Trump to take over D.C. Law Enforcement

Callatoroy said:
You and hardly anyone else who can read have your heads stuck up your asses and are either to blind (at best) or willfully ignorant to admit the problem in dc. You don't like it that trump is going to fix a problem in dc that dim mayors all over the country have and then get the credit for it. So your automatic reflex is to pretend the problem is nonexistent. Go see a shrink.
www.theatlantic.com

Trump Is Right That D.C. Has a Serious Crime Problem

But he has the wrong answer for how to fix it.
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www.yahoo.com

Woman gunned down in 'safe' DC neighborhood as Trump launches federal police takeover

Fatal shooting happened in Washington D.C. after Trump federalized police force and deployed National Guard members alongside other federal law enforcement agencies.
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dcist.com

Despite Falling Violent Crime, Some Adams Morgan Residents Say They Feel Less Safe

A spate of burglaries and window smashing at local businesses has the community on edge. Neighbors want accountability for that and other property crimes, but don’t agree on what kind.
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God, you're dense. I never said there was "no crime" in DC, that's your usual Trumper exaggeration talking. What I did say - and you have yet to refute - is that nearly every statistic shows that crime is actually dropping in DC. Why didn't Trump send in the troops in his first term, when violent crime was worse? All the articles you posted show is that there have been some murders in DC, which happens in every freaking city - including a great many small ones (there were two murders in my little suburb and several shootings in just the last couple of months). The Atlantic article saying that DC has a crime problem doesn't preclude the fact that violent crime is declining in the city. Again, if Trump cares so much about this problem, why didn't he send in troops in his first term? Your argument remains absurd - you have a city where even if crime is high it is still provably in decline, and yet that's when your fearless leader is choosing to send in the troops. I thought Republicans wanted to save money and cut costs. Not this time, apparently.
 
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Icky Mettle said:
Between 1991 and 2016, the crime rates in America’s 30 largest cities (as of 2016) decreased by 63.9%. Do you think those cities got more liberal or conservative during that time?
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Careful, using credible data to show that violent crime is actually decreasing in large cities doesn't mean that crime isn't still out of control because <checks notes> all Trumpers just "know" that big cities are crime-ridden hellholes filled with poors, beggars, homeless bums, and minorities, and that nobody wants to live in or move to these places, even though somehow it's urban areas that have been experiencing nearly all of our nation's population growth for decades.
 
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Mulberry Heel said:
Careful, using credible data to show that violent crime is actually decreasing in large cities doesn't mean that crime isn't still out of control because <checks notes> all Trumpers just "know" that big cities are crime-ridden hellholes filled with poors, beggars, homeless bums, and minorities, and that nobody wants to live in or move to these places, even though somehow it's urban areas that have been experiencing nearly all of our nation's population growth for decades.
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One thing is for sure: Crime rates in America have dropped significantly over the past 35 years, yet studies show that people (regardless of political party) feel that crime has gotten worse during that time. It’s not suprising. There are a number of reasons for that:

1. The abundance of cameras. Almost all of us now carry around devices all the time where we can push a button and start filming things. We have cameras on our doorbells and other parts of our home. Almost every business has surveillance cameras. We have cameras on poles on our city streets. Thus, we’re able to catch people on the act of crimes in ways that we never could 15+ years ago.

2. Social media. We can more easily share our experiences with crime or pass along stories we hear regarding incidents of crime via social media. We can hear about incidents of crime from strangers we would otherwise never hear from if not for social media.

3. Politicizing crime. Politicians exploit he fear of crime to rile up voters. This has gone on forever, but now (looking back at #1) they can more easily utilize videos to stoke fear. And (looking back at #2), they can utilize social media.
 
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