Anonymous wrote:I just got my concealed carry permit as well. It’s easy to carry in a holster next to my seat, and I already feel a lot safer. I hope I never have to use it, but if I do then I am prepared to do what I have to do in order to protect myself from great bodily harm or death.

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I'm waiting for MPD to approve my CCW. I can't believe I am at the point where I don't feel safe walking in my neighborhood or running errands in my car. Carjackings and ADWs are increasing in frequency and in proximity to my home. Everyone with the power to address root causes is pointing the finger at everyone else with the power to address root causes. I hope I never need to use it, but what choice do I have but to operate within my sphere of control?

The most likely outcome is that your gun will be stolen by someone - unless you store it properly. The second most likely outcome is that it will be used on someone inappropriately, as a suicide, domestic-related homicide, or accidental shooting. The least most likely outcome is that you will use your gun to protect yourself. One of the root causes is guns.

Yeah OK. I'll take my chances and you can be a cool woke victim.

Weird response.

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Anonymous wrote:Crime's up all over the country.

Ah, there you are.

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Anonymous wrote:Whoa! These numbers are WAY above PG County!

https://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/4497/Annual-Offenses-by-Division-DCR

For 2023:

Homicides in DC is 130
Homicides in PG is 18

Sex Abuse in DC is 85
Sex Abuse in PG is 34

Robbery in DC is 1,699
Robbery in PG is 280

damn... i'm moving to pg!

Anonymous wrote:Whoa! These numbers are WAY above PG County!

https://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/4497/Annual-Offenses-by-Division-DCR

For 2023:

Homicides in DC is 130
Homicides in PG is 18

Sex Abuse in DC is 85
Sex Abuse in PG is 34

Robbery in DC is 1,699
Robbery in PG is 280

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Anonymous wrote:

I'm waiting for MPD to approve my CCW. I can't believe I am at the point where I don't feel safe walking in my neighborhood or running errands in my car. Carjackings and ADWs are increasing in frequency and in proximity to my home. Everyone with the power to address root causes is pointing the finger at everyone else with the power to address root causes. I hope I never need to use it, but what choice do I have but to operate within my sphere of control?

The most likely outcome is that your gun will be stolen by someone - unless you store it properly. The second most likely outcome is that it will be used on someone inappropriately, as a suicide, domestic-related homicide, or accidental shooting. The least most likely outcome is that you will use your gun to protect yourself. One of the root causes is guns.

Yeah OK. I'll take my chances and you can be a cool woke victim.

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Anonymous wrote:

I'm waiting for MPD to approve my CCW. I can't believe I am at the point where I don't feel safe walking in my neighborhood or running errands in my car. Carjackings and ADWs are increasing in frequency and in proximity to my home. Everyone with the power to address root causes is pointing the finger at everyone else with the power to address root causes. I hope I never need to use it, but what choice do I have but to operate within my sphere of control?

The most likely outcome is that your gun will be stolen by someone - unless you store it properly. The second most likely outcome is that it will be used on someone inappropriately, as a suicide, domestic-related homicide, or accidental shooting. The least most likely outcome is that you will use your gun to protect yourself. One of the root causes is guns.

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I'm waiting for MPD to approve my CCW. I can't believe I am at the point where I don't feel safe walking in my neighborhood or running errands in my car. Carjackings and ADWs are increasing in frequency and in proximity to my home. Everyone with the power to address root causes is pointing the finger at everyone else with the power to address root causes. I hope I never need to use it, but what choice do I have but to operate within my sphere of control?

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https://mpdc.dc.gov/page/district-crime-data-glance


The year is only a little half over, yet crime stats are blowing 2022 out of the water. The number of robberies and carjackings is truly absurd. I guess this is the progress the voters wanted and the outcome of restorative justice. DC, where you can do whatever you want and there are no consequences for anything. Congress needs to step in at this point, because it is clear the DC govt is incapable of fulfilling its basic requirement of govt, which is to ensure public safety and justice.

Queue the clowns - 'BuT It IsN't aS BaD AS 90s!!!!'

Lawdy how bad are these 2023 stats going to be by year's end?

I'm waiting for MPD to approve my CCW. I can't believe I am at the point where I don't feel safe walking in my neighborhood or running errands in my car. Carjackings and ADWs are increasing in frequency and in proximity to my home. Everyone with the power to address root causes is pointing the finger at everyone else with the power to address root causes. I hope I never need to use it, but what choice do I have but to operate within my sphere of control?

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https://mpdc.dc.gov/page/district-crime-data-glance


The year is only a little half over, yet crime stats are blowing 2022 out of the water. The number of robberies and carjackings is truly absurd. I guess this is the progress the voters wanted and the outcome of restorative justice. DC, where you can do whatever you want and there are no consequences for anything. Congress needs to step in at this point, because it is clear the DC govt is incapable of fulfilling its basic requirement of govt, which is to ensure public safety and justice.

Queue the clowns - 'BuT It IsN't aS BaD AS 90s!!!!'

Lawdy how bad are these 2023 stats going to be by year's end?

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Anonymous wrote:I was talking to power crews yesterday who came in from out of state. They stated that one of their teams was robbed while here. I cannot verify if this is true but their perception is that DC is dangerous. He stated that his spouse was worried.
Perception matters because at what point won’t we (DC) be able to get additional resources because out of state teams don’t want to come to a dangerous city.

Yes, when a major "news" source has devoted years to portraying cities in the US as landscapes of smoking rubble populated by criminal sociopaths, some people do become afraid to visit those cities.

When people from out of town who come to DC to help restore power are robbed, that kind of confirms the belief that DC is dangerous, don't you think?

The companies who are responsible for these visiting workers should call them home. Let DC fix it. Maybe if residents suffer, they will get mad enough to think about their vote.

Crippling your nation's Capitol out of spite....and I bet you consider yourself a "patriot." Stay classy.

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Anonymous wrote:I was talking to power crews yesterday who came in from out of state. They stated that one of their teams was robbed while here. I cannot verify if this is true but their perception is that DC is dangerous. He stated that his spouse was worried.
Perception matters because at what point won’t we (DC) be able to get additional resources because out of state teams don’t want to come to a dangerous city.

Yes, when a major "news" source has devoted years to portraying cities in the US as landscapes of smoking rubble populated by criminal sociopaths, some people do become afraid to visit those cities.

When people from out of town who come to DC to help restore power are robbed, that kind of confirms the belief that DC is dangerous, don't you think?

When some random anonymously posts that they talked to somebody yesterday who told them about something that somebody else said happened to them, that kind of confirms that randoms randomly post all kind of things on the internet - not that there is much dispute about this.

This is the article: https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/14-year-old-arrested-in-fatal-shooting-of-construction-worker-on-howard-university-campus/3395424/?amp=1

Again, you can bury your head, shut out anything that contradicts your existing confirmation bias that progressive policies will “work if given enough time”, and that’s great for you.

For the rest of us who live in the real world, where we see stats, and can put 2 and 2 together, its not all some pandemic related problem of kids not having enough to occupy their time. it’s clear that years of electing progressive council members who push ever more lenient legislation for violent offenders (YRA and 2nd look act for example) and hiring progressive da’s that don’t prosecute (70% last year), and seeing that giving teens a slap on the wrist and pat on the head for basically terrorizing the city with violent crime are sort of the main contributors to the issue.

I get it. You’re virtuous, you don’t like seeing lots of people locked up, you know that selective “evidence-based” policies as Charles Allen is fond of repeating after another violent incident happens in Ward 6 occurs, are the best policies and we just need to look at alternatives to strict punishment because it’s new dawn and all that sht. Just stop. I am a liberal but we are going way overboard with trying to placate criminals. Just fking stop with your bs.

I think the problems are with the DC crime lab, police hiring, consistent police f-ups requiring cases to be dropped, and lax AG prosecution. We can also blame Kia’s USB problem and extended school closures for creating the kiddie karjacking trend. Charles Allen certainly did not help, but at the end of the day, his progressive bills are more annoying and useless than anything else. His (and the Council’s) big failure is to allow our crime-control apparatus to completely fall apart.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was talking to power crews yesterday who came in from out of state. They stated that one of their teams was robbed while here. I cannot verify if this is true but their perception is that DC is dangerous. He stated that his spouse was worried.
Perception matters because at what point won’t we (DC) be able to get additional resources because out of state teams don’t want to come to a dangerous city.

Yes, when a major "news" source has devoted years to portraying cities in the US as landscapes of smoking rubble populated by criminal sociopaths, some people do become afraid to visit those cities.

When people from out of town who come to DC to help restore power are robbed, that kind of confirms the belief that DC is dangerous, don't you think?

The companies who are responsible for these visiting workers should call them home. Let DC fix it. Maybe if residents suffer, they will get mad enough to think about their vote.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was talking to power crews yesterday who came in from out of state. They stated that one of their teams was robbed while here. I cannot verify if this is true but their perception is that DC is dangerous. He stated that his spouse was worried.
Perception matters because at what point won’t we (DC) be able to get additional resources because out of state teams don’t want to come to a dangerous city.

Yes, when a major "news" source has devoted years to portraying cities in the US as landscapes of smoking rubble populated by criminal sociopaths, some people do become afraid to visit those cities.

When people from out of town who come to DC to help restore power are robbed, that kind of confirms the belief that DC is dangerous, don't you think?