{"id":2474325,"date":"2025-08-13T15:50:03","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T19:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gofundme-cancels-campaign-that-offered-to-pay-nyt-reporter-who-says-dc-has-low-crime-to-walk-through-horrible-neighborhoods-alone-at-night-filming-it\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T15:52:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T19:52:34","slug":"gofundme-cancels-campaign-that-offered-to-pay-nyt-reporter-who-says-dc-has-low-crime-to-walk-through-horrible-neighborhoods-alone-at-night-filming-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gofundme-cancels-campaign-that-offered-to-pay-nyt-reporter-who-says-dc-has-low-crime-to-walk-through-horrible-neighborhoods-alone-at-night-filming-it\/","title":{"rendered":"GoFundMe Cancels Campaign That Offered to Pay NYT Reporter, Who Says DC Has Low Crime, To Walk Through Horrible Neighborhoods Alone at Night, Filming It"},"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\">50<\/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%2Fgofundme-cancels-campaign-that-offered-to-pay-nyt-reporter-who-says-dc-has-low-crime-to-walk-through-horrible-neighborhoods-alone-at-night-filming-it%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=2474325&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 article discusses the contrasting views on crime and safety in Washington, D.C. New York Times reporter Peter Baker claims that the city is safe, noting that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-former-ag-barr-initiated-spying-program-on-americans-back-in-1992\/\" title=\"FLASHBACK: Former AG Barr Initiated Spying Program on Americans Back in 1992\">violent crime<\/a> is at a 30-year low, and criticizes the Trump administration&#8217;s move to federalize the city&#8217;s police and deploy National Guard troops as based on a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vagrants-block-federalists-office-as-journos-dismiss-crime-in-dc\/\" title=\"Vagrants Block Federalist&#039;s Office As Journos Dismiss ... In DC\">nonexistent crime crisis<\/a>.&#8221; Baker references the January 6, 2021 Capitol incident as a major danger but largely dismisses recent violent crimes in the city.<\/p>\n<p>In response,autonomous journalist Tom Elliott challenges Baker&#8217;s depiction of safety by proposing that he live-stream a walk through a known risky route in D.C. at night, unarmed and without security, offering a monetary pledge to fund the effort. Elliott even launched a now-removed GoFundMe campaign to support the challenge, emphasizing the everyday risks residents face, which Baker&#8217;s narrative overlooks.<\/p>\n<p>The article also highlights allegations from D.C. police officials that crime statistics are being downplayed or manipulated by local authorities, suggesting the actual situation might potentially be worse than reported. The piece concludes by asserting that Washington, D.C.,remains dangerous after dark and sometimes during the day,and encourages Baker to substantiate his claims or remain silent.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The New York Times&rsquo; Peter Baker says Washington, D.C., is safe &mdash; but a growing number of Americans want him to prove it.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Baker disputed the very real notion that the capital is dangerous. He slammed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elon-musk-company-announces-200-million-deal-trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Trump administration<\/a> for sending in National Guard troops and federalizing the city&rsquo;s police force to restore order.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Citing a nonexistent crime crisis, Trump plans to take over the Washington DC police and put troops in the streets of the nation&rsquo;s capital,&rdquo; Baker wrote on X. &ldquo;Contrary to his claims, violent crime in DC is at a 30-year low.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Citing a nonexistent crime crisis, Trump plans to take over the Washington DC police and put troops in the streets of the nation&#8217;s capital. Contrary to his claims, violent crime in DC is at a 30-year low. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/katierogers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@katierogers<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/campbellnyt?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@campbellnyt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisCameronNYT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ChrisCameronNYT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w101allO91\">https:\/\/t.co\/w101allO91<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/peterbakernyt\/status\/1954996356357165396?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Baker predictably pivoted to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol incursion as an example of <em>danger<\/em> &mdash; ignoring the hundreds <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/truth-d-c-s-crime-rate-medias-deceptive-historic-lows-narrative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">murdered in the city<\/a> since that day by criminals and thugs.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >worst single-day crime spree<\/a> in modern Washington history, of course, took place on Jan. 6, 2021. Trump issued no order to the National Guard to intervene &mdash; Mike Pence did &mdash; and later pardoned the perpetrators.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/peterbakernyt\/status\/1954999790317490454?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s what New York Times reporters do. They twist facts to oppose sanity in government.<\/p>\n<p>Independent journalist Tom Elliott wasn&rsquo;t buying it. He challenged Baker to walk a particularly dangerous route through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/abc-news-anchor-tells-brutal-truth-d-c-crime-recounts-shootings-near-studio-actually-jumped\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the city<\/a> at night and live-stream it.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ll personally pledge $300 for Peter to livestream himself walking the following route, unarmed, after 9 PM on any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicagos-lightfoot-announces-10pm-weekend-curfew-for-teens\/\" title=\"Chicago\u2019s Lightfoot Announces 10PM Weekend Curfew for Teens\">weekend night<\/a>,&rdquo; Elliott wrote, posting a map of the route on X.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#8217;ll personally pledge $300 for Peter to livestream himself walking the following route, unarmed, after 9 PM on any weekend night <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vVNA9vK9MA\">https:\/\/t.co\/vVNA9vK9MA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Cdy8q3bgGk\">pic.twitter.com\/Cdy8q3bgGk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomselliott\/status\/1955360724194300061?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He then launched a sarcastic but very real (and now-deleted) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/the-dc-challenge-walking-america-safest-city-at-night\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GoFundMe campaign<\/a> with a blunt premise: If D.C. is as safe as Baker claims, he should stroll through it after dark.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign description read, &ldquo;They say Washington, D.C. is enjoying a 30-year low in violent crime. Sirens? A lullaby. Streetlights? Just mood lighting. And &lsquo;crime crisis&rsquo;? Pure fiction.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Elliott&rsquo;s &ldquo;mission&rdquo; invited Baker to walk a &ldquo;Trail of Fun&rdquo; with &ldquo;no security detail. No pepper spray. Just pure, unfiltered utopia.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Elliott even offered to double his pledge if Baker would send his wife in his place.<\/p>\n<p>Perks for meeting funding milestones ranged from a GoPro for &ldquo;crystal-clear night footage&rdquo; to &ldquo;gold chains so he walks in style.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>All money was to go to the charity of Baker&rsquo;s choice. The GoFundMe had raised about $1,800 of its $3,000 goal as of Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Baker did not immediately respond, but GoFundMe weighed in on the issue by removing the fundraiser from its site.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Sad news, friends,&rdquo; Elliott wrote in a follow-up post Wednesday. &ldquo;@gofundme has canceled our attempts at supporting Peter Baker [to] perform some intrepid journalism in service of the less-advantaged.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;According to the  I just received, the fundraiser was canceled because such an event was deemed &hellip; &lsquo;impossible.&rsquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sad news, friends. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gofundme?\">@gofundme<\/a> has canceled our attempts at supporting Peter Baker perform some intrepid journalism in service of the less-advantaged. According to the  I just received, the fundraiser was canceled because such an event was deemed &hellip; &ldquo;impossible.&rdquo; Seems they&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lzx8wzo7rW\">https:\/\/t.co\/lzx8wzo7rW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FF076iPTmc\">pic.twitter.com\/FF076iPTmc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomselliott\/status\/1955672206907789371?\">August 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Elliott concluded, &ldquo;Seems they have a more realistic view of the murderousness of D.C. than Peter &lsquo;Non-Existent Crime Crisis&rsquo; Baker.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Baker can cite relative crime all day, but for the person mugged or raped, or for those grieving a murdered loved one, relativity is irrelevant.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats running D.C. are accused of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcwashington.com\/news\/local\/dc-police-commander-suspended-crime-statistics\/3959566\/#:~:text=NBC%20Universal%2C%20Inc.,on%20leave%20in%20mid%2DMay.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cooking the books<\/a> on 2024&rsquo;s crime data.<\/p>\n<p>Washington NBC outlet WRC-TV quoted Fraternal Order of Police Chairman Gregg Pemberton last month as saying, &ldquo;When our members respond to the scene of a felony offense where there is a victim reporting that a felony occurred, inevitably there will be a lieutenant or a captain that will show up on that scene and direct those members to take a report for a lesser offense,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So, instead of taking a report for a shooting or a stabbing or a carjacking, they will order that officer to take a report for a theft or an injured person to the hospital or a felony assault, which is not the same type of classification.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>If Pemberton is correct, the situation is probably worse than anyone imagines.<\/p>\n<p>If Baker wants to lash out at Trump and boast about D.C.&rsquo;s safety, he should prove it &mdash; or shut up.<\/p>\n<p>He won&rsquo;t, because the truth is simple: D.C. is dangerous after dark &mdash; and often in broad daylight.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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