I guess my issue is….there are pockets of every major city that most people know are possibly dangerous to go to. As a musician who went into downtown Atlanta, Ga. frequently in the 80’s and early 90’s, I personally never saw violent stuff happen, but that’s just me. I’m sure there was bad stuff happening for sure, but I just never saw it. We tried to say clear of the areas that we knew were exceptionally dangerous.
The data bears out that violent crime has dropped ( as you demonstrated in the graphs and the rest of your post ) so I too, don’t see why the Washington Police can’t handle their own territory.
I know there are areas that have more crime than others in D.C., and that should be addressed for the wellbeing of the citizens in those communities for sure, but I think the police in Washington should be able to handle and address these problems.
Old school conservatives seemed to have wanted less government involvement in people’s lives. This new strain of populist conservatism doesn’t seem to mind it.
I remember during the Boston Marathon Bombing incident that happened in 2013. There were conservatives that freaked out when, at the time, governor Patrick told the people of Watertown and adjacent communities to shelter in place for a while, and the police, the FBI, and the ATF, went around searching for the last suspect who was on the loose.
Some conservatives thought at the time, that it was just an excuse to practice for declaring “Marshal Law” at some point in the near future.
Now….it seems that there are “conservatives” who don’t mind having active military rooming the streets of Washington D.C., L.A., etc…one bit?!?!?
I’ve heard some different takes on this so far.
I guess my issue is….there are pockets of every major city that most people know are possibly dangerous to go to. As a musician who went into downtown Atlanta, Ga. frequently in the 80’s and early 90’s, I personally never saw violent stuff happen, but that’s just me. I’m sure there was bad stuff happening for sure, but I just never saw it. We tried to say clear of the areas that we knew were exceptionally dangerous.
The data bears out that violent crime has dropped ( as you demonstrated in the graphs and the rest of your post ) so I too, don’t see why the Washington Police can’t handle their own territory.
I know there are areas that have more crime than others in D.C., and that should be addressed for the wellbeing of the citizens in those communities for sure, but I think the police in Washington should be able to handle and address these problems.
Old school conservatives seemed to have wanted less government involvement in people’s lives. This new strain of populist conservatism doesn’t seem to mind it.
I remember during the Boston Marathon Bombing incident that happened in 2013. There were conservatives that freaked out when, at the time, governor Patrick told the people of Watertown and adjacent communities to shelter in place for a while, and the police, the FBI, and the ATF, went around searching for the last suspect who was on the loose.
Some conservatives thought at the time, that it was just an excuse to practice for declaring “Marshal Law” at some point in the near future.
Now….it seems that there are “conservatives” who don’t mind having active military rooming the streets of Washington D.C., L.A., etc…one bit?!?!?
It’s definitely a different world these days. 😞