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@Pashleytv @7NewsDC pssstttt... he had a plan, the council passed it unanimously...unchampioned... forgotten...
silence now... #NEARAct
So @MayorBowser signed @CMBrookePinto’s/ @councilofdc’s hyper racist, accountability free policing #SecureDC… 1994 Crime Bill 2.0…
But won’t/ can’t fund it, like the first year of the #NEARAct?
The world is laughing at you.
https://t.co/dDehq9KYtc
When a plan FINALLY comes back together...
THIS was the original intent and structure of the #NEARAct OAG jumped the gun because the petty Executive didn't fund the bill the first year, took almost 3 years to stand ONSE up. It was NEVER supposed to be connected to law enforcement! ONSE "somehow" thought the violence interruption did not have to be run solely out of ONSE (except it did). The idea of giving small grants was NOT the plan... for now painfully obvious reasons. Violence Interruption has never been the problem... but the Mayor is.
2015 all over again. A counter to @MayorBowser’s failed draconion crime bill with @CM_McDuffie’s #NEARAct.
@EugenePuryear (then with @StopCopTerrorDC) warned in council testimony that this would happen every 5 years if the NEAR Act wasn’t 100% implemented as passed. Here we are.
Getting these bills passed isn’t the problem. The inability to fully implement any of them, will ALWAYS make success impossible.
Violent crime is occurring at levels not seen in the District since the early 2000s. We can and must do better to fight violence and protect our residents.
So today, along with 7 of my colleagues, I'm introducing the Evidence-Based Gun Violence Reduction & Prevention Act of 2023
Paid for this first, then petty political beefs sabotaged it, some intentionally. Though unanimously passed, CM's gave up very quickly and kept passing new iterations of the exact same components year after year, making a mess of ALL of it. Here we are.
Implementing the #NEARAct to reduce violence in D.C. https://t.co/zwIYSxbLU9
A Major Criminal Justice Reform Law Forced Police to Collect More Data. But the D.C. Auditor Says No One's Doing Much With It. #NEARAct https://t.co/JXqpHNpuRA
Whether it's the homicide elimination taskforce, the @DC_PRC, Jails & Justice Taskforce, Criminal Code Reform Commission, NICJR Gun Violence Problem Analysis & Reduction Strategic Plan or just following through on the #NEARAct - the story is the damn same.
DC has spent billions of dollars over decades on addressing violence. From violence prevention and intervention to more police, more arrests, increased penalties, and mass incarceration in the same cycle of violence that repeats. We engaged in the #NEARAct https://t.co/xfzHp4l5MX
🧵A THREAD-Exactly what we thought. 67% of you now know how easy state cooptation is.
The correct answer (for DC) is @CM_McDuffie’s #NEARAct. Though DC has a long history of violence intervention. But even the #NEARAct was inspired by other cities’ initiatives like Richmond, CA
In 2017 @MayorBowser introduced #guncontrol legislation that would've increased criminal penalties at the same time she was supposed to be ensuring the implementation of the #NEARAct Bill 22-0588: Possession of Firearm and Ammunition Penalties Amendment Act -
SHE FAILED AGAIN!
Remember, @MayorBowser failed to fully comply with two whole mandates of the law (#NEARAct) https://t.co/vtp2oBysIm
FAILURE… VIOLENCE CONTINUES
In 2017 @MayorBowser introduced #guncontrol legislation that would've increased criminal penalties at the same time she was supposed to be ensuring the implementation of the #NEARAct Bill 22-0588: Possession of Firearm and Ammunition Penalties Amendment Act - SHE FAILED AGAIN!
@MayorBowser We all know that it was the community that stopped your terrible bill and conceived the #NEARact https://t.co/jI4akx1t4I
This is all just fear-mongering.
According to data released to comply with the #NearAct -- in 2020 only 1.0% of all stops & in 2019 (the 5 months they released data for) only 0.6% of all stops resulted in the recovery of a firearm.
And that's all stops. Not even just traffic.
Also, in response to questions from @marycheh, D.C. spells out why it opposes a recommendation from the Police Reform Commission that traffic enforcement be moved from MPD to DDOT:
@jackiecast5 Yeah it's super frustrating. My guess is it is because it goes against the Mayor's "we need more cops" bs. She has fought against the #NEARAct since it's inception (despite taking credit for it nationally) 🙃
In ‘16 @EugenePuryear testified that “if the Act isn’t fully funded and implemented we’d be right back to the same “spike” in violence in 3 yrs.”
Been right EVERY 3 YEARS since.
BLMDC & @StopCopTerrorDC called & met with Del McFadden the week @ONSEDC_ opened and warned him to.
Additionally, the @DC_PRC also pointed out the failure of the District to implement the #NEARAct in their official report (which @councilofdc and @MayorBowser have largely ignored).
https://t.co/tdjZIbEiZ0
The #NEARAct was passed UNANIMOUSLY by @councilofdc yet since 2016 they have acted like it doesn’t exist or they can’t remember.
@MayorBowser sabotaged the success of EVERY part of the act legally, legislatively, financially and in the press.
Loudest BLM critics DID NO WORK!!!
Public: What has BLM DC done about community violence?
Us: Worked hard w/@StopCopTerrorDC ‘15-‘16 to get #NEARAct passed & funded ‘17-‘19 asking y’all to help us demand full implementation
Audit: DC didn’t create public safety teams to reduce violence
https://t.co/IZ0Q5dlmVn
I agree w/ @ODCA_DC. Conviction data should be included in #NEARAct reports. This data is critical to understanding if crime reduction programs are working.
NEW report on DC's NEAR Act: Core public health provisions—to build government capacity & create promising practices to reduce violence—have been implemented as intended in the landmark legislation but need monitoring & continuous improvement. https://t.co/MWKab1Bfky
@trayonwhite came through correcting the outright lies of @MayorBowser about standing up the #NEARAct.
“@CM_McDuffie introduced the #NEARAct and @cure_dc opened in the AG’s office because it took Bowser 3 yrs. to open @ONSEDC_ .”
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