Anonymous wrote:It sounds like the zoo needs to charge basic admission to Zoo Lights to prevent large groups of teenagers from wandering around and creating havoc.

And needs additional police / security presence on the Metro during holidays when there are large groups of unsupervised teens.

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Anonymous wrote:What the heck happened? The Post story is unclear. Fireworks we're heard (inside the zoo? Outside the zoo?) and then the fighting was outside the zoo? The shooting was outside the zoo?

They closed Conn Ave because of the people streaming out of the zoo?

Crazy. And aggravating. The zoo has been trying to increase security and close itself off from the neighborhood, and wants increased fencing. So aggravating that people likely not from the neighborhood are creating the ammunition for those m measures to go through.

Yes, it's crazy that People Not From the Neighborhood came to the National Zoo. It's crazy and aggravating that UMC white people can't have a sealed off bubble in NWDC where no urban issues, like crime or guns, intrude. How dare they do this to you!

NP. PP’s choice of words is unfortunate and reeks of lots of “isms” but this is the freaking zoo. It’s a family event. I imagine all families at the zoo tonight regardless of their race or SES expected this to be a reasonably safe place.

exactly. zoolights is full of families & babies & children of ALL RACES. drop your stupid wokeness and realize that nobody wants to have to run out of the zoo in a panic because some dumbsh*t kids are setting off fireworks.

I'm done with kids setting off fireworks in crowded places -- they need to be charged very seriously.

You mean like setting them off in metro? Im with you, but police arent allowed to address teens. Someone will "capture" it on their stupid camera phone, say they are violating the kids rights and the officers will be investigated and put on leave. And if the kids are apprehended and charged, our council will make sure they are out in a week, probably with a voucher for firecrackers.

I saw a white SJW filming 2 black police officers outside the trader Joe's on 14th street while they were calmly explaining to an erratic homeless black man , he was banned for stealing, but had the manager's permission not to arrest him as long as he never returns to the store. I still don't understand what the officers were doing wrong that the bimbo SJW felt the need to film them.

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Anonymous wrote:What the heck happened? The Post story is unclear. Fireworks we're heard (inside the zoo? Outside the zoo?) and then the fighting was outside the zoo? The shooting was outside the zoo?

They closed Conn Ave because of the people streaming out of the zoo?

Crazy. And aggravating. The zoo has been trying to increase security and close itself off from the neighborhood, and wants increased fencing. So aggravating that people likely not from the neighborhood are creating the ammunition for those m measures to go through.

Yes, it's crazy that People Not From the Neighborhood came to the National Zoo. It's crazy and aggravating that UMC white people can't have a sealed off bubble in NWDC where no urban issues, like crime or guns, intrude. How dare they do this to you!

NP. PP’s choice of words is unfortunate and reeks of lots of “isms” but this is the freaking zoo. It’s a family event. I imagine all families at the zoo tonight regardless of their race or SES expected this to be a reasonably safe place.

exactly. zoolights is full of families & babies & children of ALL RACES. drop your stupid wokeness and realize that nobody wants to have to run out of the zoo in a panic because some dumbsh*t kids are setting off fireworks.

I'm done with kids setting off fireworks in crowded places -- they need to be charged very seriously.

You mean like setting them off in metro? Im with you, but police arent allowed to address teens. Someone will "capture" it on their stupid camera phone, say they are violating the kids rights and the officers will be investigated and put on leave. And if the kids are apprehended and charged, our council will make sure they are out in a week, probably with a voucher for firecrackers.

Anonymous wrote:Did they arrest any of the criminals. I was struck this week by the way they dealt with the knife-wielding criminal on London Bridge. A special police squad arrived, as passerby subdued the criminal, and cooly dispatched him to the hereafter. No long trial, no expensive incarceration. Just sorry old chap, pop, pop. If someone uses a knife or gun to terrorize a crowd, then summary justice is both efficient and a deterrent.

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I actually think that in this day and age of panic over mass shooting, we need to have a new law with severe penalties for creating panic in a crowded place. so that means screaming, lighting off fireworks, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:Hey all you UNC NW DC dwellers--this is a big city, historically black, that you have aggressively gentrified. This thread is full of microaggressions and I'm sorry if it hurts your liberal heart to hear this but you're actually racist. Crime in DC is not nearly what it was years ago. No big city will be crime free.

And, our city has all these great Smithsonian museums (including zoo) which make great art and experiences available to everyone, regardless of socioeconomic class or ability to pay. I'm proud of that.

No. You can have your opinions but you can't make up your own facts.

DC historically hasn't been a "black" city. For a limited period in a much longer history, the city was majority black. Fact.

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Anonymous wrote:What the heck happened? The Post story is unclear. Fireworks we're heard (inside the zoo? Outside the zoo?) and then the fighting was outside the zoo? The shooting was outside the zoo?

They closed Conn Ave because of the people streaming out of the zoo?

Crazy. And aggravating. The zoo has been trying to increase security and close itself off from the neighborhood, and wants increased fencing. So aggravating that people likely not from the neighborhood are creating the ammunition for those m measures to go through.

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My thoughts exactly. I bet airport security goes up ASAP. We live 3 blocks from the zoo. This is incredibly scary that not even a family event at the zoo is safe in DC. The Mayor needs to get her act together.

Agree that action is needed, but this is Park Police turf. Not clear what actions can take in the short run to stem this chronic problem.

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Anonymous wrote:Zoo lights closed early because of fights, violence, and fireworks. Followed by two shootings, one a half block from the zoo in the midst of hundreds of families. When is this city and the people going to realize something has to be done about the violence.

The most effective thing you can do to address gun violence in DC is:

Elect Democrats across the country.





A Republican Supreme Court struck down DC gun laws

And those Republican ideologues sit on the Supreme Court because gun-related identity politics gets white poeple in rural areas to vote for Republican billionaires’ policies.



Our gun violence problem is the fault of the Republican Party and the billionaire donors that control the GOP.

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Anonymous wrote:We went last night with family from out of town. I was shocked at how many large groups of teens that were roaming around. We had to redirect little ears into a different direction as we found ourselves behind a group playing music that was way too bad to be played without headphones. I love rap and even have some of those songs on my playlist, but any song where every other word is f**k or b***h shouldn't be played out loud.

We did see some police presence in the park but that didn't seem to deter them much.

I think if this keeps happening, these types of events will go to donation requested to enter except for certain days, which will be the freebie days.

I'm glad my out of town family members flew home this afternoon because a good portion of Friday morning was spent telling them how DC was NOT bad. To them, DC = Chicago in terms of violence. Kind of hard to argue when a shooting happened where they were the night before, you know? Not a great look.

This is how DC is now. Fare jumping and eating are legal. If police intervene with poor teen behavior they are filmed and yelled at. If you dont have the will to police bad behavior, you get bad behavior. Glad I have options besides metro. That's how these teens get around, and the lawlessness down their no doubt feeds their overall sense of impunity.

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Anonymous wrote:What the heck happened? The Post story is unclear. Fireworks we're heard (inside the zoo? Outside the zoo?) and then the fighting was outside the zoo? The shooting was outside the zoo?

They closed Conn Ave because of the people streaming out of the zoo?

Crazy. And aggravating. The zoo has been trying to increase security and close itself off from the neighborhood, and wants increased fencing. So aggravating that people likely not from the neighborhood are creating the ammunition for those m measures to go through.

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My thoughts exactly. I bet airport security goes up ASAP. We live 3 blocks from the zoo. This is incredibly scary that not even a family event at the zoo is safe in DC. The Mayor needs to get her act together.

Anonymous wrote:This is why we can’t have nice things. The zoo could go back to charging admission for Zoolights to prevent unsupervised teens from roaming around. Would be too bad for families that go for cheap entertainment, though.

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Anonymous wrote:Start charging their parents. If you are under 18 and you set of fireworks in a crowded area to cause panic, your parents spend a month in jail.

How do you feel about charging parents of white teens who don't lock up their firearms? Can we go after them as well?

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Anonymous wrote:Start charging their parents. If you are under 18 and you set of fireworks in a crowded area to cause panic, your parents spend a month in jail.

How do you feel about charging parents of white teens who don't lock up their firearms? Can we go after them as well?

absolutely. did you think this was some brilliant gotcha question?