DC crime surges as Democrat councilman pleads for National Guard backup

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 August 8, 2023 3:54pm EDT

DC crime surges as Democrat councilman pleads for National Guard backup
Councilmember Trayon White Sr says city 'must declare an emergency regarding the crime and violence'
By Emma Colton | Fox News

A Washington, D.C., city councilman said it might be time to bring in the National Guard as the city continues to be battered by high crime.

"The crime is out of control and getting worse by the day. We must declare an emergency regarding the crime and violence in our neighborhoods and act urgently. It may be time to call on the National Guard to protect the children and innocent people that are losing their lives to this senselessness," Councilmember Trayon White Sr. said Tuesday at a press conference, WUSA 9 reported.

"I am tired of burying our children. We are too comfortable with the state of our city. We must take action to gain control and protect our residents. Law enforcement is only one part of how we combat public safety issues. It will take all of us to heal our community," he continued.

D.C. recorded at least 13 shooting deaths in the first five days of August, which surpasses the 10 killings recorded in the first five days of July, according to the Washington Post. There have been at least 158 killings so far this year, according to police, which is a roughly 22% increase compared to the same time frame last year.

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August 8, 2023 3:54pm EDT

DC crime surges as Democrat councilman pleads for National Guard backup
Councilmember Trayon White Sr says city 'must declare an emergency regarding the crime and violence'
By Emma Colton | Fox News

A Washington, D.C., city councilman said it might be time to bring in the National Guard as the city continues to be battered by high crime.

"The crime is out of control and getting worse by the day. We must declare an emergency regarding the crime and violence in our neighborhoods and act urgently. It may be time to call on the National Guard to protect the children and innocent people that are losing their lives to this senselessness," Councilmember Trayon White Sr. said Tuesday at a press conference, WUSA 9 reported.

"I am tired of burying our children. We are too comfortable with the state of our city. We must take action to gain control and protect our residents. Law enforcement is only one part of how we combat public safety issues. It will take all of us to heal our community," he continued.

D.C. recorded at least 13 shooting deaths in the first five days of August, which surpasses the 10 killings recorded in the first five days of July, according to the Washington Post. There have been at least 158 killings so far this year, according to police, which is a roughly 22% increase compared to the same time frame last year.

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https://www.foxnews.com/us/dc-crime-surges-democrat-councilman-pleads-national-guard-backup

So cops bad, national guard good?

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You voted for it, you eat it.

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 DC's City Council Slashed Police Funding. Now, Its Members Want More Cops as Shootings Plague City.
Nation's capital saw 13 homicides in first five days of August


Alec Schemmel   
August 9, 2023

Washington, D.C.'s city council in the summer of 2020 voted to slash millions from the police budget. Now, as homicides surge in the nation's capital, liberal council members want more cops.

After D.C. saw 13 homicides in just the first five days of August, left-wing council members Brianne Nadeau and Phil Mendelson touted their efforts to secure more resources for police, with Nadeau especially stressing the city's "hot spots." Those efforts mark a stark turnaround for the council members, both of whom voted to cut $15 million from the city's police budget at the height of the Black Lives Matter movement in the summer of 2020. Nadeau at the time endorsed "calls to defund MPD" and "get police out of schools," while Mendelson praised a 2021 police reform report that lamented D.C.'s "harmful over-reliance on policing and incarceration" and called for a "realignment and reduction of MPD's size, responsibilities, and budget."

Nadeau and Mendelson's sudden support for additional policing reflects the political toxicity of the "defund the police" movement, which swept liberal cities following George Floyd's death but has since prompted backlash. City officials in New York and Los Angeles, for example, cut funding for police in 2020 only to restore law enforcement budgets a year later, citing spikes in violent crime.

D.C. Police Union chairman Gregg Pemberton said the council's "flip-flop" reflects an effort to avoid blame "regarding exponential increases in violent crime."

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https://freebeacon.com/democrats/dcs-city-council-slashed-police-funding-now-its-members-want-more-cops-as-shootings-plague-city/