The cops are really lax and chill here and seem more of a responsive than proactive force. The root of this all is income inequality though. DC has the have nots living on the same block as the haves. Bound to be issues.
I dont really know what police could do other than locking people up before they do crimes like with the RICO
. Cant honestly say I would be happy to see that happen. But locking up people who sign up to murder,sell drugs,steal etc. Based on the assumption you think they will actually murder,sell drugs,steal at some point is about as proactive as you can get. But proactive police brings alot of discrimination,and more potential to lock up innocent people. Not to mention more police interactions,which isnt safe for black men.
Personally if I was in charge I would just use money as the motivator. People dont like to snitch,but if the price is right they will. Soon as a crime happens we would send out alerts by text with a price. Send me a tip along with your cashapp
That way Im getting tips immediately within the first 48. And people can feel comfortable giving tips discreetly. If multiple people send the same tip,they split the reward like the lottery. I feel like this is probably cheaper than the millions they will spend on more weapons,more cops,more surveilence.
But truthfully they just trying to create more jobs and get cooler toys for themselves