Trump Orders National Guard Into Washington, Takes Over D.C. Police

Are you saying those cities dont need to be cleaned up? You should be forced to live in the bad parts of those cities for a week. I bet you would be singing a different tune. I'm just glad Trump's doing what needs to be done. There's not going to be crap done that was done last time he was POTUS. You need to get used to this or you're going to be miserable the next 3 1/2 years.

 

The books probably were cooked.

IDK, and hope we dont find out, but if we do we'll cross that bridge when the time comes.

 

LOL, this is the best you can come up with?

 

The funny thing about these low iq cultist is literally just a few months ago their cult leader was bragging about how crime fell in DC

 

Slowest chase ever.

 

I should not be surprised that you do not grok.

 

Unfortunately, that happens in every big city in this country, not just DC. There are lots of small cities with two to three times the amount of violence per capita than DC as well. Even lots of kids in schools all across America will be shot and killed this year. People just got gunned down at Target this week in Texas.

Loose gun laws, underfunded police, underfunded social services, lack of free mental healthcare and drug treatment programs, and lack of enough subsidized housing to keep working families, addicts, and other vulnerable folks from going homeless only adds to the problems.

We have a growing generational cycle of kids growing up in poverty, with parents themselves who only know violence or addiction, with no support or mentorship to help them break the cycle. Sending in the National Guard is like putting a tourniquet on to stop the flow of blood. When the tourniquet is removed, the blood will keep flowing. It's like putting Band-Aids on chest wounds. It won't solve the roots of the problems.

 

You don't get out much it seems.

I'm guessing that if her hair were long you'd probably call it unprofessional or a liability or something similarly stupid.

 

Yep, and never will.

 

Bottom line is the DC police are on board with what Trump is doing.

 

The DC police are on board with what Trump's doing. I hope he succeeds and is allowed to do this in LA/Chicago/New York etc... although I realize that may not be constitutionally correct. The violence needs to end, I'm just glad we're allowed to carry in Texas.

 

As long as there is nothing done to address the roots of the problems that force people into homelessness, and we can provide everyone affordable healthcare and housing, that won't change. As long as we don't take stronger action on child and domestic abuse, and provide those victims better outlets of escape, they are helpless.

We need to get all these unlicensed guns off the streets, take more priority into going after arms dealers, have stricter gun laws and stricter licensing, to help keep guns out of the hands of kids, mentally ill, druggies, violent people, and thugs. We need more task forces going after these people buying and selling unlicensed guns, and more gang and drug task forces.

We need to provide more intervention and support with social services, mental healthcare, family and child support, more community centers with after school and summer programs with mentors in rough neighborhoods, and so on. But the problems with continue to rise, We have kids growing up safer at school than at home or in their neighborhoods, who are more at risk of being the next crime victim or criminal.

The answer isn't more and more military policing on the streets. The answer isn't ignoring the roots of the problems while acting tough, bringing in tons of soldiers, flexing their guns, and acting like they will end everybody's fears. The roots of the problems will continue to grow.

 

Unfortunately there's always been about 10-15% of troubled people that cant be helped. Always has been/always will be.

Everybody should be able to carry unless they're mentally unstable. I'm from Texas and trying to take people I know guns is an unbelievably bad idea.

How much more of the social services/mental healthcare stuff do want to have? The last 30-40 yrs there's been more of this type of care than at anytime in our history and things only seem to be getting worse.

Let's see if it works. It worked in LA earlier this yr.

 

Wonder if the shooter was black would we have seen a different reaction @Reeko

Crazy white guy ? Pass no biggie

 

I'm from Texas too. I said nothing about taking your guns away. You need to reread what I said.

The main contributor to homelessness is a lack of housing supply and rising home values.

Another big factor is that there simply isn't enough subsidized housing being built in big cities. Another factor is gentrification.

In big cities renters often face demolition of their buildings for more expensive developments. This leaves them few options. It's been happening in cities like LA, Seattle, New York City, and San Francisco for years. Washington DC is no different. It's happening in Houston and Austin. There simply isn't enough subsidized housing being built to accommodate the displaced people, and shelters aren't a permanent solution. In fact, there are shortages of beds in most shelters already.

When wealthier residents move in, the demand for housing increases, driving up property values and rental prices. Many long-time residents then start have difficulties affording the rising cost of living, including rent and property taxes.

I had a friend who lived by the Medical Center in Houston and it was happening around his neighborhood years ago. People were demolishing homes they bought and inserting mansions covering the space of most of the yard where the old home had been. Those retirees living in the older homes there were seeing their property taxes skyrocket. The sad part is that some will have no other option but to move into a seedier neighborhood at an old age, because the taxes on that home they paid to retire in are getting too high to afford with their other costs of living.

Many more parents are now living now as their grown kids and their kids' children. It's becoming more and more common. When people don't have that option, when kids run away to escape abuse at home, and when parents kick out their kids it's sad, and many end up homeless.

 

I work with people who are doing the gentrification and also section 8 housing.

What you're talking about is an issue. The property tax issue is a big deal too. One thing I dont want though is a state income tax.