Exactly. We could pretend that consent decrees and all the bullshit since 2020 didn't leave these cities defenseless but what does that do for the people?The DC move is a federal move. I don't, however, want my tax dollars used to help in blue dumps like Chicago. They made their beds there, let them lie in them.
ATBS, how much different is this from all the consent decrees that the DOJ imposed on cities like Seattle? Feds telling locals how they are fucking up and how to fix the problems. Locals say they need more resources and that's the invite for the Feds to do the cleanup.
It's not a mystery how to stop crime. You prosecute it and you lock up the criminals
I'm all in favor of Chicago doing it but their government isn't