‘It’s definitely a crisis’: This is the reality for kids caught up in DC’s violent crime spike

DC needs a stronger, not weaker, crime bill

After years of misguided policy prioritizing social justice over public safety, the D.C. Council of our nation’s capital finally passed legislation last week that could have begun to swing the pendulum back toward law and order. But even though the bill does not go far enough, efforts are already afoot to weaken it before final passage by the same forces that have made the District of Columbia one of the least safe cities in the country. That Wa…

DC needs a stronger, not weaker, crime bill

After years of misguided policy prioritizing social justice over public safety, the D.C. Council of our nation’s capital finally passed legislation last week that could have begun to swing the pendulum back toward law and order. But even though the bill does not go far enough, efforts are already afoot to weaken it before final passage by the same forces that have made the District of Columbia one of the least safe cities in the country. That Wa…