Posted on 08/11/2006 7:12:35 AM PDT by Mike Bates
In other news, the sky is blue.
The traffic was at a crawl so I wasn't endangering any lives ... only the livelihoods of a potential mugger or two.
Washington, D.C. is what you get when Congress runs a city.
I'm in D.C. every day...I'm surprised you survived your foray into the ghetto. Note: Don't do that ever again!!
We were planning to take our kids there for an educational field trip in spring. Is this enough of a problem that we shouldn't go? Any tips for places to stay and visit that are actually safe? I talked to a guy who lives in Virginia and sometimes works in DC and he said he thought they had gotten a pretty good handle on the crime (at least in the tourist areas) and felt it would be safe.
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...hanging around the gates at Walter Reed on a Friday night to be certain the troop supporters don't momentarily block the sidewalk, or making sure no one is smoking a cigarette anywhere it is prohibited, or hunting down those criminals that don't wear seat belts, or are going 11 miles over the speed limit on the interstate.....
The Northwest Area is safe. When you get up around the Capitol it's iffy. And no matter where you are, don't walk at night or take metro...take a cab. I lived in Adams Morgan for a year. I found it perfectly fine during the day, but at night it became another place althogether.
Police departments have had their primary function re-cast into revenue generation. Actually trying to "protect and serve" is pretty much out the window.
When we visited D.C. and wandered off the beaten path, we were in the ghetto before we knew what happened. It's a shame that you can't go far from the tourist area. Don't the locals get fed up?
I no longer live in the area so I wouldn't want to guess about what's safe, especially with a couple of young kids along. You just have to remember that you're going into a foreign country and "watching your back" has an amplified meaning because the bad guys are armed and you're not. And the cops are probably more focused on writing tickets to produce revenue for the city than doing anything to protect you and your family.
"We were planning to take our kids there for an educational field trip in spring. Is this enough of a problem that we shouldn't go? Any tips for places to stay and visit that are actually safe? I talked to a guy who lives in Virginia and sometimes works in DC and he said he thought they had gotten a pretty good handle on the crime (at least in the tourist areas) and felt it would be safe."
Nah, it's too dangerous. You should just stay at home.
Of course, I've lived here in the DC metro area for the past 8 years and have not yet been the victim of a violent (or any) crime. But it's only a matter of time I'm sure. It's mighty irresponsible of me to even leave the house. Maybe I should work from home. Who knows what kind of violence awaits me out there.
"When we visited D.C. and wandered off the beaten path, we were in the ghetto before we knew what happened. It's a shame that you can't go far from the tourist area. Don't the locals get fed up?"
I'm fed up with the high cost of real estate around here, but not much else. It's a nice area in my parts, but I keep hearing about how it's a third world country. Maybe I should be afraid!
How long have you lived in DC?
Black Gangs Terrorize D.C.
Gee! Who woulda thunk it? ;-\
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