to people hidden under the seats.

I was there, and I’m calling BS on the “five minutes” thing. We hard the noise, the players were rounded up and went into the dugout, we sat and discussed whether it might be a rain delay, I looked up and saw people across the park running, discussed the fact with the people around us that that really sounded like gunfire, we walked up the stairs (slowly, because there were people in front of us, so that alone took a few minutes), got to the concourse, stood there and discussed what to do, saw the gate attendants, who were energetically waving us outside, went outside, ran across the street and into a restaurant. They had the game on tv, and we had been there a while when they asked everyone to stay in the stadium. If you look at the video, the stadium was mostly empty at that point.

I was well aware at the time that, with zero knowledge of what was happening, there was no “right” answer. It was all luck. We could be running straight into the gunfire. I did know that staying out in the open in a stadium was a really bad idea. Someone with a rifle and a scope could start picking people off easily. I’d take my chances in the concourse where there was some cover. Remember the Las Vegas concert? We left there because stadium personnel told us to.

I don’t necessarily blame the Nats, but I am surprised that they didn’t react more quickly. They have security with radios everywhere. They were able to relay the message to get the players off the field. They clearly weren’t prepared to tell the fans what is happening. This is something they should have been prepared for and drill with their workers. My workplace does — we are prepared for “shelter in place” or “evacuate.”

“Boarded up with a notice of a hearing” likely means the property is being converted to a new use — not that it's abandoned.

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Anonymous wrote:If you are familiar with the area, one side of S. Capitol has been revitalized/gentrified and is commonly referred to as Navy Yard (the side with Nats Park and the Navy Yard) and then there is the other side of S. Capitol, the side with Audi field, public housing projects, boarded up and abandoned buildings, that look like east Baltimore. It is amazing how one side of S. Capitol is all shiny and literally cross the street and it is a sad war zone.

Same street.

Where are the boarded up and abandoned buildings in SW? Take your time, we're all ears.

Glad you’re all eats. So I know you think you’re clever but S Capitol divides SE and SW. Let’s say you’re standing on S. Capitol with 295 behind you and you’re looking at 395, Nats Park is on the east side of S Capitol in SE and the other side of the street which is on the west side is SW. I parked a a Nats game this week at a parking lot located at 1323 S Capitol St, SW via Park Mobile which is by the corner of S Capitol and N (there is a liquor store right there on the corner). All the buildings from N to mid block of S. Capitol were boarded up with notice of a hearing posted on the doors, same thing with the first block of N SW.

Go down there. On that side of S Capitol, which is the SW quadrant. Report back here what you see. Super sad.

Isn’t Washington already the most heavily policed city in the U.S.? Most cities would love to be able to afford the per capita public safety manpower Washington has.

That’s really the defund effort’s little secret — it’s just marketing spin for huge broke cities that can’t afford adequate public safety levels.

Last year Detroit’s police chief said he dreamed of 1,000 additional officers, but Detroit will never cough up an additional $100M a year for cops.

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He’s not wrong. How much are people talking about the 6 year old killed the night before in a drive by in Southeast?

I wasn't aware that I, as a DC area resident, was required to stop talking about our local violence because another city is not talking about their local violence. Interesting! I will be sure to survey the nation and make sure that my behavior is not inconsistent with the behavior of other random people and cities nationwide. Thank you, very cool

A 6 year old girl was killed in SE DC on Friday night. What does that have to do with people nationwide?

I was referring to the tweet, which seems to have blown up enough to get posted here and suggests that DC outrage is fake because nobody cares about Chicago.

Not just Chicago, SE DC, Baltimore, Philly, Detroit, on and on. Anywhere deemed undesirable, low class, flyover, or Black-majority, the hysterical spoiled white yuppies could not care less this is a daily occurrence.

Yeah, hyperbole aside, there is tons of money invested into these areas, the people living there need to be present for their kids and also they need to stop shooting each other. But continue throwing out platitudes and blaming external forces rather than the pointing at the problem itself.

Anonymous wrote:If you are familiar with the area, one side of S. Capitol has been revitalized/gentrified and is commonly referred to as Navy Yard (the side with Nats Park and the Navy Yard) and then there is the other side of S. Capitol, the side with Audi field, public housing projects, boarded up and abandoned buildings, that look like east Baltimore. It is amazing how one side of S. Capitol is all shiny and literally cross the street and it is a sad war zone.

Same street.

Where are the boarded up and abandoned buildings in SW? Take your time, we're all ears.

Anonymous wrote:Bowser is not the problem, and I'm no Bowser fan.

Charles Allen, Karl Racine, Brianne Nadeau, etc. This is on them.

Huh, I never realized that violent crime in SW/Near SE only became a problem when those three arrived on the scene. Try removing your head from your rear before your next post.

Anonymous wrote:A lot of us have been upset by rising crime, and are horrified by the loss of a child. I am actually happy that the Nationals shooting is receiving publicity as hopefully it will draw attention to the issue and hold politicians feet to the fire. If people don't want to come in to watch games, dine out etc. then perhaps business associations and sports teams can bring a pressure that we, the civilians suffering these crimes and deaths, have to date been unable to do.

Hate to say it but +1. And let’s not forget that violent crime is up all over the city including wheee many of us live in NW. so called safe neighborhoods like Cleveland Park and AU Park have been the site of multiple armed robberies in recent weeks. Where the hell is Mary Cheh on this? Completely silent.

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Anonymous wrote:

He’s not wrong. How much are people talking about the 6 year old killed the night before in a drive by in Southeast?

I wasn't aware that I, as a DC area resident, was required to stop talking about our local violence because another city is not talking about their local violence. Interesting! I will be sure to survey the nation and make sure that my behavior is not inconsistent with the behavior of other random people and cities nationwide. Thank you, very cool

A 6 year old girl was killed in SE DC on Friday night. What does that have to do with people nationwide?

I was referring to the tweet, which seems to have blown up enough to get posted here and suggests that DC outrage is fake because nobody cares about Chicago.

Not just Chicago, SE DC, Baltimore, Philly, Detroit, on and on. Anywhere deemed undesirable, low class, flyover, or Black-majority, the hysterical spoiled white yuppies could not care less this is a daily occurrence.

If you are familiar with the area, one side of S. Capitol has been revitalized/gentrified and is commonly referred to as Navy Yard (the side with Nats Park and the Navy Yard) and then there is the other side of S. Capitol, the side with Audi field, public housing projects, boarded up and abandoned buildings, that look like east Baltimore. It is amazing how one side of S. Capitol is all shiny and literally cross the street and it is a sad war zone.

Same street.

You are literally on your own in dc. The equity minded folks pushing restorative justice won’t allow a return to tough on crime policing, which while breaking up families because it sent people to jail, was very effective in stemming crime. There is an Atlantic article all about it. At the end of the day, it’s now too 3rd rail to discuss this topic, or anything too difficult, and so crime will go on and there will be more and more of these stories. It’s a kind of “take your medicine you wealthy, gentrifier, as comeuppance for such a such, of the past”.

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Anonymous wrote:A lot of us have been upset by rising crime, and are horrified by the loss of a child. I am actually happy that the Nationals shooting is receiving publicity as hopefully it will draw attention to the issue and hold politicians feet to the fire. If people don't want to come in to watch games, dine out etc. then perhaps business associations and sports teams can bring a pressure that we, the civilians suffering these crimes and deaths, have to date been unable to do.

Multiple members of the DC council have been recent victims of crime. Yet they do nothing. You think they actually care about you?

Charles Allen is useless. A complete wet paper bag regarding crime.

Anonymous wrote:A lot of us have been upset by rising crime, and are horrified by the loss of a child. I am actually happy that the Nationals shooting is receiving publicity as hopefully it will draw attention to the issue and hold politicians feet to the fire. If people don't want to come in to watch games, dine out etc. then perhaps business associations and sports teams can bring a pressure that we, the civilians suffering these crimes and deaths, have to date been unable to do.

Multiple members of the DC council have been recent victims of crime. Yet they do nothing. You think they actually care about you?

A lot of us have been upset by rising crime, and are horrified by the loss of a child. I am actually happy that the Nationals shooting is receiving publicity as hopefully it will draw attention to the issue and hold politicians feet to the fire. If people don't want to come in to watch games, dine out etc. then perhaps business associations and sports teams can bring a pressure that we, the civilians suffering these crimes and deaths, have to date been unable to do.