The fact that increases in crime are occurring elsewhere by no means requires that we tolerate them here.

There are homeless in other cities, should we abandon all efforts to address the problem in DC?

Seriously, we have some problems (which, everyone everywhere all the time has problems of one type or another) but in the grand scheme of things people living in DC have it better than most Americans and objectively like 99% of the rest of the world.

This person isn’t arguing in good faith. Name any city you like and they’d claim it was the most racist in America.

Your link literally says that it started in cities like Boston modeled on English law enforcement at the time, and notes the scenario you’re referring to occurred in the south.

This is not true. There are virtually no public spaces where it is illegal to film/photograph in the United States. It's First Amendment protected activity. There is no reasonable expectation of privacy in any public space, or most spaces readily visible from public spaces (i.e. seen without obstruction from a public sidewalk, etc.)

That said, his other speech could very well constitute sexual harassment, so it bears being reported. But simply filming in public is in no way illegal, and you do not need consent to do so.

Please don't give bad information confidently stated as fact. It makes life harder for people who legitimately film/photograph in public.

Flight wine bar in China town is a real hidden gem. Really quiet atmosphere

Yeah, cops and homeless people make them lose their minds

It'd be the DA bringing charges.

if it was in maryland you need two-way consent to record. i know this is DC but just an fyi

edit this law is only for private convos

All I ask is for most federal employees to work in the office 3 days a week, that would be much greater than what it currently is

> Trump wanted to move entire agencies thousands of miles to reduce headcount.

Well yeah, but the goal of reducing headcount wasn't because we couldn't afford to keep them employed, it was to force all the competent people who could get other jobs to leave so that the agencies would be crippled and unable to provide oversight, enforce regulations, or distribute services to the "wrong people."

> My on campus day is 90% shooting the sh*t with everyone who's in.

I'm 100% convinced that despite "productivity" being the ostensible reason for returning to the office the actual reason is that the higher-ups who make the decisions miss their office shit shooting, business lunches, and escape time from their spoiled kids and loveless marriages.

acab and lol at people who say we need more cops

> Police have never had a purpose other than enforcing white supremacy.

Well, they also have an origin in strike breakers too.

Their purpose has always been enforcing white supremacy and keeping the working class in their place more broadly.

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Not a structure = not a problem. Especially if it’s 100% on your property. Worst case, even if it isn’t, is a cease and desist; or it gets all ripped up during a utility project because it’s not on your land.

Verre over the river in Courthouse has little outdoor pods set up.

Because the people with downvotes and bad faith arguments only care about the cop shit. Everything else they can stay quiet about and vote.

That's not true, they're also very vocal about homeless people whenever it comes up.

EDIT: They found the post.

Yeah, it’s difficult to be told that cops are there to protect and serve and the reality is, in the nicest words possible, no they are not!!!

It vacillates wildly.

I made comments in the thread on the cop convicted of killing Karon Hylton-Brown saying that statements made by cops about the people they shoot should not be taken as fact that was well received, but when I said essentially the same thing about MPD shooting someone this week, it was downvoted into oblivion.

I think people just really have a hard time maintaining a coherent understanding of what policing is, because it's so much easier to believe the comforting lie that is hammered into our brains about it.

Ugh. Can we try to get something on the legislative agenda surrounding privacy rights and prohibiting people from doing this?

It's just one of those things that feels like shouldn't be legal but technically is because the technology that enables it came to fruition quicker than updates to laws do.

Yeah, but on other topics, DC is very progressive and open-minded. But with cops, any type of criticism or questioning is met with downvotes and bad faith arguments

> Something about this subreddit makes everyone become total bootlickers when it comes to cops.

There's a lot of idiots here with a lot of privilege and money. It's the DC area.

It depends where your property line is. Generally (IANAL), if it's not a structure, you can do what you want on your property. However, DC controls everything from the street to the property line, which is often a lot more than you'd think: >"Public Space is defined as all the publicly owned property between the property lines on a street and includes, but is not limited to, the roadway, tree spaces, sidewalks, and alleys.

You may find some helpful information here: https://ddot.dc.gov/service/public-space-management

It appears that there's a $0 permit [1] for " The pruning of street trees, the planting or removal of trees or the planting of hedges on public space." that may apply to what you're talking about, called "Rain Garden (S.F. Home Yard Area)"

If you touch the "Tree Space," Requirements are laid out in DC 24-109[2], but I can't seem to find anything else about non-tree-space areas.

Unrelated to your question, did you use a kit for your raised bed? I'm thinking about doing the same this year and just looking into what it would take!

[1] https://tops.ddot.dc.gov/DDOTPermitSystem/DDOTPermitOnline/PermitTypes.aspx [2] https://www.dcregs.dc.gov/Common/DCMR/SectionList.aspx?SectionNumber=24-109

Something about this subreddit makes everyone become total bootlickers when it comes to cops. I remember when it was revealed cops shot someone they mistook for a suspect, and the general consensus was “everyone makes mistakes.”