{"id":1995912,"date":"2023-08-09T19:38:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T23:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ridiculous-dc-police-union-chairman-slams-councilmans-call-for-national-guard-amid-rising-crime\/"},"modified":"2023-08-09T19:41:17","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T23:41:17","slug":"ridiculous-dc-police-union-chairman-slams-councilmans-call-for-national-guard-amid-rising-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ridiculous-dc-police-union-chairman-slams-councilmans-call-for-national-guard-amid-rising-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"DC Police Union chairman criticizes councilman&#8217;s request for National Guard in response to increasing crime."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fridiculous-dc-police-union-chairman-slams-councilmans-call-for-national-guard-amid-rising-crime%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1995912&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Washington, D.C. Police Union Chairman Slams Councilman&#8217;s National Guard Proposal<\/h2>\n<p>The Chairman of the Washington, D.C. Police Union, \u200bGreggory\u200d Pemberton, has \u2064strongly criticized Councilman \u2062Trayon White&#8217;s suggestion to bring in the National Guard in response to the recent surge in violent crime. Pemberton described White&#8217;s proposal as &#8220;ridiculous&#8221;\u200b during an interview with WMAL.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;It really \u2062is ridiculous to hear\u200b what this gentleman is saying,&#8221;\u200c Pemberton \u200csaid.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Pemberton went\u2063 on to criticize White and the city council for their previous efforts to demilitarize the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-dead-others-missing-after-floods-sweep-us-city\/\" title=\"Four dead, several missing in US city floods.\">police \u200ddepartment<\/a>, only to now advocate for the\u2064 use of\u2063 &#8220;humvees and camouflage&#8221; and\u2064 &#8220;rifles on corners,&#8221; which he deemed as &#8220;pretty preposterous.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The union chairman clarified that the National Guard&#8217;s role is primarily focused on handling civil unrest, major events, \u2063and inaugurations. While they \u2062do \u2063have arrest authority, it \u200cis limited to situations involving civil disturbances.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;They are not \u2064equipped to go out and investigate shootings and homicides. They are not detectives. They\u200b don&#8217;t know how to secure\u2063 a crime scene. They don&#8217;t know how to do any of the work that we do,&#8221; Pemberton emphasized.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Councilman White had held a news conference in southeast Washington, near the site where three \u2062people were \u200dfatally shot and two others were injured \u2063in\u2062 his \u200cdistrict over the weekend. During the conference, White\u200d expressed his \u200bconcern over the \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-happened-to-kathy-ny-governor-disappears-after-debate-with-lee-zeldin\/\" title=\"What Happened to Kathy? NY Governor Disappears After Debate With Lee Zeldin\">escalating crime rates<\/a> and called for urgent\u2062 action, including the potential deployment of the National \u200dGuard to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doug-collins-what-feels-good-does-not-always-heal-you-these-bipartisan-gun-control-measures-are-a-cruel-charade\/\" title=\"Doug Collins: What Feels Good Does Not Always Heal You \u2013 These Bipartisan Gun Control Measures Are a Cruel Charade\">protect innocent lives<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The crime is out of control and getting worse by the day. We\u2063 must declare an emergency regarding the\u2064 crime\u2062 and violence in our neighborhoods and\u2064 act urgently. \u2064It may be time\u200b to call on \u2062the National Guard to protect \u200cthe\u200b children and innocent people that are losing their lives to \u200dthis \u2062senselessness,&#8221; White stated.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am tired of burying our children.\u200d We\u200d are too comfortable with the state\u2063 of our city. We must take action to gain control and protect our residents. Law enforcement is only one\u2063 part of\u200d how we <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ridiculous-dc-police-union-chairman-slams-councilmans-call-for-national-guard-amid-rising-crime\/\" title=\"DC Police Union chairman criticizes councilman's request for National Guard in response to increasing crime.\">combat public safety\u2063 issues<\/a>. It will take all of us to heal our\u2064 community.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Pemberton firmly disagreed with White&#8217;s \u2064proposal, stating that the National\u2062 Guard is not meant to investigate violent \u2064crimes. Instead, he argued\u2062 that\u200c White&#8217;s request essentially boils down\u200d to a need for more \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-selects-pamela-smith-as-police-chief-as-crime-in-city-soars\/\" title=\"Pamela Smith chosen as DC police chief amidst rising crime.\">police\u2064 officers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The D.C. Police \u2064Union also\u2063 placed blame on the city council&#8217;s emergency police\u2064 reforms,\u200b which they claim have \u200dmade working conditions \u2062for police\u200b officers &#8220;miserable&#8221; and contributed to staffing shortages and \u200cincreased \u200dviolence. Pemberton also criticized the U.S. District \u200dAttorney&#8217;s Office for releasing two-thirds of \u2062its arrests without filing charges.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;If there is no consequence for engaging in this kind of behavior of armed carjackings, shootings, stabbings, and even rapes, people will \u200bcontinue to\u2064 commit these crimes,&#8221; Pemberton warned.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>To read more about this story, <a href=\"link-to-article\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C. Police Union Chairman Greggory Pemberton criticized Councilman Trayon White&#8217;s proposal to deploy the National Guard in response to the surge in violent crime. Pemberton dismissed the idea as &#8220;ridiculous&#8221; during an interview with WMAL. 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