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AndreTippettPoint t1_jdiu7x2 wrote
Reply to comment by TheMadGNUS3o in 10 men shot in 6 separate incidents by Vegetable-Ratio-5857
Quite worse indeed. But that doesn't mean things are acceptable now. DC now being better than things were during the days of the crack epidemic, street turf shootouts, Marion Barry driving the city to insolvency, etc. is like finding out you have the flu instead of long COVID--it could be worse but it still sucks.
AndreTippettPoint t1_jdipuc0 wrote
Reply to comment by morningwoodman1 in 10 men shot in 6 separate incidents by Vegetable-Ratio-5857
Oh man, the DC Bike Mafia is going to get you now…
AndreTippettPoint t1_jdipqqb wrote
Reply to comment by GhostDawg01 in 10 men shot in 6 separate incidents by Vegetable-Ratio-5857
It was worse. Early 90s were bad too. Doesn’t mean we have to accept what is now.
AndreTippettPoint t1_jcbumon wrote
Reply to comment by CsaCharlie in Autism Gaming Community in DC? by CsaCharlie
It's a schlep from Takoma Park, but it is indeed a great store and they seem to love hosting gaming events.
AndreTippettPoint OP t1_j91w59v wrote
Reply to comment by gnocchicotti in Armed Robbery Outside Eliot-Hine Middle School by AndreTippettPoint
Hmm, as a Celtics fan in DC I guess I average out to somewhere between the Pacers and Hawks…
AndreTippettPoint OP t1_j91vpe7 wrote
Reply to comment by js8806485 in Armed Robbery Outside Eliot-Hine Middle School by AndreTippettPoint
This is the third rail, because the “catch and release” model hasn’t exactly worked, but consigning a child to incarceration is a last resort. Of course, “last resort” doesn’t mean it’s never an appropriate consequence.
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AndreTippettPoint t1_je5p30l wrote
Reply to comment by Pipes_of_Pan in D.C. leaders prepare for GOP grilling in hearing on crime, policing by EastoftheCap
I haven't been watching the hearing, but I suspect this is right. Still, the failures of the US Attorney's office need greater exposure. And while I know this isn't always a popular opinion, but we also need more focus on the misguided public safety agenda of the DC Council.