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"Could it be the cool weather? The final waning of the crack cocaine epidemic?"
Nobody knows why the numbers are down. Maybe people are focusing on property crimes and robbery now instead of killing. God knows there are tons and tons of robberies, thefts from auto, etc. Maybe MPD is actually doing it's job despite appearances to the contrary. And it helps that the hoods can't shoot. It could be that the hoods know I'm about to hit the streets shortly
Either way, enjoy it while it lasts. The plan is to shed 10% of the force in the next year or two through attrition and retirement (~4200 to ~3800) and to slash retirement benefits. Way to motivate DC At least it'll mean overtime for me.
If a homeowner successfully defends his life from home invaders in DC, I'm sure we'd be the first ones to know and the be the most surprised. Any other possession of a gun outside the four walls of your house is illegal. And besides, most of the murders going on in DC are hoodlums on hoodlums, so it doesn't really require a neighborhood to defend itself.
Nobody knows why the numbers are down. Maybe people are focusing on property crimes and robbery now instead of killing. God knows there are tons and tons of robberies, thefts from auto, etc. Maybe MPD is actually doing it's job despite appearances to the contrary. And it helps that the hoods can't shoot. It could be that the hoods know I'm about to hit the streets shortly
Either way, enjoy it while it lasts. The plan is to shed 10% of the force in the next year or two through attrition and retirement (~4200 to ~3800) and to slash retirement benefits. Way to motivate DC
At least it'll mean overtime for me.
Perhaps overturning part of DC's gun control laws made the pickins a little harder for the gangs. It no so much fun shooting up neihborhoods when they shoot back.
If a homeowner successfully defends his life from home invaders in DC, I'm sure we'd be the first ones to know and the be the most surprised. Any other possession of a gun outside the four walls of your house is illegal. And besides, most of the murders going on in DC are hoodlums on hoodlums, so it doesn't really require a neighborhood to defend itself.
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