DC police officers reportedly decry crime stat manipulation amid federal probe
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"Dozens of D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department officers are reportedly voluntarily providing information to a Justice Department investigation amid allegations that supervisors intentionally reclassified serious crimes to present a rosier view of public safety."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/dc-police-officers-reportedly-decry-124950682.html
According to The Washington Post, approximately three dozen current or former officers have forwarded complaints to investigators, saying supervisors downgraded violent offenses to less severe classifications. One internal tally obtained by The Post lists more than 150 instances since March 2024
One of the more contested classifications involves a charge created by the D.C. Council last year, “endangerment with a firearm.”...it is not included in the city’s violent crime statistics.
Lib way: When lib leaders cause problem, lie lie lie. Deny problem exists.