Chinatown and Shaw community members decry surging crime

[Sunrise]

They'd have to flush the entire council, and the mayor, to make a dent in the crime. Then they'd have to actually incarcerate the thugs, and open a juvenile Reform School, with corporal punishment, to civilise the yutes. You might turn the city around in a decade or so, but of course punishment instead of "rehabilitation" will never fly. Make crime unpleasant? What am I thinking?

True.

This man goes first.

 

[Sunrise]

Carjackings in D.C. nearly doubled in 2023

https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2024/01/04/carjacking-rings-arrests-2023

Total failure.

 

[Bob A]

Carjackings in D.C. nearly doubled in 2023

https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2024/01/04/carjacking-rings-arrests-2023

Total failure.

Well, they tried. 12 more and they'd have passed the x2 threshold.

I bet if they hadn't busted those 10 kids, we'd have made it to four figures.

 

[Sunrise]

And we’re off to the races…

 

[Garet Jax]

And we’re off to the races…

Holy Crap!

At this rate they'll get hit thousands of stolen cars. At some point, they'll run out of cars.

 

[babalou]

DC's Attorney General

The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) is inviting eligible nonprofit organizations to apply for funding to support youth development programs in the District

wjla.com

Clearly the problem is the lack of funding.

what I do not understand is why throwing more and more money, like you stated will do anything. It isn't the money. As you and everyone knows it is the culture. Fix that and they will begin to play with society better. I was in a Monkey County school meeting and they was talking more money more money. I asked them how much is the right amount because they are constantly asking for more funding. They had a blank stare like how dare I ask. I was not invited back.
Or, sadly... more funding so they can have yet another pocket filling scheme

 

[babalou]

And we’re off to the races…

wow. 43/3=14.33 per day then multiply by 364.25 is 5219.7 for the year. They can do it!!

 

[rseymorejr]

They'd have to flush the entire council, and the mayor, to make a dent in the crime...

They'll just elect the same exact people, with different faces and different names. But scratch the surface and they will be clones.

 

[Sunrise]

Holy Crap!

At this rate they'll get hit thousands of stolen cars. At some point, they'll run out of cars.

wow. 43/3=14.33 per day then multiply by 364.25 is 5219.7 for the year. They can do it!!

District Crime Data at a Glance | mpdc

2024 Year-to-Date Crime Comparison* As of April 11, 2024

mpdc.dc.gov

Just hit 72 motor vehicle thefts.

 

[Kman]

They'll keep pointing at everything but direct causes. To point out the obvious would be uncivilized.

Let them suffer their consequences.

Ya plant corn, ya get corn.

 

[Sunrise]

They'll keep pointing at everything but direct causes. To point out the obvious would be uncivilized.

Let them suffer their consequences.

Ya plant corn, ya get corn.

Indeed.

DC had 6,829 motor vehicle thefts in 2023.

If people who had their car(s) stolen voted differently after it happened, this would get better, but they don't so it doesn't.

 

[Bob A]

District Crime Data at a Glance | mpdc

2024 Year-to-Date Crime Comparison* As of April 11, 2024

mpdc.dc.gov

Just hit 72 motor vehicle thefts.

So far, a mere 3 carjackings.

Where are the carjackers of yesteryear?

 

[Sunrise]

So far, a mere 3 carjackings.

Where are the carjackers of yesteryear?

Hopefully in prison.

There's plenty of year left....

 

[MaxVO2]

what I do not understand is why throwing more and more money, like you stated will do anything. It isn't the money. As you and everyone knows it is the culture. Fix that and they will begin to play with society better. I was in a Monkey County school meeting and they was talking more money more money. I asked them how much is the right amount because they are constantly asking for more funding. They had a blank stare like how dare I ask. I was not invited back.
Or, sadly... more funding so they can have yet another pocket filling scheme

****They want ALL the money. Every last cent they can get. It's for the children after all. I've been hearing the "more money for schools thing" for basically ever. Never ever enough.

The smart kids will do well, the dumber kids wont regardless of money spent for the most part. Dumbing down the curriculum to appease the dolts and dullards only makes things worse for society. I have zero problem with separating the very smart kids and spending a LOT of more money on them to help them reach their potential, and to keep them away from the troublemakers and kids who really have no interest in being there, or who simply do not have the capacity to do well in school.

The not so academically inclined kids could be encouraged to pursue other avenues better suited to their strengths, or at least some kind of basic training to learn fundamentals to get by in life to go into whatever skill or trade they liked - and if they don't like *any* of it, at least keep them away from the kids who are absolutely more likely to do well in school, and who are not behavioral problems disrupting class. The disruptors need to be removed as they are holding the future achievers back.

Harsh, but it is what is mostly done in many other countries that require examinations to continue down an academic path vs just putting everyone through essentially the same system. People are not all equal, and some are much more gifted academically, or physically, or have high emotional IQ, etc.. It's reality.

 

[Bob A]

Merit is racist.

 

[babalou]

District Crime Data at a Glance | mpdc

2024 Year-to-Date Crime Comparison* As of April 11, 2024

mpdc.dc.gov

Just hit 72 motor vehicle thefts.

just wow

 

[babalou]

****They want ALL the money. Every last cent they can get. It's for the children after all. I've been hearing the "more money for schools thing" for basically ever. Never ever enough.

The smart kids will do well, the dumber kids wont regardless of money spent for the most part. Dumbing down the curriculum to appease the dolts and dullards only makes things worse for society. I have zero problem with separating the very smart kids and spending a LOT of more money on them to help them reach their potential, and to keep them away from the troublemakers and kids who really have no interest in being there, or who simply do not have the capacity to do well in school.

The not so academically inclined kids could be encouraged to pursue other avenues better suited to their strengths, or at least some kind of basic training to learn fundamentals to get by in life to go into whatever skill or trade they liked - and if they don't like *any* of it, at least keep them away from the kids who are absolutely more likely to do well in school, and who are not behavioral problems disrupting class. The disruptors need to be removed as they are holding the future achievers back.

Harsh, but it is what is mostly done in many other countries that require examinations to continue down an academic path vs just putting everyone through essentially the same system. People are not all equal, and some are much more gifted academically, or physically, or have high emotional IQ, etc.. It's reality.

1 million percent agree

 

[Wayne]

****They want ALL the money. Every last cent they can get. It's for the children after all. I've been hearing the "more money for schools thing" for basically ever. Never ever enough.

The smart kids will do well, the dumber kids wont regardless of money spent for the most part. Dumbing down the curriculum to appease the dolts and dullards only makes things worse for society. I have zero problem with separating the very smart kids and spending a LOT of more money on them to help them reach their potential, and to keep them away from the troublemakers and kids who really have no interest in being there, or who simply do not have the capacity to do well in school.

The not so academically inclined kids could be encouraged to pursue other avenues better suited to their strengths, or at least some kind of basic training to learn fundamentals to get by in life to go into whatever skill or trade they liked - and if they don't like *any* of it, at least keep them away from the kids who are absolutely more likely to do well in school, and who are not behavioral problems disrupting class. The disruptors need to be removed as they are holding the future achievers back.

Harsh, but it is what is mostly done in many other countries that require examinations to continue down an academic path vs just putting everyone through essentially the same system. People are not all equal, and some are much more gifted academically, or physically, or have high emotional IQ, etc.. It's reality.

Sad thing is I figured this out when I was maybe 11. We had a really enthusiastic first-year teacher. She was a wonderful person and so sure she could get all the kids up to a decent level even though many suffered from fetal alcohol syndrome and other maladies.

It was just a tad frustrating for her to hold everyone else back while trying to help them catch up.

 

[Bob A]

Sad thing is I figured this out when I was maybe 11. We had a really enthusiastic first-year teacher. She was a wonderful person and so sure she could get all the kids up to a decent level even though many suffered from fetal alcohol syndrome and other maladies.

It was just a tad frustrating for her to hold everyone else back while trying to help them catch up.

Diana Moon Glampers Elementary School?

 

[Sunrise]

Mayor Bowser Launches Task Force to Shape Future of Gallery Place/Chinatown Neighborhood | mayormb

Residents Encouraged to Share Task Force Ideas at BeDowntown.dc.gov

mayor.dc.gov

(Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser launched the new Gallery Place/Chinatown Task Force to develop a vision and recommendations for potential future uses of the two-block District parcel encompassing Capital One Arena and Gallery Place. The Task Force, which will be chaired by Jodie McLean and Deborah Ratner Salzberg, is charged with creating an immediate activation plan, long-term vision, and investment plan for the Gallery Place/Chinatown neighborhood.

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The Task Force will focus on the future uses of the two city blocks between 6th and 7th Streets NW and F and H Streets NW, currently occupied by Gallery Place and the Capital One Arena, and inform the vision and key actions needed to re-envision the area between the Walter E. Washington Convention Center to the north, 10th Street NW to the west, Pennsylvania Avenue NW to the south, and 5th Street NW to the east.

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Residents, businesses, and stakeholders can share their ideas for Downtown with the Gallery Place/Chinatown Task Force and receive updates on other progress happening Downtown by visiting BeDowntown.dc.gov

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser launches Chinatown task force to develop plan for Capital One Arena

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is teaming up with the D.C. Council, the Shakespeare Theatre Company, and other community members to launch a taskforce.

wjla.com