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How was your weekend?

by Jonn Lilyea••35

Weekend in DC

Violence enjoyed the weekend in DC this last. According to Emily Miller at WTTG eleven people were shot and another 11 were stabbed in the District between Friday afternoon and Monday afternoon. The local police union official blames the “Ferguson effect”;

What is the cause of the crime spree? D.C. Police Union Chairman Delroy Burton said there are two reasons.

He said the police department has lost over ten percent of the force in the last year a half. They have either quit or retired.

“Fewer police officers on the street, less visibility — equals more activity,” said Burton. “So if they know the police aren’t coming, then the criminals are emboldened.”

He also blames it on the so-called “Ferguson effect.” Police are afraid of being blamed for incidents with minorities.

“Since Ferguson, every single police encounter, particularly with someone who is a minority or someone who is black, is somehow deemed to be racism or discriminatory policing — and that is garbage,” said Burton.

There were no police involved in any of the violence, so I’m not sure I understand that explanation. But, I’m pretty sure that if police questioned all of the registered gun owners in the District, they will all have proof that they weren’t involved in any of the violence. They did make three arrests in regards to the 22 attacks.

51 people have been murdered in the District this year (as of June 8th), according to the Metro DC police website.

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35 thoughts on “How was your weekend?”

  2. Approximately 68% of the uniformed DC police force are “minority”. I reckon the Chief needs a better excuse than blaming Ferguson.

  3. 3 out of 22, or just under 14 percent. Atta boy, Keystone Cops!

  4. There’s so much here….Where to start…

    Public employee unions. The answer to every problem is either to increase pay, hire more employees, or both. this union guy says that the murder rate can be partly explained by a reduction of 10% in the police force over the past six months. Oh. There were 108 D.C. murders last year and 106 in 2013. There have been 55 this year thus far, or EXACTLY where the rate should be, consistent with the previous two years. So, losing 10% means zip, except the loss of union dues. Second, the union guy is quoted as saying that “Since Ferguson, every single police encounter, particularly with someone who is a minority or someone who is black, is somehow deemed to be racism or discriminatory policing.” Every encounter? That would include traffic violations and asking a P/O for directions. Why exaggerate and make shit up? Isn’t truth enough? (Guess not.) And I was unaware that Blacks are no longer considered a minority, as the term is commonly used and understood. I guess he’s talking about mere numbers but who knows? Then there’s the “Ferguson effect.” I like that term. It now explains everything, putting the blame on police officers for not stopping murders, rapes, and robberies before they occur. But the mayor has told the chief of police to push down harder on the pedal, in response to the perceived uptick in violent crime. I have no idea what that means. I’m sure that the chief doesn’t either, but it means the mayor has done something!

    1. What it means, 2/17 Air Cav, is that DC is a messed-up and dangerous place for a decent person to live – regardless of race or ethnicity.

      Oh, and IMO it also means that the DC Police Union guy is channeling his inner Shakespeare: e.g., “It is a tale
      Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing.”

  5. I see that Jonn’s murder number (51) is smaller than the one I used (55.) I’ll take Jonn’s b/c it means that with a dept reduced by 10%, the murder number is smaller than at the half way point in 2014 or 2013. (That’s gotta hurt, eh Delroy? Wait. Delroy?)

    1. Um, not quite.

      8 June was day 159 of the year. On that day we were 159/365 of the way thru the year – or 43.56%.

      51 homicides on that day 159 equates to an annual rate of about 117. However, that number is likely skewed a bit high by the recent weekend’s violence, so I’d guess the annual rate so far is about the same.

    1. Well that was 3 minutes and 36 seconds of my life I will never get back!

  7. WORDS:

    1. New York City
    2. Crime
    3. Rate
    4. Surges
    5. Due
    6. To
    7. Mayor’s
    8. Liberal
    9. Policing
    10. Policies

    That is all!

    1. Master Chief…you are dead on correct Sir! NY, like in DC, Baltimore and other inner cities nationwide. Because a black man was killed, justifiably, in Ferguson, more black men are killing more black men everywhere else. Makes sense to me. That will show those white people we mean business! Wonder what Sharpton and Jackson have to say to their communities about this?

      1. The Baltimore “protests’ sparked by the custodial death of Gray (I forget his first name) saw 27 pharmacies and two methadone clinics looted. We saw only one (that CVS) on TV but, I say again, there were 27 hit for drugs, according to the Baltimore Sun. That’s a meaningful and heartfelt to honor whatshisname Gray.

  8. We are well on our way back to the 70s 80s and early 90s when crime was Out of control..
    I guess Hope and Change worked after all. Thank god My lisa is always on standby ! !
    :/

    2. Glad I moved the h— out of Chicago 10 years ago. My old neighborhood has been hit at least once a month by violent crime. I lived there long enough to know it was peaceful, and the violence started AFTER I left. That should say something about Chicago.

      Oh, the new sport: random shootings on the interstates around Chicago.

      1. Ex-Ph2. Shooting on interstates sounds like I-10 between Tucson and Phoenix. DPS Officer buddy I was talking to on Saturday said they average one every 10 days on the stretch of highway Lol…..

      2. BE CAREFUL of what you say, Ex-PH2! Next thing you know, you could have a gaggle of liberals blaming YOU for the crime increase saying it happened because you left! /sarc

  9. I was in the DC area at the NCC for some training in late May (not the weekend). In the short period I was there, I counted 7 or 8 firearm/knife related deaths (homicides) in the area. What a great place.

  10. The criminals are responsible for the crime spree. They are being enabled by people who are in positions of power who wouldn’t know reality if it jumped up and bit them on the ass.

    It’s called being headshy. The cops have been kicked around enough, alternately blamed for not stopping criminals and also for perpetrating crimes themselves (shootings), that they’ve put their backs to the wall to protect themselves. And nobody saw this coming, right? There are fire departments who won’t answer a call from any house that doesn’t pay for firefighting. Wait until the cops get the same idea for policing. Watch what happens to the level of crime in the area then.

    1. “There are fire departments who won’t answer a call from any house that doesn’t pay for firefighting. Wait until the cops get the same idea for policing. Watch what happens to the level of crime in the area then.”

      That’s the attitude that helps perpetuate the problems. “I swear to rush to a fire and save the people inside, only if they paid the bill”. Sounds like their in it for the wrong reasons. They are public servants, not private fire departments or police forces.

      I wonder how the civilian population would like it if the military had the same attitude that you say firefighters and police have? No one has been shit on more than the military, yet they police their own bad apples and keep on doing the job they signed up for, no matter how big the pile of crap on top of them is.

      1. I think what Pinto is referring to are the wonderful liberal areas that require residents to pay some sort of extra “fire tax” much like some of the rural areas of Kommiefornia. If you don’t pay the tax/fee/fine/whatever, you don’t get “service”.
        I can see at some point in the future where these same people come up with a tax/fee/fine system for those that live in rural areas for their policing in an effort to keep moving people into the cities. It will be the “you live too far away for us to dedicate “service” to the very few who live out there. It has nothing to do with the dedication of those in the police or fire profession and everything to do with political control.

        1. It’s not exactly that common, Clownpuncher, but it does happen. Some fire departments only provide out-of-zone coverage on a subscription basis; some don’t do so at all. And it does seem to be economically-driven.

          http://www.statter911.com/2013/01/25/fire-chief-says-not-our-problem-two-closest-fire-companies-refuse-response-as-two-az-homes-burn-in-area-without-fire-protection/

          http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/06/tennessee-firefighters-watch-home-burn/?_r=0

          http://www.firehouse.com/news/10472820/tennessee-fire-department-watches-house-burn-again

        2. As a firefighter in the Glorious Soviet Socialist Republic of California, I can assure you that nobody gets denied Fire/EMS protection in this state, for any reason, period. The tax you refer to is yet another attempt by the professional denizens of the wretched hive of scum and villainy known as Sacramento to squeeze even more money out of its residents. Whether you agree to pay the SRA Fee or not, you will still receive the same level of service as everybody else (underfunded, understaffed, with guys and gals doing their best despite busted equipment and not enough hands to go around–but that’s beside the point).

          If you know anything about fire in California, you would know that the scenario you suggest is dogshit-stupid. Little fires can turn into fucking HUGE fires here very quickly, and we take action to avoid that every time.

          Granted, in that “fucking HUGE fire” situation, we will triage houses to be defended or abandoned. This is based on one thing only: can we save it with what we have? If yes, then do so. If not, then screw this place, move on to something you can save. Contrary to popular belief, dead firefighters don’t save shit. This is why we have been harping on defensible space for decades.

          To be honest, I find your assertion to be a bit insulting. I have heard of that happening, but it was far to the east of the Mississippi. California has lots of things wrong with it, but this is not one of them. In fact, funding issues aside, California is better than any other state in terms of responding rapidly to major natural disasters (like fires), integrating local, state, and federal resources pretty much seamlessly, and ignoring jurisdictional pissing contests. “The fire department won’t go past _____” is something you will never, EVER hear in California. In fact, this is pretty much the only thing California does consistently right.

  11. Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “I have a dream.” I don’t think this was it. I bet he’s been spinning in his grave these last several years now.

    1. Probably fast enough to be tapped as an environmental renewable power source.

    2. If Rev. King was alive today, he’d take one look at Barry O. and say, “You gotta be shitting me! God help us!”

  13. How was my weekend? I don’t know how to put it into words, so I’ll just play you all a song complete with the lyrics.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxHHARjbmn4

    For me it’s like this. First something big happens in my life, and then I go up like a goddamn rocket, higher than any eagle could fly. Then I come crashing down at an even greater velocity. And when it’s all said and done, all that remains….is a cold, vicious monster hell bent on killing itself. Jesus.

    But I’ve learned how to tame this beast. I’ve been on this earth for nearly 41 years now and I think I might’ve learned a few things.

    Incidentally… 😀 …I’ll be changing my name to “Flash” from this point forward. That’s Flash, the Basset hound dog from the Dukes of Hazzard. That’s what they (it was MMC(SS) Fresquez’s idea if memory serves) called me during that very short time I was on the USS Toledo. March and April of 1998.

  14. Gee whiz, don’t Baltimore, DC, and Chicago all have strict Gun Control Laws disarming their law-abiding citizenry? Someone needs to compare those towns’ per capita violent crime rates with say, Kennessaw, GA which lets law-abiding folks stay armed as they see fit and leaves goblins wondering who will be a good victim and who will shoot back!

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