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Make DC safe again—2.0

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President Donald Trump is right to be angry about violent crime in D.C. As one of us (Cully Stimson) wrote in these pages in January, it’s time to make D.C. safe again.

There are two ways to do that: an easy way and a hard way. The choice is up for debate — but what’s not is that it’s well past time to get this done.

The easy way to make D.C. safe is by enforcing the criminal laws to the maximum, targeting violent thugs, including eligible teens, and throwing them in prison. This isn’t rocket science, as one of us (Stimson again) testified before the House Judiciary Committee on how to fix violent crime in D.C. But until now, we haven’t had a chief felony prosecutor willing to do the right thing.

'Big Balls' beat down

The latest outrageous crime took place last weekend against Edward Coristine. Better known as former Department of Government Efficiency staffer “Big Balls,” Coristine was assaulted by a swarm of violent juveniles near Dupont Circle at 3 a.m. He wasn’t doing anything flashy like picking a fight. He was standing outside his vehicle with his girlfriend when the group approached and demanded to take his car.

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