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ballastboy1 t1_j6n4101 wrote

Good thing Maryland creates consequences for violent criminals.

Just a reminder that DC’s Youth Rehabilitation Act allows for any violent criminal age 25 or younger to face little to no jail time and that many individuals diverted from jail went on to victimize more people.

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dfuse t1_j6o6mxb wrote

The YRA needs to be repealed. Anyone who commits a violent crime from 18-25 needs to be held fully accountable.

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ballastboy1 t1_j6ob22m wrote

When it was first conceived and piloted in other cities, it was never supposed to apply to violent crimes. It was supposed to reduce the devastating lifelong impacts of imprisonment on young people making bad decisions with non-violent crimes.

DC took the YRA a step further and applied it to violent criminals, ensuring that there are no real consequences for gun crimes and violence.

That’s the funny thing about “progressives” who support gun laws: they refuse to accept that ENFORCING gun laws is part of the equation and that this includes punishment for criminals using illegal guns and committing crimes with guns.

(edit: typos)

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FlyLikeMe t1_j6olt5y wrote

The article you linked to is very good - it's quite long - but very well researched and written. I didn't know anything about the Youth Rehabilitation Act until I read that article. Apparently the law stems from the 1940s and wasn't meant for violent crimes.

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ballastboy1 t1_j6p0wiw wrote

I urge every DC resident to read that article so they understand why this is happening. Young violent criminals plainly state that they keep carrying guns and committing crimes because they know there are no consequences.

I wish they’d update it with a more recent study. Here’s another article interviewing low income DC residents on how unfettered gun violence terrorizes their communities: Residents in NE Washington trapped by gunfire.

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FlyLikeMe t1_j6ph3vm wrote

It is super disconcerting (unbelievable almost) that a 21-year-old can get caught for armed carjacking, get probation, get caught for armed robbery, get probation, then get caught for murder. To paraphrase a gentleman from the article "growing up poor is not a pass to be a violent criminal."

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