Anonymous wrote:In 2018, there were about 4.1 million vehicles in the DMV area (link). So while 900 sounds like a lot its really only 0.022% of vehicles - and each of those vehicles are driven frequently, so as a percent of trips its infinitesimally small. Seems really small and like its not something we should be worried about.

Anonymous wrote:In 2018, there were about 4.1 million vehicles in the DMV area (link). So while 900 sounds like a lot its really only 0.022% of vehicles - and each of those vehicles are driven frequently, so as a percent of trips its infinitesimally small. Seems really small and like its not something we should be worried about.

Anonymous wrote:When Chicago hired more police officers, their crime stats decreased dramatically. We need to do whatever these other larger cities are doing because it works.

“The impact of the police shortages has been well documented. Over 50% of high priority 911 calls had no officer available, up from 19% in 2019. Arrests were made in fewer than 12% of all crimes in 2022. Arrests between 2019 and 2021 were down 50%.

While there are many factors that contribute to the rise and fall of violent crime, police officer strength is the most critical. We saw that during Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s first term.

When Emanuel restored public safety positions, adding 1,500 police officers and firefighters between 2017-2019 after a dramatic spike in murders, the number of murders quickly plummeted. When Mayor Lori Lightfoot eliminated 614 positions and failed to fill over 1,000 officer vacancies between 2019-2022, the number of murders and other violent crimes predictably and dramatically increased.”

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly, the best solution is to just sell your house and move to the suburbs. Make it someone else’s problem.

Some of us DO live in the suburbs but work in DC - we also deserve to not get carjacked.

Some of the DC Council's latte leftists would probably call that a justifiable "commuter tax."

Anonymous wrote:When Chicago hired more police officers, their crime stats decreased dramatically. We need to do whatever these other larger cities are doing because it works.

“The impact of the police shortages has been well documented. Over 50% of high priority 911 calls had no officer available, up from 19% in 2019. Arrests were made in fewer than 12% of all crimes in 2022. Arrests between 2019 and 2021 were down 50%.

While there are many factors that contribute to the rise and fall of violent crime, police officer strength is the most critical. We saw that during Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s first term.

When Emanuel restored public safety positions, adding 1,500 police officers and firefighters between 2017-2019 after a dramatic spike in murders, the number of murders quickly plummeted. When Mayor Lori Lightfoot eliminated 614 positions and failed to fill over 1,000 officer vacancies between 2019-2022, the number of murders and other violent crimes predictably and dramatically increased.”

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Anonymous wrote:People - Many of these so-called suspects are children!

By law, they are entitled to “youthful offender” status, and understandably treated differently when they slip up. Everyone makes mistakes. Youthful offender goes up to age 26 in DC.

Don’t you want to give children a second chance?

Not if they’re armed. Play adult games, win adult prizes.

A second chance is also different than a third or fourth chance that DC is giving them.

Agree with this. Sorry, not sorry.

Recently what struck me is one of the 13yr olds that was killed carjacking someone. The news trotted out the fully done up mom with her big Gold Gucci earrings, mega chain and gold teeth going on the news saying she lost the man of her house and how he took care of her, blah blah. Come to find out she let him drop out of school at 11 and run the streets. Why is a 13yr old the man of her house? She needs to woman up and support her children and teach them how to be functional in society.

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Anonymous wrote:People - Many of these so-called suspects are children!

By law, they are entitled to “youthful offender” status, and understandably treated differently when they slip up. Everyone makes mistakes. Youthful offender goes up to age 26 in DC.

Don’t you want to give children a second chance?

Not if they’re armed. Play adult games, win adult prizes.

A second chance is also different than a third or fourth chance that DC is giving them.

Anonymous wrote:We definitely will hit a thousand by 12/31. Once school is out for Christmas break, what else do these kids have to do?

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly, the best solution is to just sell your house and move to the suburbs. Make it someone else’s problem.

Some of us DO live in the suburbs but work in DC - we also deserve to not get carjacked.