Anonymous wrote:Rudy Giuliani was right. You don’t tolerate graffiti, dope dealing or petty crime. It all escalates from there. THAT is how you address the “root causes” of crime.

So did he straight up start with a criminal conspiracy to commit treason, or did he work his way up?

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Anonymous wrote:That McDonald's should NOT be open 24 hours a day. That is just asking for trouble. Nothing good ever happens at 3:50am. I hope they start closing at 11pm.

Or better yet, it should sell to Starbucks or another coffeehouse.

Starbucks in Tenley closed. Why would they open another? Rents are FAR too high- large landlords have found a way to make more money on vacant properties in DC as write offs and the Council and Mayor won't close that slushy loophole . Such "vibrancy"!

Starbucks picks their neighborhoods very carefully. If they closed there, it’s a very bad sign.

Lack of revenue. There are no office workers nearby. AU students have abundant coffee choices on campus. Same strip has a Panera and also a Wawa opened, so direct competition. The issue is not crime and the main crime in that area has traditionally been shoplifting from CVS.

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Anonymous wrote:That McDonald's should NOT be open 24 hours a day. That is just asking for trouble. Nothing good ever happens at 3:50am. I hope they start closing at 11pm.

Or better yet, it should sell to Starbucks or another coffeehouse.

Starbucks in Tenley closed. Why would they open another? Rents are FAR too high- large landlords have found a way to make more money on vacant properties in DC as write offs and the Council and Mayor won't close that slushy loophole . Such "vibrancy"!

Starbucks picks their neighborhoods very carefully. If they closed there, it’s a very bad sign.

One thing lacking in DC is a crime camera system. Shocking given that we are also a target for wackos + politically motivated criminals as well. When our car was boosted we discovered there is no web of cameras to track, well, any criminal trail. Same with homicides - there were no cameras at the firehouse in Tenleytown where the Uber driver was shot. I don't think his attackers were ever caught. No cameras at a fire station? It makes crime solving really difficult when the city is relying on grainy 7-11 footage. They do have a reimbursal for homes to put up cameras on their property - wish more residents would take advantage of it. They need far more on city properties, public spaces and thoroughfares. Cameras to solve crimes, not just give tickets .

Police have no duty to prevent crime.

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Anonymous wrote:And virtually every. single. candidate. for ward 3 council that I have discussed this with (Finley, Goulet, Fruman, Thomas) gives the sympathy nod and the "yes, we must do something about the root causes of crime" condescending reply.

This phrase, of course, is code for "more spending programs" and "less prosecution of crime when it happens."

Finley has a pretty cogent argument for changing our approach to policing instead of demanding more more more police. It's something like "DC has the Xth largest police force in the USA but is the <Xth largest city" and he talks about having police patrol more, using statistics from MPD and comparing to other police departments. His website also specifically states vigorously prosecuting violent criminals "We need to vigorously prosecute those who commit violent crime to get them off our streets..."
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He is running in W3 and he isn't an idiot. Saying that our cops aren't cost effective and that he has a plan to increase efficiency isn't a bad argument.

Sounds like a pretty stupid argument actually. Somehow only this dude found the secret to solving crime without police that no one else the world over has been able to figure out.

So DC has the highest police per capita of major cities in this country? If more cops and more incarceration is the answer, why hasn't it already worked? Seems like calling for an audit to see how our police spend their time is the most rational thing we could hope for in a policymaker.

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Anonymous wrote:And virtually every. single. candidate. for ward 3 council that I have discussed this with (Finley, Goulet, Fruman, Thomas) gives the sympathy nod and the "yes, we must do something about the root causes of crime" condescending reply.

This phrase, of course, is code for "more spending programs" and "less prosecution of crime when it happens."

Finley has a pretty cogent argument for changing our approach to policing instead of demanding more more more police. It's something like "DC has the Xth largest police force in the USA but is the <Xth largest city" and he talks about having police patrol more, using statistics from MPD and comparing to other police departments. His website also specifically states vigorously prosecuting violent criminals "We need to vigorously prosecute those who commit violent crime to get them off our streets..."
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He is running in W3 and he isn't an idiot. Saying that our cops aren't cost effective and that he has a plan to increase efficiency isn't a bad argument.

Sounds like a pretty stupid argument actually. Somehow only this dude found the secret to solving crime without police that no one else the world over has been able to figure out.

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Anonymous wrote:I've been told in other DCUM threads that this is called being in a "vibrant city" and that you need to be "street smart" and stop complaining

DC can’t change the fact it’s adjacent to Virginia.

VA is where DC's guns come from! Thanks, VA!

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Anonymous wrote:I've been told in other DCUM threads that this is called being in a "vibrant city" and that you need to be "street smart" and stop complaining

DC can’t change the fact it’s adjacent to Virginia.

More like the opposite. But at least if DC’s armed thugs cross the river they are more likely to be arrested, face serious charges and serve hard time.

We actually get some armed thugs coming into DC from MD. It all sucks

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Anonymous wrote:And virtually every. single. candidate. for ward 3 council that I have discussed this with (Finley, Goulet, Fruman, Thomas) gives the sympathy nod and the "yes, we must do something about the root causes of crime" condescending reply.

This phrase, of course, is code for "more spending programs" and "less prosecution of crime when it happens."

Finley has a pretty cogent argument for changing our approach to policing instead of demanding more more more police. It's something like "DC has the Xth largest police force in the USA but is the <Xth largest city" and he talks about having police patrol more, using statistics from MPD and comparing to other police departments. His website also specifically states vigorously prosecuting violent criminals "We need to vigorously prosecute those who commit violent crime to get them off our streets..."
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He is running in W3 and he isn't an idiot. Saying that our cops aren't cost effective and that he has a plan to increase efficiency isn't a bad argument.

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Anonymous wrote:I've been told in other DCUM threads that this is called being in a "vibrant city" and that you need to be "street smart" and stop complaining

DC can’t change the fact it’s adjacent to Virginia.

More like the opposite. But at least if DC’s armed thugs cross the river they are more likely to be arrested, face serious charges and serve hard time.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s the broken windows theory. Largely discredited but the 2007 Netherlands experiment shows there’s something to it.

But honestly there’s a huge ground to cover between absolute lawlessness (ATVs, dirt bikes, encampments, carjackings, shootings) and graffiti. What’s Bowser doing?! Is there not a mayoral candidate willing to make DC a proper capital of a leading nation?!

Also so much gum on the sidewalk, and rats. I agree that quality of life starts with the little things. I barely eat out in DC. It's just so roachy and ew.

Exactly.

Anonymous wrote:I've been told in other DCUM threads that this is called being in a "vibrant city" and that you need to be "street smart" and stop complaining

DC can’t change the fact it’s adjacent to Virginia.

Anonymous wrote:It’s the broken windows theory. Largely discredited but the 2007 Netherlands experiment shows there’s something to it.

But honestly there’s a huge ground to cover between absolute lawlessness (ATVs, dirt bikes, encampments, carjackings, shootings) and graffiti. What’s Bowser doing?! Is there not a mayoral candidate willing to make DC a proper capital of a leading nation?!

Also so much gum on the sidewalk, and rats. I agree that quality of life starts with the little things. I barely eat out in DC. It's just so roachy and ew.

There was a reason that the bumper stickers the Washington Post thought it would be a great idea to include in one of their additions of their fish warp would include a bumper sticker that proclaimed "Washington is a Capitol city" and it ended up on DC police cars modified as "Washington is a pit city"