Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It's getting hard for families. Esp those without garage parking or metal gates on front doors.
https://www.popville.com/2023/03/truxton-troubles/
There is even a post on here about a hs kid getting mugged after school at Van Ness metro.
Such a nightmare scenario when it’s people who live in your neighborhood and know where you live. Leads to vigilanteism like we saw in Brookland last year.
Anonymous wrote:Worth remembering that a year ago when a Washington Post poll found that the majority of D.C. residents thought crime was a very or extremely serious problem, and it showed that crime was far and away the top concern for most residents in the city, The Post decided to use the headline: "More than 3 in 4 D.C. residents feel safe"
This intentionally misleadingly number included a the large number of people who said they only felt "somewhat safe."
A pretty good example of how the media, local politicians, activists, and many on this sub were working overtime to downplay the crime problems in this city until just a few months ago.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I’ve lived in DC (Logan, Admo, U st., Spring Valley) for 22 years and have never been the victim of crime. It’s real simple — avoid young black males at any cost. If that means crossing the street, do it, if that means backing up to go down one alley versus another, do it. If it means, not pulling into a gas station, don’t pull in. If that means waiting across the street until a black exit the Starbucks, do it. If that means waiting inside a store for blacks to exit the parking lot, wait. Shop in the am. Carry bear spray. And obviously don’t drive into areas where you know you will see them, eg, Ward 7.
As racists as this^ post is, it highlights the elephant in the room, no one feels comfortable talking about. Overwhelming majority of criminals AND significant majority of victims ARE blacks. This is something which needs to be addressed to find effective solutions. Without knowing etiology we cant prevent, diagnose, vaccinate and eradicate this issue.
Anonymous wrote:I’ve lived in DC (Logan, Admo, U st., Spring Valley) for 22 years and have never been the victim of crime. It’s real simple — avoid young black males at any cost. If that means crossing the street, do it, if that means backing up to go down one alley versus another, do it. If it means, not pulling into a gas station, don’t pull in. If that means waiting across the street until a black exit the Starbucks, do it. If that means waiting inside a store for blacks to exit the parking lot, wait. Shop in the am. Carry bear spray. And obviously don’t drive into areas where you know you will see them, eg, Ward 7.
Anonymous wrote:I’ve lived in DC (Logan, Admo, U st., Spring Valley) for 22 years and have never been the victim of crime. It’s real simple — avoid young black males at any cost. If that means crossing the street, do it, if that means backing up to go down one alley versus another, do it. If it means, not pulling into a gas station, don’t pull in. If that means waiting across the street until a black exit the Starbucks, do it. If that means waiting inside a store for blacks to exit the parking lot, wait. Shop in the am. Carry bear spray. And obviously don’t drive into areas where you know you will see them, eg, Ward 7.
Anonymous wrote:It's getting hard for families. Esp those without garage parking or metal gates on front doors.
https://www.popville.com/2023/03/truxton-troubles/
There is even a post on here about a hs kid getting mugged after school at Van Ness metro.