The U.S. military is preparing for the activation of hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington D.C., a U.S. official tells Reuters
— Idrees Ali (@idreesali114) August 11, 2025
MSNBC tries to bait DC Mayor Muriel Bowser into making the federalizing of DC a race issue.
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) August 10, 2025
It doesn’t go as planned. She ends up agreeing that DC needs lots of help.
Come Monday at 10 AM, President Trump will describe exactly what is that help.pic.twitter.com/uI57HXWfQ4
TexasAggiesWin said:
Oh my goodness, you want to be safe in the nation's capitol? How fascist of you! - Liberals
FCBlitz said:
I moved to DC 2 years ago and it is ridiculously dangerous. You can walk around and there will be pockets of what appears to be safe. I can assure it is not.
I have been to two concerts, a hockey game and a basketball game. To walk from parking garage to venue is dangerous and you have to be on guard.
My first night to see Tangerine Dream ….we were caught in the middle of young black kids riding 4 wheelers and motocross bikes…..in traffic, doing wheelies, causing mayhem while being chased by cops on foot and in cars.
It was a weird scene. I also have known a number of folks during the short time I have been here that have been assaulted.
Yes it is plenty violent.
Horn_in_Aggieland said:The U.S. military is preparing for the activation of hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington D.C., a U.S. official tells Reuters
— Idrees Ali (@idreesali114) August 11, 2025
Had a family vacation in DC during Trump's first term. Never felt unsafe but seems things have gone downhill since then? My history loving daughter wants to go back.
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Lots of crazies in DC
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Lots of crazies in DC
Many of them in Congress.
Ag87H2O said:
If the Democrats elected locally to run DC can't figure out how to keep it safe for both visitors and citizens, then federalize it and do it for them.
FlyRod said:
https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/violent-crime-dc-hits-30-year-low
FlyRod said:
https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/violent-crime-dc-hits-30-year-low
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DC police commander suspended, accused of changing crime statistics
A D.C. police commander is under investigation for allegedly making changes to crime statistics in his district.
The Metropolitan Police Department confirmed Michael Pulliam was placed on paid administrative leave in mid-May. That happened just a week after Pulliam filed an equal employment opportunity complaint against an assistant chief and the police union accused the department of deliberately falsifying crime data, according to three law enforcement sources familiar with the complaint.
FlyRod said:
https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/violent-crime-dc-hits-30-year-low
FlyRod said:
https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/violent-crime-dc-hits-30-year-low
FlyRod said:
https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/violent-crime-dc-hits-30-year-low
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The union claims police supervisors in the department manipulate crime data to make it appear violent crime has fallen considerably compared to last year.
blacksox said:
I am interested to see to crime statistics that would warrant a sudden federal takeover. I have a strong feeling they do not exist as violent crime rates have been dropping for decades now in big cities. I suspect this is just more buttering up the public to Trump's abuses of federal power,
The murder rate in Washington, D.C. today is greater than Bogota, Mexico City, and more ⬇️
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 11, 2025
MAKE D.C. SAFE AGAIN! pic.twitter.com/0L9SVfY1KG
nortex97 said:blacksox said:
I am interested to see to crime statistics that would warrant a sudden federal takeover. I have a strong feeling they do not exist as violent crime rates have been dropping for decades now in big cities. I suspect this is just more buttering up the public to Trump's abuses of federal power,
What crime statistics would be of interest?The murder rate in Washington, D.C. today is greater than Bogota, Mexico City, and more ⬇️
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 11, 2025
MAKE D.C. SAFE AGAIN! pic.twitter.com/0L9SVfY1KG
I am interested in what crime data would be supportive of 'let's just let this thing keep going as-is.' I think this is 'change we can believe in.'
As I have family that live/work in the area, I admit to having a vested interest. Nothing is safe in town at this point, even at rush hour. It's absurd, and unacceptable, but that is what happens when Democrats run a city.
MAKE D.C. SAFE AGAIN. pic.twitter.com/WwYNGvP3ju
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 11, 2025
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"To evade public scrutiny, MPD leadership is deliberately falsifying crime data, creating a false narrative of reduced crime while communities suffer," he added.
The apparent justification for using the two charges interchangeably is that felony threats and assault with a deadly weapon charges carry roughly equivalent sentences.
But because felony threats cases are not categorized as a violent crime, such charges skew D.C.'s reported violent crime statistics. Improperly declassifying violent crime directly undermines the community's faith in the data.
The City Council, the U.S. attorney and the D.C. attorney general must investigate this pattern, as the continued prevalence of these decisions ripples through the criminal justice system.
Misrepresentation of the prevalence of violent crime directly affects the Metropolitan Police Department's staffing, recruiting and retention, clearance rates on violent crimes, decisions on where to patrol, designation of Drug Free Zones, reporting to state and national criminal databases, City Council oversight and funding decisions.
It is fundamentally unfair to our patrol officers and our community members. Simply reducing the denominator does not reduce crime.
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FBI Director Kash Patel: Director Patel notes that, in the last six months, over 4,000 child victims have been identified, found. The FBI and other authorities have intercepted 1,500 kg of fentanyl, enough to kill 115 million Americans. The FBI has arrested 19,000 people, double of this time last year. 270 of those arrested were traffickers of children. Murder rates are plummeting. "We will make D.C. safe again."
US Attorney Jeanine Pirro: "We all want a safe city." She cited too much violent crime being committed by "young punks," also stating, "they know we can't touch them because the laws are weak." She stated that emboldened criminals won't be getting away anymore. "It changes today."
Ag87H2O said:
If the Democrats elected locally to run DC can't figure out how to keep it safe for both visitors and citizens, then federalize it and do it for them.
Last time I visited DC, if you were more than a block outside the main tourist areas you better have your head on a swivel. My mom got accosted by a vagrant a block off Lafayette Park just because she took a picture of a building and the vagrant didn't like it. Dad and I had to step in and push them back or she was going to grab the camera.
I'm fine with Republicans doing whatever they need to do to make our national capital safe. Democrats sure aren't getting the job done.
nortex97 said:
Is your argument that the 2024 murder rate is too low? I don't see any stats or sources you've provided, either.MAKE D.C. SAFE AGAIN. pic.twitter.com/WwYNGvP3ju
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 11, 2025
What stats justify leaving DC as-is? Oh, maybe a leftist publication like The Hill can explain the duplicity in the claims crime is down;Quote:
"To evade public scrutiny, MPD leadership is deliberately falsifying crime data, creating a false narrative of reduced crime while communities suffer," he added.
The apparent justification for using the two charges interchangeably is that felony threats and assault with a deadly weapon charges carry roughly equivalent sentences.
But because felony threats cases are not categorized as a violent crime, such charges skew D.C.'s reported violent crime statistics. Improperly declassifying violent crime directly undermines the community's faith in the data.
The City Council, the U.S. attorney and the D.C. attorney general must investigate this pattern, as the continued prevalence of these decisions ripples through the criminal justice system.
Misrepresentation of the prevalence of violent crime directly affects the Metropolitan Police Department's staffing, recruiting and retention, clearance rates on violent crimes, decisions on where to patrol, designation of Drug Free Zones, reporting to state and national criminal databases, City Council oversight and funding decisions.
It is fundamentally unfair to our patrol officers and our community members. Simply reducing the denominator does not reduce crime.
Or, what about the FBI, the left's favorite law enforcement body since at least 2016, if not J. Edgar Hoover's time:Quote:
FBI Director Kash Patel: Director Patel notes that, in the last six months, over 4,000 child victims have been identified, found. The FBI and other authorities have intercepted 1,500 kg of fentanyl, enough to kill 115 million Americans. The FBI has arrested 19,000 people, double of this time last year. 270 of those arrested were traffickers of children. Murder rates are plummeting. "We will make D.C. safe again."
US Attorney Jeanine Pirro: "We all want a safe city." She cited too much violent crime being committed by "young punks," also stating, "they know we can't touch them because the laws are weak." She stated that emboldened criminals won't be getting away anymore. "It changes today."
Trump is right to do this, for the evergreen reason Dems always cite; the children. Throw bigoted LBJ's (D) 'great society' (of violence) into the **** can of history. And trust me or not, I have plenty of first-hand reports of the violence that is a daily fear/occurrence in DC.
