{"id":2473473,"date":"2025-08-11T16:44:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T20:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-union-chairman-blames-dc-crime-problem-on-bad-legislation-from-city-council\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T16:45:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T20:45:02","slug":"police-union-chairman-blames-dc-crime-problem-on-bad-legislation-from-city-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-union-chairman-blames-dc-crime-problem-on-bad-legislation-from-city-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Union Chairman blames DC crime problem on \u2018bad legislation\u2019 from city council"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fpolice-union-chairman-blames-dc-crime-problem-on-bad-legislation-from-city-council%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=2473473&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--><p>The chairman of the DC Police Union, greggory Pemberton, blamed the rising crime in Washington, D.C., on &#8220;bad legislation&#8221; passed by what he called &#8220;radical activists&#8221; on the city council. Speaking on Fox News, Pemberton agreed with President Donald Trump&#8217;s assertion that the crime situation is out of control and needs urgent action but disagreed that the primary cause was the city&#8217;s recent no-cash bail system. Instead, he pointed to multiple legislative actions by the city council that, according to him, have weakened public safety and deteriorated the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-please-pardon-jon-woods-a-victim-of-process-crimes-like-michael-flynn\/\" title=\"... Trump, Please Pardon Jon Woods, a Victim of Process ...s Like Michael Flynn\">criminal justice system<\/a>. Following Trump&#8217;s proclamation that the National Guard would be deployed for at least 30 days to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/capitol-police-deny-congresswomans-request-to-open-capitol-hill-for-sledding\/\" title=\"Capitol Police Deny Congresswoman\u2019s Request To Open Capitol Hill For Sledding\">assist local law enforcement<\/a> in combatting crime, Ward 6 Councilman Charles Allen criticized the move on social media, calling it &#8220;extreme, outrageous, and dangerous.&#8221; The DC Police Union responded by blaming Allen and the council for the surge in crime. The White House highlighted statistics showing D.C. has the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >fourth-highest homicide rate<\/a> in the country, with a murder rate of 27.3 per 100,000 residents.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Police Union Chairman blames DC crime problem on &lsquo;bad legislation&rsquo; from city council<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2201545\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3496428\/councilman-charles-allen-dc-police-union-blame-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">DC Police Union<\/a> Chairman Greggory Pemberton laid the blame for the crime in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3496162\/trump-dc-police-takeover-national-guard-crime-what-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, on the &ldquo;radical activists&rdquo; on the city council.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump announced Monday he would be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3496162\/trump-dc-police-takeover-national-guard-crime-what-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">deploying the National Guard<\/a> to the capital to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-portland-mayor-done-with-anarchist-mob-begs-public-to-help-unmask-rioters\/\" title=\"Democrat Portland Mayor \u2018Done\u2019 With \u2018Anarchist Mob,\u2019 Begs Public To Help \u2018Unmask\u2019 Rioters\">assist law enforcement<\/a> in combating crime. These guardsmen will remain in D.C. for at least 30 days.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3496428\/councilman-charles-allen-dc-police-union-blame-crime\/\">DC Police Union blames councilman for crime surge: &lsquo;It&rsquo;s your fault&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3495655\/shooter-who-attacked-cdc-headquarters-30-year-old-atlanta-man\/\">Shooter who attacked CDC headquarters was a 30-year-old man from suburban Atlanta<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3495104\/indiana-helps-ice-deport-illegal-immigrants-speedway-slammer\/\">Indiana goes all-in to help ICE arrest, detain, and deport illegal immigrants<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Pemberton appeared on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>America Reports<\/em> Monday to &ldquo;completely agree with the president that the crime in the District of Columbia is out of control and something needs to be done.&rdquo; However, when it came to the source of the problem, which Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3496096\/trump-federalizes-washington-dc-police-activates-national-guard-combat-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">claimed<\/a> was a transition to a no-cash bail system, Pemberton disagreed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[Trump is] right that no cash bail is part of the problem, but it is a minute part of the problem. The city council has passed so much legislation that&rsquo;s terrible for public safety,&rdquo; Pemberton said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3073284&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=9e63724e47b79e59a460a869e619589c\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;Every piece of legislation that the city council has passed as it applies to public safety has only deteriorated the system. Every aspect of our criminal justice system in D.C. is broken, and every aspect that&rsquo;s broken can be traced back to bad legislation that has been passed by radical activists on the city council.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>When Ward 6 Councilman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3496428\/councilman-charles-allen-dc-police-union-blame-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Charles Allen<\/a> took to X after Trump&rsquo;s announcement to call the deployment &ldquo;extreme, outrageous, and dangerous,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3496428\/councilman-charles-allen-dc-police-union-blame-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">DC Police Union responded.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3496162\/trump-dc-police-takeover-national-guard-crime-what-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>TRUMP ANNOUNCES FEDERAL TAKEOVER OF DC POLICE TO FIGHT CRIME: WHAT TO KNOW<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Very brave of you to post this since it is entirely your fault,&rdquo; 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