Dems Get Tough Fighting Fighting Crime

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You read that right. Dems are not fighting crime. They are fighting the fighting of crime. And by all means, go right ahead. Please do make this your party platform ahead of midterms–the wholehearted commitment to Gotham City values. 

Washington, D.C., and Chicago couldn’t be more different right now when it comes to crime—and how progressive leaders have responded.

D.C. Shows What Happens When You Actually Use All Tools Available

After the National Guard was deployed to Washington, D.C., crime didn’t just slow—it plummeted. In the roughly three weeks following troop deployment, violent crime dropped nearly 50% compared to the same period last year; burglaries dropped 48%, and car thefts fell 36%.

Carjackings, a particular scourge, fell by a jaw-dropping 87%. Over 900 D.C. National Guard troops, plus more from six other states, patrolled Metro stations, federal buildings, and parks—bolstering law enforcement in a city struggling with spiraling crime. And what do you know?! Deterrence is a deterrent!

Even Mayor Muriel Bowser perp-walked back her earlier comments about how unnecessary this “threat to democracy” was. Last week, Bowser called D.C. effectively a “crime‑free zone.” Whether you like the politics or not, the numbers speak: using every tool—including federal manpower—helped stabilize a dangerous urban environment fast.

Consider public safety successfully “resisted.”

Contrast that with Chicago and Illinois, where Governor J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson have categorically rejected National Guard deployment. Pritzker even called it an “invasion,” and issued orders barring police cooperation with federal troops. Which, can I just say this–the party that oversaw a literal invasion of unvetted, illegal immigrants, now declaring an invasion is just rich. The first invasion they were unaware entirely, but put legal citizens operating in the orderly and ordained capacity of peacekeepers?! This is the invasion that must be stopped??

Meanwhile, assaults, shootings, and murders remain stubbornly high.

Over Labor Day weekend alone, Chicago saw 37 separate shootings, eight dead and fifty wounded.  Another outlet reported 54 shot with seven killed.

And yet to hear Pritzker or Johnson, it seems apparent they see themselves as the shining city on a hill…albeit a hill riddled with shell casings, police tape, and chalk outlines. Your hill is Golgotha. I wouldn’t be quite so proud.

Two Approaches, Two Outcomes

D.C.: A “whatever-it-takes” approach—mobilizing the Guard—delivered swift and steep crime reductions.

Chicago: A hands-off posture—eschewing federal help while leaning and trusting that their citizens won’t believe their lying eyes. Not reporting crime is not decreasing crime, Batman.

Over the past two decades, progressive efforts—defunding the police, focusing on reform over enforcement, reducing patrols, and emphasizing community-based strategies—have largely failed to make major cities safer.

Chicago’s homicide numbers, for instance, only recently fell to five-year lows, after spiking during COVID-era instability.

D.C.’s case exposes the folly of blanket “defund” ideology. Where reformers resisted strong enforcement, crime lingered. Where authorities moved quickly and decisively—even leaning on federal muscle—crime dropped dramatically.

Two things we know for sure.

Crime and criminals don’t care about ideology. Vehicle thefts can’t be prevented with rhetoric.

Rejecting every outside option leaves citizens vulnerable. That can be no doubt who is step-child of the Democratic party. And it is US citizens.

Bold strategies for sure. And I beg you, my gun-free zoners and police defunders, stay the course. It is extremely helpful for the citizenry to see how little you care about them and how much you care about ridiculous, non-sensical, theories of public safety. From a GOP perspective, thank you. Real heroes don’t always wear capes, but in this instance they for sure where an ineffective COVID mask outdoors, with a BLM shirt, Pride button, and keffiyeh. And are likely screaming at the public servants trying to prevent their city’s further decline.