I support D.C. Statehood and home-rule – but I don’t support some of the changes D.C. Council put forward over the Mayor’s objections – such as lowering penalties for carjackings.
If the Senate votes to overturn what D.C. Council did – I’ll sign it.
Wow. For the second time, Congress has issued a bipartisan REBUKE of the @councilofdc’s criminal justice agenda. An embarrassing outcome after Councilmembers supposedly lobbied congressional offices for the past few weeks.
"The average homicide suspect has been arrested ELEVEN times prior to them committing a homicide. That is a problem. That is a problem!"
"WE NEED TO KEEP VIOLENT PEOPLE IN JAIL"
- Former DC Police Chief Robert Contee, in 2023
Real talk: Democrats should just admit that some politicians have been way too lenient in releasing dangerous criminals from prison these last few years.
Just a few of the crimes committed by people they let out early:
- Violent assault
- Sexual assault of a child
- Solicitation of a minor
- Possession of child pornography
- Domestic abuse
- Aggravated DUI and reckless homicide
- Attempted murder
- Stalking
- Burglary
Hopefully DC media can find out the prior charges and if @DCAttorneyGen did anything to hold them accountable.
"police were able to identify the teen suspects as 17-year-old Kelvin Thomas Jr. and 17-year-old Jailen Lucas, who have been charged with violent crimes before."
The Abundance crowd has no solution for this.
You can have nice public transport but people won’t ride on it if insane mentally ill people will murder you on it for no reason.
This is why we need to combine Abundance with Lee Kuan Yew Thought: extremely harsh penalties for crime and public disorder.
Dark Abundance.
There is not a single solitary bum in or around Union Station. I have never seen this in my life. Extraordinary what can be accomplished with supposedly intractable problems if you just ditch the idiocy.
We literally had Uber drivers driving around with Kevlar shields in their cars to protect themselves from violent criminals. The @councilofdc called it “not a crime crisis.” Now that crime is finally dropping, they’re angry about it. You can’t make this up.
D.C. Mayor Bowser: We "greatly appreciate" the surge.
"The difference between this 20-day period of this federal surge and last year represents a 87% reduction in carjackings" in the city, she says, adding that "neighborhoods feel safer and are safer" because of it.
@maustermuhle Nice way to complain about something that’s a positive for the city. This is why democrats are losing. If you complain about everything it all just becomes noise. Pick your battles.
@DCAttorneyGen If your policies are “data-driven,” then the data shows failure—repeat offenders cycling through (incl. the kids who carjacked my husband) while victims are ignored and disregarded. DC families and businesses deserve accountability, not ideological excuses dressed up as stats.
@BarrasReport Public safety is a choice, and the council and city leaders have chosen to cater to crazed activists instead of properly staffing the police or putting in place laws to hold people accountable.