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djslarge t1_ja3ycv3 wrote

Because DC cops suck I’ve only been in DC for six months and I can tell that cops here suck, even more than the cops back home in Alabama They are never around, if they are, it’s either sitting in a patrol car or with twenty other cops They never come when you call them They have the least amount of responsibility than any other cops, due to having the Secret Service, National Park, Capitol Police, and MTA patrol

People can complain about how morale is low around cops, but they’ve done to themselves. They’ve shown that they are scared of being held accountable, get angry at slight disrespect, retaliate for anything, and genuinely awful at their job

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MarkinDC24 t1_ja3wc1f wrote

I mean, I hear you that you believe the cops are incompetent. I would argue, however, the news broadcast provides a more complex answer to the problem: (1) there are police staff storages; (2) and, issues with evidence analysis (I.e., long wait times). Both staffing shortages and evidence wait times are hindering police officers ability to catch criminals. Did you not take away or understand those points in the OP’s broadcast?

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MarkinDC24 t1_ja3sams wrote

Your point is what exactly. From the same article you shared:

“Saldo says she encourages people to put trackers in their cars and hopes others don’t have to go through what she did.”

Of course, police should be held accountable. I think, Saldo was using the media to hold police accountable. But, let’s be clear, Saldo still suggested people use tracking devices in their own cars, and hoped in holding the police accountable - with her media messaging - they would correct their mistake of not marking the police car stolen in the future.

Final note: This happened in 2021, I hope there are not anymore articles similar. That is to say, perhaps Saldo holding police accountable caused them to fix the issue.

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Strawbrawry t1_ja3oxrs wrote

For a big one you'd have to wait for the annuals or look for something you care about. If you just want to see a big obnoxious crowd wait till tourist season. For any old demonstration just walk down by the mall. Most days there's some kind of gathering

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