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Anonymous wrote:Let me remind everyone. In 2022, Ward 3 had a Dem primary candidate, Eric Goulet, who had a much tougher stance on crime than Frumin. Goulet was pilloried by the progressives as being "Republican-lite" and a racist. Ward 1 had a Dem primary candidate---Salah Czapary---who was a former cop who said publicly and often what then-Chief Robert Contee has also said often, i.e., the 700 or so violent gun-wielding adult and juvenile criminals in the District are well known to police, and they should be locked up appropriately (so for juveniles that means juvie, not adult jail). Brianne Nadeau's progressive henchpeople discovered that Czapary had a campaign staffer whose father---not him---had worked for Trump, and they papered Ward 1 with signs alleging that the gay son of immigrants was a secret Trumper. We would be much better off vis a vis the Council and crime if Czapary and Goulet would have won their respective primaries. They would be backing the Mayor on doing more to fight crime, not voting for Charles Allen's crazy crap policies, and also pressuring Schwalb and the Feds to actually prosecute criminals. The police would not be as demoralized as they now are---which is the other troubling aspect to all of this, Voting matters and we, the citizens of Wards 1 and 3, royally screwed up our chances to improve things when we had the opportunity.

THANK YOU. Every candidate who saw the writing on the wall re: crime was attacked as a pseudo-Trumper. And now you’re all freaking out about the increase in crime. I really hope people don’t forget this the next time around.

This should put the final nail in the coffin for home rule and statehood. Clearly the populace of the District of Columbia cannot be trusted to elect their own officials. DC has an extremely poorly run school system, has elected officials who have enacted terrible policies that have caused the rise in violent crime while the majority of like size and larger cities are stable or decreasing, they are not even collecting ticket revenue when they should. The city council used to be weak but at least effective. Over the last 6-8 years, the council has gotten progressively worse and enacted more and more policies based on ideology rather than with any intent to strengthen the city.

Someone needs to fix the issues and clearly the residents of the district want people who favor political ideology rather than results. They have turned the National Capitol into the Capitol of Crime.

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Anonymous wrote:Let me remind everyone. In 2022, Ward 3 had a Dem primary candidate, Eric Goulet, who had a much tougher stance on crime than Frumin. Goulet was pilloried by the progressives as being "Republican-lite" and a racist. Ward 1 had a Dem primary candidate---Salah Czapary---who was a former cop who said publicly and often what then-Chief Robert Contee has also said often, i.e., the 700 or so violent gun-wielding adult and juvenile criminals in the District are well known to police, and they should be locked up appropriately (so for juveniles that means juvie, not adult jail). Brianne Nadeau's progressive henchpeople discovered that Czapary had a campaign staffer whose father---not him---had worked for Trump, and they papered Ward 1 with signs alleging that the gay son of immigrants was a secret Trumper. We would be much better off vis a vis the Council and crime if Czapary and Goulet would have won their respective primaries. They would be backing the Mayor on doing more to fight crime, not voting for Charles Allen's crazy crap policies, and also pressuring Schwalb and the Feds to actually prosecute criminals. The police would not be as demoralized as they now are---which is the other troubling aspect to all of this, Voting matters and we, the citizens of Wards 1 and 3, royally screwed up our chances to improve things when we had the opportunity.

THANK YOU. Every candidate who saw the writing on the wall re: crime was attacked as a pseudo-Trumper. And now you’re all freaking out about the increase in crime. I really hope people don’t forget this the next time around.

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Anonymous wrote:how about we start admitting a certain segment of the population is just riddled with criminals.

"Liberals"?

black people

I’m black. Yes, it is black people. Folks can debate the structural causes going back to slavery and the history of oppression in this country, but a more productive use of time is debating how to fix it. Black culture is riddled with problems and we are at a point in America where it is frankly out of control. I’m used to being called an Uncle Tom for being open about this, so have at it.

Also black and agree, but I wouldn't say its "black culture" but moreso the culture of lower class folks in our race. I rarely if ever see those who come from stable, middle and upper class families/backgrounds or immigrants do this. I blame this culture of wanting to be a perpetual victim, drill music, ghetto culture and a lack of positive role models as the reasoning.

People who want to slap and tar all black folks aren't coming to this with good intentions just like those who see us as victims and oppressed. Ohh and no, before the white people comment, I'm as blue as anyone here. This isn't a left-right-center issue.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:how about we start admitting a certain segment of the population is just riddled with criminals.

"Liberals"?

black people

I’m black. Yes, it is black people. Folks can debate the structural causes going back to slavery and the history of oppression in this country, but a more productive use of time is debating how to fix it. Black culture is riddled with problems and we are at a point in America where it is frankly out of control. I’m used to being called an Uncle Tom for being open about this, so have at it.

Also black and agree, but I wouldn't say its "black culture" but moreso the culture of lower class folks in our race. I rarely if ever see those who come from stable, middle and upper class families/backgrounds or immigrants do this. I blame this culture of wanting to be a perpetual victim, drill music, ghetto culture and a lack of positive role models as the reasoning.

People who want to slap and tar all black folks aren't coming to this with good intentions just like those who see us as victims and oppressed. Ohh and no, before the white people comment, I'm as blue as anyone here. This isn't a left-right-center issue.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:how about we start admitting a certain segment of the population is just riddled with criminals.

"Liberals"?

black people

I’m black. Yes, it is black people. Folks can debate the structural causes going back to slavery and the history of oppression in this country, but a more productive use of time is debating how to fix it. Black culture is riddled with problems and we are at a point in America where it is frankly out of control. I’m used to being called an Uncle Tom for being open about this, so have at it.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:how about we start admitting a certain segment of the population is just riddled with criminals.

"Liberals"?

black people

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Anonymous wrote:Here it is visually. Sorry, it IS a DC problem. Your pols are at fault. No amount of whataboutisms from red states can excuse this away:

https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fjkbe4r3nm6ib1.jpg

Anonymous wrote:Here it is visually. Sorry, it IS a DC problem. Your pols are at fault. No amount of whataboutisms from red states can excuse this away:

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

Ah, there you are.

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Anonymous wrote:Another problem is no one wants to fund both the long term and short term solutions. Of course we need prosecution in the short term. And in the long term we need affordable housing and better schools and job training and job growth.

"The five states that spent the most per pupil in FY 2020 were New York ($25,520), the District of Columbia ($22,856), which comprises a single urban district, Connecticut ($21,346), Vermont ($20,838), and New Jersey ($20,670)"

source: https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2022/per-pupil-spending.html#:~:text=The%20five%20states%20that%20spent,and%20New%20Jersey%20(%2420%2C670).

Just goes to show that money does not buy you a great education.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:how about we start admitting a certain segment of the population is just riddled with criminals.

"Liberals"?

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Another problem is no one wants to fund both the long term and short term solutions. Of course we need prosecution in the short term. And in the long term we need affordable housing and better schools and job training and job growth.


DC has some of the most generous social services in the country. They haven’t worked this far so something needs to change.

They have not worked for decades because while there are lots of carrots, there are very few sticks. If people lost their public subsidies if their 13 yo engaged in multiple violent crimes (like a 3 strikes law), there would be an uptick in parental oversight. In addition, no politician is willing to criticize the personal choices and lack of responsible parenting that is a significant causation factor. Everything is "society's" fault. I can believe in systemic societal causes AND expect personal responsibility. The two are not mutually exclusive.