So let me get this straight…

[89th]

Yeah but do the gates have machine guns on top?

[89th]

In October my next work trip might let me visit the zoo and some museums as well, and I'm looking forward not getting mugged unlike the zero times I was mugged when I used to visit DC weekly while running, or at the zoo, or at a museum or walking around the Capitol, or walking to the Nats games, or coming out of the bars, or leaving the Caps game, or taking photos at night. I look forward to the stream of zero assaults continuing, thanks to the military and their tanks!

[Mik]

@89th said in So let me get this straight…:

Oh totally. My point is Trump's use of the military, humvees, machine gunes, and MRAPs... a little late to the party. The trend started like 2 years ago for most places, including DC.

It's all about the messaging. Criminals need to be much more afraid of getting caught and punished.

[89th]

Agreed, personally I'm looking forward to the gallows making a comeback.

[LuFins Dad]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2025/08/29/trump-dc-police-crime-arrests/85864285007/

[Mik]

He raises a very good point about the attrition police forces experienced nationally after the Floyd fiasco and the resulting difficulty of attracting new candidates.

[Axtremus]

@LuFins-Dad said in So let me get this straight…:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2025/08/29/trump-dc-police-crime-arrests/85864285007/

Wow, a Heritage Foundation Fellow wrote an opinion piece supporting a Trump action!

[Tom-K]

Really, it's only Black on Black crime. Should we care? Well, it seems President Trump cares. (Probably for the wrong reason--but he cares.) All good.

And that's why Trump is President and Kamila is some "Mrs." somewheres.

[Mik]

[89th]

Haha that is great