Posted on 03/29/2023 8:09:41 PM PDT by Signalman
Washington, DC, got off to a violent start at the beginning of 2023, with crime rates rattling the city as Democrat leaders failed to push consequences.
U.S. Attorney Matthew Graves declined to prosecute 67 percent of criminals arrested by police officers in 2022.
In an interview with Left-wing Washington Post, Graves defended his leniency on the criminals, giving excuses such as unaccredited crime labs and police body-camera footage leading to severe scrutiny.
Most cases not prosecuted involve gun and possession and burglary charges, which have increased by 22 percent.
"The bottom line is that it creates the impression that this is an across-the-board decrease in the number of cases we bring. That is simply not true," Graves said. However, according to D.C. crime statistics, sex abuse cases are up 110 percent. Homicides have spiked 19 percent, property crime is up 27 percent, and motor vehicle theft is up 108 percent.
Graves attempted to explain the declining prosecution rates, saying that police officers have been wearing body cameras to secure more information at the charging state to asses if sufficient evidence could potentially be used in court.
Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee said prosecutors are less willing to bring a case to court if they have doubts about witnesses.
"Those are often the very individuals who witness such crimes. We can't pick our witnesses, especially in neighborhoods where these crimes happen. I wish we could have boy and girl scouts as witnesses, but that's often just not the case," Contee said.
Despite Graves's claims, Contee insisted that his officers were not to blame for the lack of prosecutions.
"I can promise you, it's not MPD holding the bag on this," Contee told the Washington Post. "That's B.S.," adding that he believes every person they arrest should be off the streets for good.
DC has one of the highest crime rates in the US... it’s a democrat hellhole.
What happened to the “DC statehood” that the Democrats promised when they were campaigning in 2020?
They had total control of the government for two years.
Why bother funding the police? I think I’d just go and cut one-third of the their budget because even if they arrest someone...there’s no charges.
Succeeding is not failing.
“”Why bother funding the police?””
Union dues funneled directly to DemocRATS.
As far as the general lack of prosecutions, if they could arrest, charge, try, and convict real Americans, MAGA patriots, etc, the DC jails would be full.
Most of us are busy working and living. It is so very wonderful that so many of us can try to attend a President Trump rally when the rally is close enough. At most rallies there are more people outside than inside. We trade stories, or just look at each other, not needing to speak, knowing that we share the same core beliefs, the Miracle of the American Founding, Everyone.... EVERYONE still wants to come to America, to the Last Best Hope on the planet. While DemoKKKrats may try to paint America in a certain way, we are still The Shining City on the Hill to most of the planet. While DemoKKKrats continue to attempt to divide us into groups, and pit one group against another, millions just want to be left alone. When most Republicans and Conservatives (not RINOs) attain office, they want LESS Power. They appoint Judges who agree that the power is with the people, not the State. Maintain the minimum necessary for civilized behavior, and all other powers to the people, and the States.
Why pass more gun control laws against the general population, when prosecutors fail to charge criminals with crimes related to firearms?
More Than Two-Thirds of the People Arrested in D.C. Are Never Charged
Washington CityPaper
by MITCH RYALS
MARCH 15TH, 2023
https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/595163/more-than-two-thirds-of-the-people-arrested-in-d-c-are-never-charged/
“A spokesperson for the USAO says in an email that charging rates for firearms and drug felonies are driving the recent trend, and for two primary reasons: unreliable forensic testing of evidence and body cameras.
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The Washington Post recently reported that as many as 90 gun and drug cases have been dismissed from D.C. Superior Court in the past two years after serious questions arose about the veracity of MPD officers in the Seventh District.
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