Posted on 04/02/2023 11:58:14 AM PDT by John Semmens
In Washington DC homicides were up 19%, larceny up 27%, and motor vehicle theft up 108% since U.S. Attorney Matthew Graves took office. A possible contributing factor in this crime wave may have been Graves' refusal to prosecute 67% of the suspects the Metropolitan Police arrested during 2022.
Graves insists that "by being selective in the cases I pursue I am being efficient. By only moving forward with 'slam-dunk' and 'air tight' prosecutions I have saved the District the expense of going to trial and failing to get a conviction."
Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee said "Graves' self-serving pursuit of favorable personal statistics is a serious threat to public safety. We don't arrest people unless there is significant evidence of guilt. Refusing to prosecute because there is a small chance for a 'not guilty' verdict ill-serves the general public. It's not the 'winning percentage' that is most important. It is the number of criminals put behind bars."
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