Why doesn't Trump send troops to the cities with the highest crime rates?

[WisconIndependent]

I was just reading that of the top 25 cities with the highest crime rates, 13 are in Red states. Of the top 40 cities with the highest crime rates, Washington D.C, is the 40th, not the top. So, why is Trump sending Troops to the 40th most dangerous place instead of the others that certainly have higher crime rates. He keeps telling us that it is because it is so dangerous, but what about all of the cities that are much less safe. Try and tell me this is not about two things, showing his desire for autocratic rule and to take attention away from the Epstein problem.

 

[mrjurrs]

I was just reading that of the top 25 cities with the highest crime rates, 13 are in Red states. Of the top 40 cities with the highest crime rates, Washington D.C, is the 40th, not the top. So, why is Trump sending Troops to the 40th most dangerous place instead of the others that certainly have higher crime rates. He keeps telling us that it is because it is so dangerous, but what about all of the cities that are much less safe. Try and tell me this is not about two things, showing his desire for autocratic rule and to take attention away from the Epstein problem.

 

[ScrambledEggs]

after that guy in Montana shot a bunch of people in a bar, or that target shooting in Austin, I was sure he was going to send in the troops

 

[EnchantedMuggle]

Because it isn't red states he's trying to goad into a reaction violent enough that he can declare martial law.

 

[Eriech]

I was just reading that of the top 25 cities with the highest crime rates, 13 are in Red states. Of the top 40 cities with the highest crime rates, Washington D.C, is the 40th, not the top. So, why is Trump sending Troops to the 40th most dangerous place instead of the others that certainly have higher crime rates. He keeps telling us that it is because it is so dangerous, but what about all of the cities that are much less safe. Try and tell me this is not about two things, showing his desire for autocratic rule and to take attention away from the Epstein problem.

You do not see anything unique about DC?

 

[WisconIndependent]

You do not see anything unique about DC?

Nope, it is yes, our capital city, but it is just another city with a much lower crime rate than many other cities,

 

[Deuce]

The dictator surrounds themselves with an army because that's where the revolution targets.

 

[ataraxia]

You do not see anything unique about DC?

Nothing that requires emergency measures like bringing in federal troops. I’ve been there recently. It’s a very fun place! This is all just a show.

 

[Eriech]

Nope, it is yes, our capital city, but it is just another city with a much lower crime rate than many other cities,

Every other city has a governor. DC has the president. Crime stats are self reported with incentives to fudge though DC is not unique in that. DC will ultimately be a model for the rest. It need not start as the worst.
The next option would be to make all but the capitol, white house, mall and memorials part of Maryland. Based on the plight of Baltimore not a good one.

 

[ataraxia]

Every other city has a governor. DC has the president. Crime stats are self reported with incentives to fudge though DC is not unique in that. DC will ultimately be a model for the rest. It need not start as the worst.
The next option would be to make all but the capitol, white house, mall and memorials part of Maryland. Based on the plight of Baltimore not a good one.

The way to improve DC and Baltimore is through better investment in education and infrastructure. Not sending in tanks.

 

[dmpi]

The way to improve DC and Baltimore is through better investment in education and infrastructure. Not sending in tanks.

LOL. Meaningless words.

 

[Eriech]

The way to improve DC and Baltimore is through better investment in education and infrastructure. Not sending in tanks.

That would require better "investors". Current city leadership is producing poor ROI.

There are fine schools in both DC and Baltimore unavailable to many trapped in public schools. School choice with vouchers would give some a chance to excape. If you polled parents in either city, 70 + support for school choice. A different topic though.

 

[RF667799]

The way to improve DC and Baltimore is through better investment in education and infrastructure. Not sending in tanks.

Quit making more shitbags is a good idea, but in the meanwhile you do have to get rid of the existing shitbags. I'm not in favor of that being accomplished with the military.

 

[ataraxia]

That would require better "investors". Current city leadership is producing poor ROI.

There are fine schools in both DC and Baltimore unavailable to many trapped in public schools. School choice with vouchers would give some a chance to excape. If you polled parents in either city, 70 + support for school choice. A different topic though.

That sounds good in theory. It makes sense. But some hypotheses that make sense sometimes just don't work out in practice.
The research, observations, and experience on voucher programs—while often discussed—doesn't actually show they outperform well-funded public schools.

In fact, numerous rigorous studies—including lottery-based experiments and evaluations in places like Washington, D.C., New York, Indiana, Louisiana, and Ohio—found no overall test-score improvements from vouchers; in many cases, scores actually declined for students who transferred from public to private schools.

https://www.epi.org/publication/vouchers-harm-public-schools/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

For example, in Louisiana and Indiana, voucher students performed noticeably worse in math and reading compared to peers who stayed in public schools.

School vouchers are not a proven strategy for improving student achievement | Center for Education Policy Analysis

Betsy DeVos, the new U.S. secretary of education, is a strong proponent of allowing public education dollars to go to private schools through vouchers, which enable parents to use public school money to enroll their children in private schools, including religious ones. Vouchers are advanced...

cepa.stanford.edu

Stanford’s Martin Carnoy also concluded that evidence for academic gains from vouchers is very weak, and that they often distract policymakers from investing in proven public-school strategies—like better teacher training, early childhood programs, or after-school support—which yield much higher returns .

School vouchers are not a proven strategy for improving student achievement | Center for Education Policy Analysis

Betsy DeVos, the new U.S. secretary of education, is a strong proponent of allowing public education dollars to go to private schools through vouchers, which enable parents to use public school money to enroll their children in private schools, including religious ones. Vouchers are advanced...

cepa.stanford.edu

Meanwhile, while voucher programs occasionally show modest gains in high school graduation or college enrollment, those effects are small—and researchers warn those might reflect school selection biases or other confounding factors, not true learning improvements.
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/...chool-voucher-studies/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Put simply, vouchers don't seem to deliver better academic outcomes—and sometimes even make things worse. By contrast, investing in public schools has a much stronger evidence base supporting real, equitable gains in student achievement.

 

[ataraxia]

Quit making more shitbags is a good idea, but in the meanwhile you do have to get rid of the existing shitbags. I'm not in favor of that being accomplished with the military.

Not sure what this means. What are "shitbags", and how do you make them?

 

[Northern Light]

I was just reading that of the top 25 cities with the highest crime rates, 13 are in Red states. Of the top 40 cities with the highest crime rates, Washington D.C, is the 40th, not the top. So, why is Trump sending Troops to the 40th most dangerous place instead of the others that certainly have higher crime rates. He keeps telling us that it is because it is so dangerous, but what about all of the cities that are much less safe. Try and tell me this is not about two things, showing his desire for autocratic rule and to take attention away from the Epstein problem.

I don't think he can send in the national guard to anywhere besides DC unless he can show there is an emergency.

 

[Crakhobarbie]

You do not see anything unique about DC?

I did.
I noticed the troops are going to have a hard time getting past the secret service agents protecting donald.

 

[Eriech]

That sounds good in theory. It makes sense. But some hypotheses that make sense sometimes just don't work out in practice.
The research, observations, and experience on voucher programs—while often discussed—doesn't actually show they outperform well-funded public schools.

In fact, numerous rigorous studies—including lottery-based experiments and evaluations in places like Washington, D.C., New York, Indiana, Louisiana, and Ohio—found no overall test-score improvements from vouchers; in many cases, scores actually declined for students who transferred from public to private schools.

https://www.epi.org/publication/vouchers-harm-public-schools/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

For example, in Louisiana and Indiana, voucher students performed noticeably worse in math and reading compared to peers who stayed in public schools.

School vouchers are not a proven strategy for improving student achievement | Center for Education Policy Analysis

Betsy DeVos, the new U.S. secretary of education, is a strong proponent of allowing public education dollars to go to private schools through vouchers, which enable parents to use public school money to enroll their children in private schools, including religious ones. Vouchers are advanced...

cepa.stanford.edu

Stanford’s Martin Carnoy also concluded that evidence for academic gains from vouchers is very weak, and that they often distract policymakers from investing in proven public-school strategies—like better teacher training, early childhood programs, or after-school support—which yield much higher returns .

School vouchers are not a proven strategy for improving student achievement | Center for Education Policy Analysis

Betsy DeVos, the new U.S. secretary of education, is a strong proponent of allowing public education dollars to go to private schools through vouchers, which enable parents to use public school money to enroll their children in private schools, including religious ones. Vouchers are advanced...

cepa.stanford.edu

Meanwhile, while voucher programs occasionally show modest gains in high school graduation or college enrollment, those effects are small—and researchers warn those might reflect school selection biases or other confounding factors, not true learning improvements.
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/...chool-voucher-studies/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Put simply, vouchers don't seem to deliver better academic outcomes—and sometimes even make things worse. By contrast, investing in public schools has a much stronger evidence base supporting real, equitable gains in student achievement.

Very similar to telling residents or visitors in DC that statistically they are safer now. Parents need to be able to guide their children to their best outcome even if "statistically" it might not be the best. Things that make sense make sense. Children are not statistics. Victims are not statistics. Failed schools and failed communities is a choice.

 

[Eriech]

I did.
I noticed the troops are going to have a hard time getting past the secret service agents protecting donald.

That was a concern that Joe Biden had when NG were deployed.

 

[Lord of Planar]

after that guy in Montana shot a bunch of people in a bar, or that target shooting in Austin, I was sure he was going to send in the troops

Austin is a liberal city.

 

[Lord of Planar]

I was just reading that of the top 25 cities with the highest crime rates, 13 are in Red states. Of the top 40 cities with the highest crime rates, Washington D.C, is the 40th, not the top. So, why is Trump sending Troops to the 40th most dangerous place instead of the others that certainly have higher crime rates. He keeps telling us that it is because it is so dangerous, but what about all of the cities that are much less safe. Try and tell me this is not about two things, showing his desire for autocratic rule and to take attention away from the Epstein problem.

DC is different than states. Just as simple as that.

 

[ataraxia]

Very similar to telling residents or visitors in DC that statistically they are safer now. Parents need to be able to guide their children to their best outcome even if "statistically" it might not be the best. Things that make sense make sense. Children are not statistics. Victims are not statistics. Failed schools and failed communities is a choice.

But how are you reaching your conclusion that voucher schools have a better outcome when statistically they have not shown to- and how do dismiss better investments in public schools when that HAS been shown statistically to be a more helpful approach?

 

[Crakhobarbie]

That was a concern that Joe Biden had when NG were deployed.

Nice garbage assertion.

 

[Eriech]

But how are you reaching your conclusion that voucher schools have a better outcome when statistically they have not shown to- and how do dismiss better investments in public schools when that HAS been shown statistically to be a more helpful approach?

Tell the mother who's child is failing for whatever reason that the child is statistically better of. You'd have thought the Obama's would be smart enough to know that their daughters would be better off in public schools. The Carters must have believed as you do.

 

[Eriech]

Nice garbage assertion.

Not just nice, a perfect reply.