Updated: Friday, June 6, 2008, 8:35 am -- Word this morning is that a U.S. attorney back in May questioned the District of Columbia's proposal to to set up sealed "safety zones." And as recently as two weeks ago, federal officials were warning that the plan is unconstitutional. Duh!
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Updated: Thursday, June 5, 2008, 11:09 pm -- Not the first time I've heard this, but it bears repeating. If so many anti-war folks say "since they can't get their act together, we should just pull out of Iraq . . .," then shouldn't we be pulling out of DC since all people there want to do is kill each other? Let's just pull the plug and move the capital to, oh I don't know . . . St. Louis, or even Columbus. At least in places closer to the heartland, people are a bit more normal.
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I think this is life imitating art.
From the Examiner:
"D.C. police will seal off entire neighborhoods, set up checkpoints and kick out strangers under a new program that D.C. officials hope will help them rescue the city from its out-of-control violence."Under an executive order expected to be announced today, 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.
"Lanier has been struggling to reverse D.C.’s spiraling crime rate but has been forced by public outcry to scale back several initiatives including her “All Hands on Deck” weekends and plans for warrantless, door-to-door searches for drugs and guns."
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