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[deleted] t1_istyj2v wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in D.C. Council Prepares To Vote On Overhaul Of Criminal Code by LocalBearEnthusiast

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[deleted] t1_isy0mnn wrote

The question is what happened to crime during the past three years? The police budget isn’t everything. The lax and selective enforcement of crimes like shoplifting and pitching tents in public land sends important signals to would be criminals.

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[deleted] t1_isy42sa wrote

Because for sure, defunding the police is a terrible idea. Only a person living in a dream world would believe otherwise.

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[deleted] t1_isy880v wrote

That ‘someone’ just talking about defunding the police is council member Charles Allen. He more than talked about it, Allen formally proposed this. Of course, he wants us to forget this.

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[deleted] t1_isycygt wrote

Don’t see where I did that.

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[deleted] t1_isydnee wrote

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[deleted] t1_isypg5u wrote

You have 74K plus comments on Reddit. Wow, that is truly an accomplishment.

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[deleted] t1_isyrave wrote

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[deleted] t1_itcfhp6 wrote

In addition to defunding the police, please share your other great ideas. I am sure you must have great ones.

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[deleted] t1_itd8wuh wrote

My life would be enriched if I knew what other great policy ideas you have beyond defending the police.

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Pipes_of_Pan t1_itguxvx wrote

Popping over from the other thread to laugh at this multiple alter ego weirdo you’re arguing with

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[deleted] t1_isu2edk wrote

The real question is what was the crime rate before Allen moved to defund the police and what is it now? Then imagine if we had defunded the police.

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[deleted] t1_isu480i wrote

Homicides were +14% in 2021 for a total of 226. Recent low was 88 in 2012. All much higher than NYC on a per capita basis.

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[deleted] t1_isu4pdi wrote

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[deleted] t1_isu5hdv wrote

It’s the largest city in the US and one that has until recently, been incredibly successful in bringing down crime. So yeah, maybe DC might learn a thing or two.

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[deleted] t1_isu3o1i wrote

BTW, the murder rate per capita in DC is multiple times higher than NYC for example

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[deleted] t1_isu40hd wrote

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[deleted] t1_isu90h2 wrote

Wow, you know your argument is weak when you crow about DC’s murder rate comparing favorably to Cleveland and Baton Rouge. DC is the capital of the United States visited by thousands of tourists each year. It can do better.

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[deleted] t1_isu510n wrote

Well, proposing to defund the police surely would not have helped. I would suggest to start with enforcing all existing laws including misdemeanors.

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[deleted] t1_isu6imn wrote

Huh? The police budget was not cut because Bowzer and others objected.

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[deleted] t1_isuacu8 wrote

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[deleted] t1_isycsug wrote

Great, let’s cut the MPD budget and see crime fall. Can’t wait to see the results

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[deleted] t1_isyd0gb wrote

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[deleted] t1_isyhbnw wrote

Let’s do it. Let’s cut the MPD budget. Great idea.

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[deleted] t1_isyjr3h wrote

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[deleted] t1_isyp1ix wrote

So happy too. Can't wait to see how well those Defund the Police candidates do in November. Should be a woke landslide.

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waldrop02 t1_isuw01y wrote

What’s the relative proportion of crime that police prevent vs. react to, in your opinion?

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