More like they'll be out in 72 hours. They'll also file suit against the cab driver for violating their civil rights in refusing to pick them up after they'd shot him.
They'll be back out in five days after the Attorney's office decides not to paper the case.
You mean "They'll be back out in five days if the Attorney's office cannot paper the case." Unless there is insufficient cause or evidence, the USAO does not put Class A felons back on the street. Period.
Anon 4:02- Clearly you're new to the area or have some unfounded confidence in the DC legal system. Seriously, give it 6 months and you'll be completely jaded with the realization that the police and AG's office either are not capible of or just don't feel like doing their jobs. Sad to say, but that's just the way DC is run these days.
...the police and AG's office either are not capible of or just don't feel like doing their jobs. Sad to say, but that's just the way DC is run these days.
Except that the USAO is an extension of the Department of Justice, which has nothing to do with how "DC is run". Talk to anyone that works there and you will discover that they want people behind bars -- and are equally as frustrated when a lenient judge, legal loophole, or uncooperative witness prevents that from happening. I likewise challenge you to find a District cop that wants murderers back on the street.
Hope you're right, Anon 12:20... but those of us who have been around the neighborhood have witnessed the lethargic police attitudes long enough to be suspect of such enthusiasm. The only time they seem to get excited is when one of their own is involved-- eg the incident at the Pug a few weeks ago. They have like 22 cars out for that one. MAYBE would have had 1 unit if it had been you and not an off duty cop.
Except that the USAO is an extension of the Department of Justice, which has nothing to do with how "DC is run". Talk to anyone that works there and you will discover that they want people behind bars -- and are equally as frustrated when a lenient judge, legal loophole, or uncooperative witness prevents that from happening. I likewise challenge you to find a District cop that wants murderers back on the street.
You're right, it's hard to find a D.C. cop who wants murderers back on the street. It's easy, though, to find D.C. cops who are frustrated as hell at the US Atty's Office for deciding not to paper cases where they caught perps the cops know are going to offend again. And it's easy to find D.C. cops seething with frustration over arresting the same offenders over and over and over and over because the USAO decides this theft or that drug offense isn't worth the effort to paper and pursue. I can't count the number of times I've heard this frustration expressed by cops here.
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They'll be back out in five days after the Attorney's office decides not to paper the case.
More like they'll be out in 72 hours. They'll also file suit against the cab driver for violating their civil rights in refusing to pick them up after they'd shot him.
i heard they were released.
They'll be back out in five days after the Attorney's office decides not to paper the case.
You mean "They'll be back out in five days if the Attorney's office cannot paper the case." Unless there is insufficient cause or evidence, the USAO does not put Class A felons back on the street. Period.
Anon 4:02- Clearly you're new to the area or have some unfounded confidence in the DC legal system. Seriously, give it 6 months and you'll be completely jaded with the realization that the police and AG's office either are not capible of or just don't feel like doing their jobs. Sad to say, but that's just the way DC is run these days.
According to the article the shooters were adults. Therefore the case would fall to the US Attorney's office, not OAG.
...the police and AG's office either are not capible of or just don't feel like doing their jobs. Sad to say, but that's just the way DC is run these days.
Except that the USAO is an extension of the Department of Justice, which has nothing to do with how "DC is run". Talk to anyone that works there and you will discover that they want people behind bars -- and are equally as frustrated when a lenient judge, legal loophole, or uncooperative witness prevents that from happening. I likewise challenge you to find a District cop that wants murderers back on the street.
Hope you're right, Anon 12:20... but those of us who have been around the neighborhood have witnessed the lethargic police attitudes long enough to be suspect of such enthusiasm. The only time they seem to get excited is when one of their own is involved-- eg the incident at the Pug a few weeks ago. They have like 22 cars out for that one. MAYBE would have had 1 unit if it had been you and not an off duty cop.
Except that the USAO is an extension of the Department of Justice, which has nothing to do with how "DC is run". Talk to anyone that works there and you will discover that they want people behind bars -- and are equally as frustrated when a lenient judge, legal loophole, or uncooperative witness prevents that from happening. I likewise challenge you to find a District cop that wants murderers back on the street.
You're right, it's hard to find a D.C. cop who wants murderers back on the street. It's easy, though, to find D.C. cops who are frustrated as hell at the US Atty's Office for deciding not to paper cases where they caught perps the cops know are going to offend again. And it's easy to find D.C. cops seething with frustration over arresting the same offenders over and over and over and over because the USAO decides this theft or that drug offense isn't worth the effort to paper and pursue. I can't count the number of times I've heard this frustration expressed by cops here.
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