Does your hometown have anything nearing the resources DC has to fix this situation? Does it have a stated commitment to making streets safer? At least the local government is probably honest about what they stand for.

It’s occurring in places which have similar governance to DC…

May be the person who used to live at your address accidentally input it or it was saved in the system somewhere. I get mail intended for prior occupants on an irregular basis.

If you’re not attractive enough to “get girls” from using dating apps you’re not going to be successful at bars/clubs either with or without friends.

What’s your evidence that they delegate it to her, a registered Independent?

EDIT: You have been debunked. In your words later in this comment thread you stated that the person who has been delegated the local WaPo political endorsements is “Jo-Ann Armao is the editor covering local politics.”

The woman in question penned an article defending Planned Parenthood in 2015: https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2015/07/15/dont-rush-to-judge-planned-parenthood/ .

And also voted for Hillary Clinton: https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2016/11/08/win-or-lose-clinton-has-done-something-remarkable/ . So yeah, not a Republican.

Yeah doesn’t say where they got that information and it also adds a note at the end that she’s an Independent. So a Republican is both not in charge of endorsements and there is no evidence that endorsements are delegated to her in the first instance.

EDIT: Some more information fully debunking your claim. In your words later in this comment thread you stated that the person who has been delegated the local WaPo political endorsements is “Jo-Ann Armao is the editor covering local politics.”

The woman in question penned an article defending Planned Parenthood in 2015: https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2015/07/15/dont-rush-to-judge-planned-parenthood/ .

And also voted for Hillary Clinton: https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2016/11/08/win-or-lose-clinton-has-done-something-remarkable/ . So yeah, not a Republican.

Okay that article says: “since this blogpost was published, the Washington City Paper revealed that Armao is a registered as an independent.” So not a Republican?

And it also says: “The Post delegates its local endorsements largely to one person, Jo-Ann Armao, a Republican* who lives in Montgomery County.” On what basis is this statement being made?

This is literally crazy uncle sharing fake news on Facebook tier sourcing.

EDIT: She literally penned an article defending Planned Parenthood in 2015: https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2015/07/15/dont-rush-to-judge-planned-parenthood/ . You’re just blatantly spreading textbook misinformation.

She also voted for Hillary Clinton: https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2016/11/08/win-or-lose-clinton-has-done-something-remarkable/ . I mean cmon this is all easily provable.

Do you have any evidence to support this statement?

EDIT: You don’t. In your words elsewhere in this comment thread you stated that the person who has been delegated the local WaPo political endorsements is “Jo-Ann Armao is the editor covering local politics.”

The woman in question penned an article defending Planned Parenthood in 2015: https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2015/07/15/dont-rush-to-judge-planned-parenthood/ .

And also voted for Hillary Clinton: https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2016/11/08/win-or-lose-clinton-has-done-something-remarkable/ . So yeah, not a Republican.

Sure, and in the meantime, do you have any evidence whatsoever that the “Views of the Editorial Board” (seems to consist of 16 people: https://helpcenter.washingtonpost.com/hc/en-us/articles/360004745292-Leadership-of-The-Washington-Post-Opinions-section) is really just a Republican who lives in Silver Spring?

EDIT: Here, consider it debunked. In your words later in this comment thread you stated that the person who has been delegated the local WaPo political endorsements is “Jo-Ann Armao is the editor covering local politics.”

The woman in question penned an article defending Planned Parenthood in 2015: https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2015/07/15/dont-rush-to-judge-planned-parenthood/ .

And also voted for Hillary Clinton: https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2016/11/08/win-or-lose-clinton-has-done-something-remarkable/ . So yeah, not a Republican.

Yeah I’m 100% sure that I’ve seen this debunked on Reddit, so I’m pretty sure you’re spreading misinformation. I’m away from my computer but I can find it specifically if you need me to but I think you should probably delete your post.

EDIT: Here is the debunking. In your words you stated that the person who has been delegated the local political endorsements is “Jo-Ann Armao is the editor covering local politics.”

The woman in question penned an article defending Planned Parenthood in 2015: https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2015/07/15/dont-rush-to-judge-planned-parenthood/ . You’re just blatantly spreading textbook misinformation.

And also voted for Hillary Clinton: https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2016/11/08/win-or-lose-clinton-has-done-something-remarkable/ . I mean cmon this is all easily proveable.

You would appropriate more money and identify/create new lots to tow them too. Doesn’t DC have a budgetary surplus? DC Metro Area has a population of 6.5 million~ it would really not be hard at all to tap into existing infrastructure.

I don’t care who runs the show I care about not having 40+ people (predominantly lower income POC FYI) die every year due to traffic fatalities.

Subcontract existing towing services? Train new people? How hard is it to tow a vehicle, it’s not rocket science, they could ramp that up fairly quickly.

I fully support more infrastructure changes. But I vehemently disagree that flipping the switch on enforcement wouldn’t immediately improve traffic safety within a few months. As of now DC is the only jurisdiction to my knowledge where you can receive an infinite number of reckless driving tickets and still not have your license revoked. Aside from license suspensions, if I remember correctly, it would take multiple decades for DC to boot every eligible car. I literally think it would be as easy as increasing DC’s booting team X20, start booting every car above the bootable limit, and you’ll have people obsessively following the laws in no time.

Wasn’t this debunked?

EDIT: I can do my own debunking. In your words later in this comment thread you stated that the person who has been delegated the local WaPo political endorsements is “Jo-Ann Armao is the editor covering local politics.”

The woman in question penned an article defending Planned Parenthood in 2015: https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2015/07/15/dont-rush-to-judge-planned-parenthood/ .

And also voted for Hillary Clinton: https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2016/11/08/win-or-lose-clinton-has-done-something-remarkable/ . So yeah, not a Republican.

Did she or did she not commit a pretty deliberate violation of DC’s public campaign finance law? I could care less about Elissa Silverman (could not tell you anything about her competence, political views, or her opponent, feel free to comb through my post history) but reading that article made it seem like a bizarre own goal which undermines her credibility as a trustworthy politician.

A lot more people would bike if you built a critical mass of useable and safe infrastructure. Source: I biked for awhile until I moved jobs and my new route to the office felt unsafe.

I’m not sure what you’re point is, you’re against additional enforcement following a historic high in traffic fatalities? Infrastructure changes take time, we need to start saving lives now.

You’re looking for Toscana Market srs it’s exactly what you’re describing

Yeah try breaking traffic laws in Germany and come back to me about how “other countries have better designed infrastructure it’s not about enforcement!” It’s about both, and enforcement will help in the short term.

Yeah that’s not happening any time soon so why not enforce laws in the same way they’re enforced in any other prosperous liberal democracy?

Strong “1 in 3 statistics are made up” energy

How much funding does our dispatch department get? How could this happen? The people involved should be jailed, truly. I hope they sue DC government for negligence.

Do peer countries have these issues? Genuine question if anyone knows.

Eh I've looked at enough studies and they make intuitive sense to me. If sex work is decriminalized you would intuitively expect more demand for sex work. More demand for sex work likely means more trafficking. Maybe it if was paired with seriously draconian laws against the men who are purchasing the service.

Decriminalizing sex work leads to more sexual trafficking. Used to support it, but there are unintended consequences to balance.