So let me get this straight…
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Do you think they'll need to use the machine guns on the top?
I am pro-cop on nearly every controversial story (George Floyd, Jan 6th, BLM, Daunte Wright, etc) but this show of force is just embarrassing.
You talked about the data, I specifically did not use the DC-reported data but the FBI data that does include aggravated assault (etc) as part of its violent crime trend. Their data matches the chart I posted above. https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/explorer/crime/query
If Trump or congress said they were funding an influx of police officers to focus on late night crime trends or other pockets of crime in certain DC wards, that would make sense. Marching in a convoy of humvees and machine guns is lazy Trump distraction bait.
@89th said in So let me get this straight…:
Do you think they'll need to use the machine guns on the top?
blah blah blah, a bunch of words to basically state that “no, I haven’t investigated the claims about data manipulation by the DC politicos made by the Police Union”…
If Trump or congress said they were funding an influx of police officers to focus on late night crime trends or other pockets of crime in certain DC wards, that would make sense. Marching in a convoy of humvees and machine guns is lazy Trump distraction bait.
Boy, it sure is difficult driving around all the machine gun emplacements this morning… And the rocket launchers… It surely does feel like North Korea down here.. :eyeroll:
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@jon-nyc said in So let me get this straight…:
Imagine getting T-boned by an MRAP because Trump wants to get his base’s mind off of the Epstein files.
Post doesn’t mention who ran the light…
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It's funny how he said he would drain the swamp but he is BY FAR the most egregious SWAMP KING I have ever seen in the white house.
@89th said in So let me get this straight…:
It's funny how he said he would drain the swamp but he is BY FAR the most egregious SWAMP KING I have ever seen in the white house.
I have added another item to track in my President Trump economic scorecard, and that is the number of federal workers. We will see how this does over the long term.
End October 2024: 23.51MM
End June 2025: 23.58MM -
0 murders since August 13.
https://thehill.com/opinion/robbys-radar/5469044-dc-crime-drop-trump/
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Wait, we can trust the MPD's numbers now, right? (not that I'm doubting it)
Also Trump said DC hasn't had a murder free week "in years" when really they've had 3 stretches already in 2025 in February, April, and May, and the February stretch lasted 16 days.
But I'm glad we are spending $1 million per day on this PR stunt.
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Wait, we can trust the MPD's numbers now, right? (not that I'm doubting it)
Also Trump said DC hasn't had a murder free week "in years" when really they've had 3 stretches already in 2025 in February, April, and May, and the February stretch lasted 16 days.
But I'm glad we are spending $1 million per day on this PR stunt.
@89th said in So let me get this straight…:
Also Trump said DC hasn't had a murder free week "in years" when really they've had 3 stretches already in 2025 in February, April, and May, and the February stretch lasted 16 days.
Fake news. There were murders. So many murders. Very bad hombres doing very bad things. So sad.
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I am not a President Trump fan, but there is some truth about crime in cities that he is talking about. Yes, by statistics, violent crime may be down, but I think a lot of us here would not want to walk around cities (or parts of cities) alone late at night.
A lot of it relates back to culture. When people feel it is okay to have a "flash mob" and bother people, rob someone, etc, that is just not goo. And that, I dont know how to change that behavior.
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Like I said in my first post, you can believe crime is a problem and think that Trumps approach isn’t the right one. And certainly not trust his motives. (Note he isn’t going after the cities with the highest crime rates, he’s limiting it to cities where he’s despised)
