Cracking Down On Crime!
Under an executive order expected to be announced today, [District of Columbia] police Chief Cathy L. Lanier will have the authority to designate “Neighborhood Safety Zones.†At least six officers will man cordons around those zones and demand identification from people coming in and out of them. Anyone who doesn’t live there, work there or have “legitimate reason†to be there will be sent away or face arrest, documents obtained by The Examiner show.
Wait. I’m confused. I thought they had all that great, effective gun control in DC . . . Oh, that’s right:
At that point, a reporter interjected: “the Mayor (DC Mayor Adrian M. Fenty) says the handgun ban and his initiatives have significantly lowered violent crime in the District. How do you answer that, Mr. Heller?â€
The initial answer certainly wasn’t expected – Dick Heller laughed. Ruefully.
Pointing at the Mayor who was making his way across the plaza, surrounded by at least six DC police officers, Heller said, “the Mayor doesn’t know what he’s talking about.â€
“He doesn’t walk on the street like an average citizen. Look at him; he travels with an army of police officers as bodyguards – to keep him safe. But he says that I don’t have the right to be a force of one to protect myself. Does he look like he thinks the streets are safe?â€
There was no follow-up question.
And maybe my favorite Uncle quotation of all time:
I uphold the fine American tradition of not really giving a fuck what other countries think of the US.
Sebastian chimes in on the new, progressive, DC police state here.
vegas art guy:
At least the Chief of Police gets it. Hope you’re feeling better.
June 5, 2008, 1:19 pm