Chinatown and Shaw community members decry surging crime

[Sunrise]

My daily walk typically includes that stretch of Connecticut Avenue and I go to the Safeway on that block often. At 7:10 AM on a weekday the commuter traffic flow into DC has already started so there must have been plenty of witnesses. Maybe that's why they were rushed and left without taking the car or cell phone. Yeh she's lucky it didn't turn out worse for her.

Saw this posted on Nextdoor and lots of hand wringing about this happening in Chevy Chase. DC still gonna be DC, I doubt the city's catch and release approach to prosecuting crime will change any time soon.

It's still not bad enough to change how they vote.

They're part of the reason I carry and I specifically tell them that it's not bad enough for them yet if it comes up in polite conversation.

 

[RFBfromDE]

They will get bigger “Don’t burn my house down” (BLM) signs in their yards.

 

[Sunrise]

They will get bigger “Don’t burn my house down” (BLM) signs in their yards.

Haha. Hopefully they have pictures as well for the illiterate.

You just have to put the question to them:

The Woke Breaking Point

Almost everybody has a Woke Breaking Point. A point of Peak Woke. Or, at least, they should.

newdiscourses.com

"What would it take for you to say that the Woke movement has gone too far?"

Then just wait for the answer.

 

[Kanly]

My daily walk typically includes that stretch of Connecticut Avenue and I go to the Safeway on that block often. At 7:10 AM on a weekday the commuter traffic flow into DC has already started so there must have been plenty of witnesses. Maybe that's why they were rushed and left without taking the car or cell phone. Yeh she's lucky it didn't turn out worse for her.

Saw this posted on Nextdoor and lots of hand wringing about this happening in Chevy Chase. DC still gonna be DC, I doubt the city's catch and release approach to prosecuting crime will change any time soon.

This whole part of Connecticut Ave from UDC up to the circle has been seeing a lot of crazy stuff lately. I believe there was a successful carjacking a little while ago at the Starbucks -- not to mention an armed robbery at the Exxon at CT and Nebraska, a woman robbed at gunpoint in front of the nursing home, a guy shot crossing the road last week, etc, etc.

I make sure I'm always carrying when I go to Mamma Mia's/Safeway/Bread Furst or anywhere here.

 

[StantonCree]

Haha. Hopefully they have pictures as well for the illiterate.

You just have to put the question to them:

The Woke Breaking Point

Almost everybody has a Woke Breaking Point. A point of Peak Woke. Or, at least, they should.

newdiscourses.com

"What would it take for you to say that the Woke movement has gone too far?"

Then just wait for the answer.

There was a recent article about how DC lost 3 billion in tax revenue due to high earners moving out. I think PG got the brunt of the high earners with MoCo a close second.

DC losing taxpayer dollars due to pandemic-era exodus

A new report details a "pandemic-era exodus" in D.C.

www.fox5dc.com

I think fox basically copied the original wtop article but this was the easiest to copy/paste

 

[Slackdaddy]

There was a recent article about how DC lost 3 billion in tax revenue due to high earners moving out. I think PG got the brunt of the high earners with MoCo a close second.

DC losing taxpayer dollars due to pandemic-era exodus

A new report details a "pandemic-era exodus" in D.C.

www.fox5dc.com

I think fox basically copied the original wtop article but this was the easiest to copy/paste

I used to (20 years ago) spend a lot of time doing "tourist things" in DC,, Museums, etc.
I curbed it back 10 years ago,, and when Mayor BowBow painted the communist BLM flag on the street, I have not set foot back in that $hit hole.

No way in hell I will send a penny to a city that supports a marxist, anti American organization such as BLM

 

[rseymorejr]

Why?

Identify the perpetrator, arrest him, just to see him back on the street via no cash bail, and no conviction due to weak jury.

"we're doing something" (that won't make a difference)

"We're identifying criminals" (actually controlling the weak, law-abiding producers).

Why? You ask.
I'll bet those camera companies pay "incentives" to those fine upstanding politicians that make sure they get the contract

 

[Sunrise]

DC Councilmember says cleaning up parks can help clean up crime

A new council bill proposes a new D.C. Office to maintain parks and forest areas.

www.wusa9.com

Sounds like “Broken Windows” policing…

 

[rseymorejr]

DC Councilmember says cleaning up parks can help clean up crime

A new council bill proposes a new D.C. Office to maintain parks and forest areas.

www.wusa9.com

Sounds like “Broken Windows” policing…

So now it's untrimmed bushes and high grass causing crime now

 

[Sunrise]

So now it's untrimmed bushes and high grass causing crime now

Got to start somewhere I guess, but yes.

 

[Sunrise]

'Feeble Excuse': DC Courts Say They're Too Busy To Explain Why They Release Violent Criminals Before Trial

Washington, D.C.'s court system says it is too busy to comply with a proposal that would require district judges to provide a written explanation when they release a violent criminal before trial, with two top judges dismissing the measure as "not feasible."

freebeacon.com

Unreal.

 

[Sunrise]

Also:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/09/22/dc-violent-crime-pinto-bill/

The District’s authorities say that a relatively small number of perpetrators is responsible for a disproportionate share of the city’s recent surge in violent crime. In a Thursday interview with us, acting chief of the D.C. police department Pamela A. Smith noted that, when one or two suspects are caught for armed carjacking, investigators routinely find evidence that they were linked to as many as 13 or 14 previous such offenses.

Figures.

 

[Biggfoot44]

So now it's untrimmed bushes and high grass causing crime now

Maintaining Parks and woodlands is a Good Thing . At least a degree of Broken Windows , Conservation , public recreation . A Win - Win - Win .

But a new Agency ? They already have a Parks & Rec department , and a Dept of Public Works . Maybe a higher up in DC Gov't needs to pay attention , and make them cooperate better . But between the two they should have everything covered , with a 50% overlap.

 

[RFBfromDE]

Surprise, Surprise, Surprise!

 

[Bob A]

The District’s authorities say that a relatively small number of perpetrators is responsible for a disproportionate share of the city’s recent surge in violent crime. In a Thursday interview with us, acting chief of the D.C. police department Pamela A. Smith noted that, when one or two suspects are caught for armed carjacking, investigators routinely find evidence that they were linked to as many as 13 or 14 previous such offenses.

Begs the question of why they're roaming the streets after over a dozen previous incidents.

At least the DC Govt is considering preventing unkempt park/weed violence. A step in the right direction.

 

[Sunrise]

Maintaining Parks and woodlands is a Good Thing . At least a degree of Broken Windows , Conservation , public recreation . A Win - Win - Win .

But a new Agency ? They already have a Parks & Rec department , and a Dept of Public Works . Maybe a higher up in DC Gov't needs to pay attention , and make them cooperate better . But between the two they should have everything covered , with a 50% overlap.

One can dream:

 

[Sunrise]

Begs the question of why they're roaming the streets after over a dozen previous incidents.

At least the DC Govt is considering preventing unkempt park/weed violence. A step in the right direction.

Because it's what DC voters voted for.

I'm looking forward to seeing fewer weeds in the parks myself.

Remember: Failure to preserve the environment can drive unstable people to ultra-violence, so it's a good thing DC Gov is doing this to address the rampant crime:

 

[Sunrise]

Congratulations:

Bullets strike DC kindergarten classroom windows as violent crime soars in the nation’s capital

Students at a D.C. middle school were placed on lockdown Monday afternoon after gunfire struck several windows of a kindergarten classroom in what has become the latest act of gun violence to strike the nation's capital..

www.fox5dc.com

According to data from the city's police department, homicides are up 28 percent in the District this year compared to the same time last year. Robberies are up 65 percent, motor vehicle thefts are up 106 percent, and total violent crime is up 37 percent in that same time frame.

Get the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) on that right away....

 

[RFBfromDE]

Gun violence!

Lockdown!

The children!

 

[Sunrise]

Gun violence!

Lockdown!

The children!

Guess it's still not bad enough to change anybody's vote.... Oh well.