To 2021 and Beyond .... current politics

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by mooby

Throw you a bone and this is what you come up with?

Yeah, the story is gonna disappear because nobody is interested in reading about US Capitol police officers getting rammed to death by a nutjob anymore.



Also I saw the video of the two girls carjacking the Ubereats driver in DC next to Nats Park the other day. Really sucks for his family, but on the flip side the outpouring of support and the 1 million in the GoFundMe account is heartening to see.

My thoughts on the situation:

Both of those girls were so out of whack with reality they just walked past his dead body on the sidewalk without even a whiff of concern. Major F. One of them was even preaching on about how her cell phone was in the car like she was so disillusioned from reality that she didn't even recognize what she did wrong.

Given they're both minors and the DC justice system seems to be turning a blind eye to minors committing serious crimes I fully expect them to get light punishments. Personally if it were up to me, they'd spend at least the next 20 years in jail (just for punishment, not rehab) and then a hopefully reinvented justice system that prioritizes rehab equally or better than punishment would have come along that could make these girls functioning members of society. Otherwise the odds that they will go back to doing dumb shit like this without an ounce of remorse is very high.

For me the punishment angle is because I spend various amounts of time in DC every year, often right by that street near the bullpen where he got carjacked, and I drive a very similar car to his (all of which concerns me). I don't want to have to fear being carjacked in the most gentrified area of DC in the last 10 years.

Ideally these girls would be rehabbed through the justice system so when they are released from prison they would realize stealing cars (and the potential for 3rd degree? murder in the commission of a felony) is just not cool. The likelihood of this happening is slim imo without at least a decade+ of prison (unlikely to happen given they are minors). IIRC one of them has pending charges from stealing another car in January? So one of them stole a car, got arrested/charged/released, stole another car and killed the guy they were stealing it from. IMO that entire sequence of events means they need serious time. The reshaping of our justice system to prioritize reforming criminals into productive members of society - well I'll leave that to smarter minds than myself as I have no idea how to do that. But it is a discussion that needs to be had.

It’s a tragic situation...but not surprising. I agree with a lot u say here. While justice is a concern for sure, I don’t know what the answer is for punishment, but it shouldn’t be light and the kids should be off the streets.

I’d like to know why these pieces of trash aren’t in school? Where are the parents? Why is there an uptick in car jackings in dc? Literally all the relevant questions are never asked by the Dems or media in dc. They just keep letting it happen.

[punch it in]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

It’s a tragic situation...but not surprising. I agree with a lot u say here. While justice is a concern for sure, I don’t know what the answer is for punishment, but it shouldn’t be light and the kids should be off the streets.



I’d like to know why these pieces of trash aren’t in school? Where are the parents? Why is there an uptick in car jackings in dc? Literally all the relevant questions are never asked by the Dems or media in dc. They just keep letting it happen.

The Dems and the media are letting car jackings happen in the inner cities. That is a reach even for you.
Meanwhile there is a mass shooting and a hate crime committed by some rural white kid recruited by some nazi internet group every hour on the hour and Fox and Friends (like you) is talking about Obamas suit or Bidens age.
Just stop man.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by punch it in

The Dems and the media are letting car jackings happen in the inner cities. That is a reach even for you.
Meanwhile there is a mass shooting and a hate crime committed by some rural white kid recruited by some nazi internet group every hour on the hour and Fox and Friends (like you) is talking about Obamas suit or Bidens age.
Just stop man.

Punch you know I love you...but you’re gonna have to take this L a lot better.

It’s a beautiful day outside! Ride bike, drank a beer and celebrate this wonderful Easter weekend!

[Giantone]

Chico, like his mentor.