D.C. gun violence isn’t an ‘urban’ problem. It’s an American problem.
Czapary said the force is at a hiring low and needs to beef up. But the work to prevent those nightmare scenes of violence begins long before that terrifying sound of gunshots.We know that first, there are simply too many guns. It doesn’t matter that D.C. has strict gun laws; our borders are porous and gun prosecutions aren’t easy to get.
Morale within the department is low and the connections between police and the people are frayed, Czapary said. It’s a cycle of misery that begins with unmet basic human needs. He worked as a police officer but estimated that 80 percent of his duties were closer to social work.“The pandemic has only heightened and exacerbated issues that existed well before,” she said. “These lossesThis American problem — which is about witnessing, anticipating and enduring gun violence — is complex.
Police said the boy killed in D.C. on Sunday was Chase Poole, who was armed and had been shot twice, already — as recently as February. His trauma began all the way at the top of that stream, and that’s where we must begin to repair ourselves.
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