President Donald Trump’s push to federalize the city’s police force — provided for by the Constitution — was slammed by Democrats as a blatant power grab or a tyrannical means of distracting the public from failures. But, the president seemed, rather, to be personally touched by the senseless violence against the innocent victims in his press conference Monday announcing the move.
A stark contrast in perspectives was put on display just hours after the president’s announcement. As protestors demonstrated in front of the White House against the federal takeover of Washington, D.C.’s police department, just blocks away, a fatal shooting became the 100th homicide this year in the nation’s capital.
These shootings, which are often characterized as random, are adding to a growing list of victims from the centers of government power to the poorest corners of the city and contributing to the public perception that crime is a major problem in the city.
City officials and Democratic lawmakers pushed back against the president’s decision to assume control of the city’s Metropolitan Police Department by citing statistics that show drops in violent crime rates since a 2023 spike. But, that argument sidesteps the fact that there are hundreds of D.C. residents or visitors that are victims of homicides each year, even if those official rates are declining.
As of today, the federal district’s murder rate remains among the highest in the nation.
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Author: Ray Hilbrich
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