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Anonymous wrote:How many of the previous posters actually live in DC? Or even in the greater DMV for that matter.

This website has been taken over by MAGA

Agree. I live in DC with my kids. It isn’t a crime ridden hellhole as conservative media and Trump paint it. Friends live on the block where Big Balls was attacked. There is rarely crime there.

What?

I live in Shaw. There is such an unacceptable amount of crime here -- drug markets and people tweaking out, shootings, etc. it's real. No one in our neighborhood is unscathed -- everyone, including me, has a story about burglary, mugging, carjackings, witnessing people getting beat up.

There was a moment in 2012/2014 when i felt safe, but that's not true any more. It's slightly better than 2021 but it is still unacceptable. Whenever I leave and visit cities that are actually safe, I feel crazy for staying here.

We can't turn our knee-jerk anti Trumpism into a blindness about this problem.

I am not blind. I just have not experience any crime beyond porch pirates. I feel safe enough to walk my puppy alone at night/early morning. There is very little crime in my area of DC.

We’ll consider yourself fortunate. And maybe try a little empathy for DC residents who don’t have it as good as you do.

I live on the 14th Street corridor within spitting distance of Swann. I too have never been a crime victim beyond porch pirates. I’m not naive that it’s not happening, but with a little common sense you’re good. I am much more concerned about the rat problem than the crime problem at the moment.

I would be scared to say this. The fates might come after me

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Anonymous wrote:Civilized societies don’t have endless people living on the streets.

We have a housing crisis. We have an expensive healthcare system tied to employment with limited mental health services. We fail to see addiction as a disease and view it as a moral failure.

No, we do not have a "housing crisis." We have vacancies in every city, everywhere. And even if we did not, new housing could be built easily and quickly.

What we have is a lack of will to say, you will not live on public streets, infringing on everyone else's right to safety and to enjoy parks, etc. If you do not have your own home, or a relative to take you in, you will be moved to a facility. End of discussion.

Addiction is not a disease. It does not develop out of nowhere. It is the result of substance use and abuse.

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Anonymous wrote:How many of the previous posters actually live in DC? Or even in the greater DMV for that matter.

This website has been taken over by MAGA

Agree. I live in DC with my kids. It isn’t a crime ridden hellhole as conservative media and Trump paint it. Friends live on the block where Big Balls was attacked. There is rarely crime there.

What?

I live in Shaw. There is such an unacceptable amount of crime here -- drug markets and people tweaking out, shootings, etc. it's real. No one in our neighborhood is unscathed -- everyone, including me, has a story about burglary, mugging, carjackings, witnessing people getting beat up.

There was a moment in 2012/2014 when i felt safe, but that's not true any more. It's slightly better than 2021 but it is still unacceptable. Whenever I leave and visit cities that are actually safe, I feel crazy for staying here.

We can't turn our knee-jerk anti Trumpism into a blindness about this problem.

I am not blind. I just have not experience any crime beyond porch pirates. I feel safe enough to walk my puppy alone at night/early morning. There is very little crime in my area of DC.

We’ll consider yourself fortunate. And maybe try a little empathy for DC residents who don’t have it as good as you do.

I live on the 14th Street corridor within spitting distance of Swann. I too have never been a crime victim beyond porch pirates. I’m not naive that it’s not happening, but with a little common sense you’re good. I am much more concerned about the rat problem than the crime problem at the moment.

Same. Rats are ridiculous. Maryland drivers are dangerous.

But I'm not worried about 15 year old boys. I'm not out buying drugs at 3 am.

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Anonymous wrote:How many of the previous posters actually live in DC? Or even in the greater DMV for that matter.

This website has been taken over by MAGA

Agree. I live in DC with my kids. It isn’t a crime ridden hellhole as conservative media and Trump paint it. Friends live on the block where Big Balls was attacked. There is rarely crime there.

What?

I live in Shaw. There is such an unacceptable amount of crime here -- drug markets and people tweaking out, shootings, etc. it's real. No one in our neighborhood is unscathed -- everyone, including me, has a story about burglary, mugging, carjackings, witnessing people getting beat up.

There was a moment in 2012/2014 when i felt safe, but that's not true any more. It's slightly better than 2021 but it is still unacceptable. Whenever I leave and visit cities that are actually safe, I feel crazy for staying here.

We can't turn our knee-jerk anti Trumpism into a blindness about this problem.

I am not blind. I just have not experience any crime beyond porch pirates. I feel safe enough to walk my puppy alone at night/early morning. There is very little crime in my area of DC.

We’ll consider yourself fortunate. And maybe try a little empathy for DC residents who don’t have it as good as you do.

I live on the 14th Street corridor within spitting distance of Swann. I too have never been a crime victim beyond porch pirates. I’m not naive that it’s not happening, but with a little common sense you’re good. I am much more concerned about the rat problem than the crime problem at the moment.

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Can we get some of this in Ward 3? Pretty, please.

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Anonymous wrote:The name is so ominous. Sounds like Kristallnacht vibes

Total kristallnacht vibes.

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Anonymous wrote:How many of the previous posters actually live in DC? Or even in the greater DMV for that matter.

This website has been taken over by MAGA

Agree. I live in DC with my kids. It isn’t a crime ridden hellhole as conservative media and Trump paint it. Friends live on the block where Big Balls was attacked. There is rarely crime there.

What?

I live in Shaw. There is such an unacceptable amount of crime here -- drug markets and people tweaking out, shootings, etc. it's real. No one in our neighborhood is unscathed -- everyone, including me, has a story about burglary, mugging, carjackings, witnessing people getting beat up.

There was a moment in 2012/2014 when i felt safe, but that's not true any more. It's slightly better than 2021 but it is still unacceptable. Whenever I leave and visit cities that are actually safe, I feel crazy for staying here.

We can't turn our knee-jerk anti Trumpism into a blindness about this problem.

I am not blind. I just have not experience any crime beyond porch pirates. I feel safe enough to walk my puppy alone at night/early morning. There is very little crime in my area of DC.

We’ll consider yourself fortunate. And maybe try a little empathy for DC residents who don’t have it as good as you do.

I live on the 14th Street corridor within spitting distance of Swann. I too have never been a crime victim beyond porch pirates. I’m not naive that it’s not happening, but with a little common sense you’re good. I am much more concerned about the rat problem than the crime problem at the moment.

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Anonymous wrote:Civilized societies don’t have endless people living on the streets.

+1. Not sure what the problem is with this. These people will be much better off wherever they are housed.

Yes, civilized societies have strong social safety nets that address many of the root causes of poverty, homelessness, and crime. The United States lacks a social safety net, so where are people going to go? The answer has been prison or jail for the last 50+ years. That does little to address the underlying problems and does not do much for public safety, either.

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Anonymous wrote:How many of the previous posters actually live in DC? Or even in the greater DMV for that matter.

This website has been taken over by MAGA

Agree. I live in DC with my kids. It isn’t a crime ridden hellhole as conservative media and Trump paint it. Friends live on the block where Big Balls was attacked. There is rarely crime there.

What?

I live in Shaw. There is such an unacceptable amount of crime here -- drug markets and people tweaking out, shootings, etc. it's real. No one in our neighborhood is unscathed -- everyone, including me, has a story about burglary, mugging, carjackings, witnessing people getting beat up.

There was a moment in 2012/2014 when i felt safe, but that's not true any more. It's slightly better than 2021 but it is still unacceptable. Whenever I leave and visit cities that are actually safe, I feel crazy for staying here.

We can't turn our knee-jerk anti Trumpism into a blindness about this problem.

I am not blind. I just have not experience any crime beyond porch pirates. I feel safe enough to walk my puppy alone at night/early morning. There is very little crime in my area of DC.

And yet I'm sure you will complain all day about speeding drivers, even though you're roughly a million times more likely to be murdered than be hit by a speeding driver.

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Anonymous wrote:How many of the previous posters actually live in DC? Or even in the greater DMV for that matter.

This website has been taken over by MAGA

Agree. I live in DC with my kids. It isn’t a crime ridden hellhole as conservative media and Trump paint it. Friends live on the block where Big Balls was attacked. There is rarely crime there.

What?

I live in Shaw. There is such an unacceptable amount of crime here -- drug markets and people tweaking out, shootings, etc. it's real. No one in our neighborhood is unscathed -- everyone, including me, has a story about burglary, mugging, carjackings, witnessing people getting beat up.

There was a moment in 2012/2014 when i felt safe, but that's not true any more. It's slightly better than 2021 but it is still unacceptable. Whenever I leave and visit cities that are actually safe, I feel crazy for staying here.

We can't turn our knee-jerk anti Trumpism into a blindness about this problem.

I am not blind. I just have not experience any crime beyond porch pirates. I feel safe enough to walk my puppy alone at night/early morning. There is very little crime in my area of DC.

We’ll consider yourself fortunate. And maybe try a little empathy for DC residents who don’t have it as good as you do.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How many of the previous posters actually live in DC? Or even in the greater DMV for that matter.

This website has been taken over by MAGA

Agree. I live in DC with my kids. It isn’t a crime ridden hellhole as conservative media and Trump paint it. Friends live on the block where Big Balls was attacked. There is rarely crime there.

What?

I live in Shaw. There is such an unacceptable amount of crime here -- drug markets and people tweaking out, shootings, etc. it's real. No one in our neighborhood is unscathed -- everyone, including me, has a story about burglary, mugging, carjackings, witnessing people getting beat up.

There was a moment in 2012/2014 when i felt safe, but that's not true any more. It's slightly better than 2021 but it is still unacceptable. Whenever I leave and visit cities that are actually safe, I feel crazy for staying here.

We can't turn our knee-jerk anti Trumpism into a blindness about this problem.

I am not blind. I just have not experience any crime beyond porch pirates. I feel safe enough to walk my puppy alone at night/early morning. There is very little crime in my area of DC.

Anonymous wrote:1. Addiction can be the result of misuse of prescriptions, which can be caused by negligence on the part of overworked or uncaring or ignorant doctors. This form of addiction can happen to any of us when we get powerful pain med prescriptions given for legitimate medical problems.

2. Addiction can be the manifestation of untreated mental health issues, such as severe ADHD, bipolar disorder, severe depression, severe anxiety, etc. Users self-medicate with drugs. Again, this can happen to anyone with serious mental health issues who does not receive a diagnosis and successful treatment.

3. Stop accusing addicts of being lazy or morally deficient or lacking willpower. I guarantee that if I give you the right cocktail of drugs, you will be an addict too, and will have a terribly hard time digging yourself out. And maybe you never will.

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Anonymous wrote:Civilized societies don’t have endless people living on the streets.

+1. Not sure what the problem is with this. These people will be much better off wherever they are housed.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How many of the previous posters actually live in DC? Or even in the greater DMV for that matter.

This website has been taken over by MAGA

Agree. I live in DC with my kids. It isn’t a crime ridden hellhole as conservative media and Trump paint it. Friends live on the block where Big Balls was attacked. There is rarely crime there.

What?

I live in Shaw. There is such an unacceptable amount of crime here -- drug markets and people tweaking out, shootings, etc. it's real. No one in our neighborhood is unscathed -- everyone, including me, has a story about burglary, mugging, carjackings, witnessing people getting beat up.

There was a moment in 2012/2014 when i felt safe, but that's not true any more. It's slightly better than 2021 but it is still unacceptable. Whenever I leave and visit cities that are actually safe, I feel crazy for staying here.

We can't turn our knee-jerk anti Trumpism into a blindness about this problem.

I am not blind. I just have not experience any crime beyond porch pirates. I feel safe enough to walk my puppy alone at night/early morning. There is very little crime in my area of DC.