DC police union chair backs Trump's takeover, blasts city council's 'misguided' agenda
The President of the DC Police Association threw his support behind President Donald Trump’s seizing the federal law enforcement officers in the country’s capital, but warned that the actions of the administration were only a short -term solution.
“President Donald Trump’s DC police took this month this month was a harsh but necessary step. However, it will not be enough to turn a power in a free fall.” OP-ED Published by Washington Post.
Pemberton described Trump’s national guards as a “critical stopgap” and noted last week’s “positive results”, but “Federal Control is not a long -term solution”.
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Instead, Pemberton argued that Trump said he had to thank for his dealership for the delay in the “misunderstood ‘reform’ agenda”.
“Unlike most of the country, the Council of the DC is still adopting anti -police thought. Council members have passed a series of invoices that give priority to the wrong ideology of the security of the officers in charge of both you and you. Comprehensive Police and Justice Reform LawMayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) tried to repel the veto and congress, including a senate controlled by the Democrats. ”
“The law of policing and justice reform includes many harmful measures. He issued officials of collective bargaining rights, evacuated process protections, and replaced the ‘objective logic’ examination for the use of force. Hearing a prescription for stance, hesitation in life and death:” continued.
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The union chief, the Metropolitan Police Department has lost more than 600 civil servants since 2020, saying that weak personnel lament.
“Worse, the remaining staff is treated as Pariahlar, not public officials. Recruitment crater and resignations are becoming widespread.” “Officers are burning from unsustainable workloads. In the 2024 financial year, DC police recorded 1.8 million overtime hours, which cost the taxpayers about 134 million dollars. This is more than four times before the entry into force of countless ‘police reform’ policies.”
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Pemberton also shifted to the democrats that the crime has fallen, following the allegations that DC criminal statistics were manipulated.
Pemberton, “Murder totals in recent years have doubled when they have been ten years ago.” He said. “From 2021 to 2024, the region received more than 200 murders per year. Ten years ago, it was 100 from 2011 to 2014.”
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“The overthrow of the president has confirmed what our union has been saying for five years: DC police cannot function under current conditions.
