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Washington, DC Councilman Calls for National Guard amid Surging Murder and Violence
Trayon White, a Washington, DC councilman, called for the National Guard to patrol the nation’s capitol with the power to arrest. Surging violence has led to a 28% increase in homicides. So far this year, 161 lives have been lost, compared to 126 this time last year. Trayon White opposed the Mayor’s bids to hire more police officers just last summer, as he favored community violence intervention programs.
The head of the DC Police Union blamed the City Council that passed the Policing and Justice Reform Act in 2020 that made sweeping changes to policing that led to police officer shortages and more violence. He said that the bill eliminated due process and disciplinary rights of police officers, created a new ability for investigators to ‘Monday morning quarterback’ all uses of force, prohibited officers from using body-worn camera to complete basic reports, and generally hamstrung police. The Union chief also criticized Councilmember Nadeau who added several amendments to the bill that prohibited officers from protecting themselves and others in a riot. She also openly advocated to ‘defund the police’. He reported that she is now pretending to be ‘pro-public safety’, but is “absolutely to blame for the violence and mayhem in this city.” He said that the bill should be repealed before bringing in the National Guard.
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https://needtoknow.news/2023/08/washington-dc-councilman-calls-for-national-guard-amid-surging-murder-and-violence/