How do we deal with the recent spike in crime in DC?

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Anonymous wrote:"DC is not on the decline..." another poster said.

LOL, another poster's response was perfect: This sub anytime anyone mentions crime: "Look it's way down compared to the 90s. If you were a DC native, not a gentrifier, and a real city folk you'd realize having your car stolen is just part of living in the city. Smh. Just take your airpods out and you won't have your car stolen. I live in the ghetto and have never even seen a crime occur walking home at 3am alone all the time btw."

Seriously, though, why do we put up with this BS as DC residents?!

A homeless dude used to repeatedly break into my friend’s car to sleep (and piss) in it. She’d say “well, that’s city living, and he needs help!” I’ve lived in the city and no way I’d be shrugging that sht off so easily.

YT guilt.

Found the racist

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Anonymous wrote:Time to pass a stimulus bill. What do you think happens when people are unable to feed their families? It's only going to get worse. Pass the f'ing stimulus bill already.

People are carjacking to feed their families?!? Get outta town, PP.

Why do you think they're doing it, genius? They have options to live well but they just chose to be criminals instead?

It's being committed by a lot of juveniles.

As if DC residents are the only ones hurting from the pandemic. Millions of other people don't resort to violent crime to make ends meet. This is a stupid and ridiculous apologist excuse.

+1. Someone got a picture of a recent car jacking perpetrator in Bloomingdales and posted it on next door. The kid looked maybe 13. This wasn’t the first time he did this. They’re doing it because they have no boundaries or supervision and think it’s fun. This kid will do it again and again because there are literally no consequences.

How do you know that this was not the first time the person did this, or why it was done? Serious question, not being snarky at all.

Anonymous wrote:I mean, DC politicians (who could change this) considers all car crime a victimless crime to take up with insurers. And when someone gets hurt when it escalates I'm sure they feel just terrible. It's awful.

Carjacking is not considered a “victimless crime” in DC. DC law is already disproportionately harsh on carjacking offenses. It is punished more harshly than any other kind of robbery. Carjacking sentencing is so harsh that innocent people charged with carjacking will sometimes accept a plea to a lesser offense just to avoid the risk of being falsely convicted of carjacking at trial. (This is the case with many offenses that carry long mandatory minimum sentences.) To be clear, simply stealing an empty car is theft, not carjacking. Carjacking is taking a car directly from a person.

I mean, DC politicians (who could change this) considers all car crime a victimless crime to take up with insurers. And when someone gets hurt when it escalates I'm sure they feel just terrible. It's awful.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Time to pass a stimulus bill. What do you think happens when people are unable to feed their families? It's only going to get worse. Pass the f'ing stimulus bill already.

People are carjacking to feed their families?!? Get outta town, PP.

Why do you think they're doing it, genius? They have options to live well but they just chose to be criminals instead?

It's being committed by a lot of juveniles.

As if DC residents are the only ones hurting from the pandemic. Millions of other people don't resort to violent crime to make ends meet. This is a stupid and ridiculous apologist excuse.

+1. Someone got a picture of a recent car jacking perpetrator in Bloomingdales and posted it on next door. The kid looked maybe 13. This wasn’t the first time he did this. They’re doing it because they have no boundaries or supervision and think it’s fun. This kid will do it again and again because there are literally no consequences.

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Anonymous wrote:Check your privilege. Be thankful you have a car to be stolen. Many do not.

Lol


Is this reality? If I got mugged for my wallet and cellphone, I guess I should check my privilege when being upset about it because many others don't have $100 in their wallets or own a cellphone.

That is some bizzaro world logic.

It’s progressive apologist nonsense. I’m liberal—you can account for the social factors driving crime without letting people walk all over you.

Imagine if a methadone user from a trailer park mugged them or stole their car. Think DCUM posters would be so nonchalant about it?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"DC is not on the decline..." another poster said.

LOL, another poster's response was perfect: This sub anytime anyone mentions crime: "Look it's way down compared to the 90s. If you were a DC native, not a gentrifier, and a real city folk you'd realize having your car stolen is just part of living in the city. Smh. Just take your airpods out and you won't have your car stolen. I live in the ghetto and have never even seen a crime occur walking home at 3am alone all the time btw."

Seriously, though, why do we put up with this BS as DC residents?!

A homeless dude used to repeatedly break into my friend’s car to sleep (and piss) in it. She’d say “well, that’s city living, and he needs help!” I’ve lived in the city and no way I’d be shrugging that sht off so easily.

YT guilt.

Next car will be a stick shift.

Check your privilege.Be thankful you are alive and have a life to be taken. Ghosts do not.

Anonymous wrote:Check your privilege. Be thankful you have a car to be stolen. Many do not.

Lol


Is this reality? If I got mugged for my wallet and cellphone, I guess I should check my privilege when being upset about it because many others don't have $100 in their wallets or own a cellphone.

That is some bizzaro world logic.

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Anonymous wrote:Check your privilege. Be thankful you have a car to be stolen. Many do not.

Ahhhh, so it’s a privilege to be carjacked. Got it.

So.... how do you feel about rape? Because afterall, it’s a privilege to have a vagina. Many do not.

If you really cared about rape victims, you would move investigation out of police departments, b which are often atrocious at investigating. Put it in the hands of people trained to investigate and also be compassionate, not trained to shoot.

people trained to investigate ... like police?

No, those are the ones who blame you for what you were wearing or being out of your house without a man. Or leave the rape kit sitting in storage for years. Those ones?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Check your privilege. Be thankful you have a car to be stolen. Many do not.

Ahhhh, so it’s a privilege to be carjacked. Got it.

So.... how do you feel about rape? Because afterall, it’s a privilege to have a vagina. Many do not.

If you really cared about rape victims, you would move investigation out of police departments, b which are often atrocious at investigating. Put it in the hands of people trained to investigate and also be compassionate, not trained to shoot.

This is utter nonsense. Time to come out of la-la land.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Check your privilege. Be thankful you have a car to be stolen. Many do not.

Ahhhh, so it’s a privilege to be carjacked. Got it.

So.... how do you feel about rape? Because afterall, it’s a privilege to have a vagina. Many do not.

If you really cared about rape victims, you would move investigation out of police departments, b which are often atrocious at investigating. Put it in the hands of people trained to investigate and also be compassionate, not trained to shoot.

people trained to investigate ... like police?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Check your privilege. Be thankful you have a car to be stolen. Many do not.

Ahhhh, so it’s a privilege to be carjacked. Got it.

So.... how do you feel about rape? Because afterall, it’s a privilege to have a vagina. Many do not.

If you really cared about rape victims, you would move investigation out of police departments, b which are often atrocious at investigating. Put it in the hands of people trained to investigate and also be compassionate, not trained to shoot.