Emily Miller: DC Mace Control
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 11:12 am
Emily Miller: DC Mace Control
By Emily Miller - The Washington Times
October 3, 2012, 10:31AM
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I think you can still get large soft drinks there; something needs to be done!!!
By Emily Miller - The Washington Times
October 3, 2012, 10:31AM
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I think you can still get large soft drinks there; something needs to be done!!!
So far in 2012, violent crime is up 8 percent in Washington, D.C., with the three biggest spikes coming from sexual assaults (up 47 percent), armed robberies (up 20 percent) and assault with a firearm (up 15 percent). There has been a huge increase in robberies because the criminals are using guns to get iPhones.
“I heard this is the place to get mace registration cards.”
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“I might want to buy more than one can of pepper spray,” I replied.
She asked how many I was getting, and I replied that I hadn’t yet decided.
“We can’t supply one person with a whole bunch [of registration forms],” she said.
“How do you know all this?” she asked. It still astounds me that I’ve been writing about the failures of this registry office for a year now, but they never recognize me.
“It’s on your website,” I said plainly.
“But how much on there is actually factual? Is it really accurate?” she asked, referring to the MPD website that provides real-time accounting of crimes in the city for the public. “I just don't trust statistics and facts all the time.”
