Firefighters deployed to “protect” kids with jobs in DC

You know you’ve kind of lost the war against crime when you have to send unarmed firefighters into the worst neighborhoods of the District of Columbia in order to protect young people who are returning from their city jobs programs on payday (Washington Times link);

[U]nion officials question why the Gray administration would send firefighters to some of the city’s worst corners and perhaps put their safety at risk.

“They are going to send unarmed, untrained firefighters out into some of the most dangerous areas,” said police union Chairman Kristopher Baumann.

A Metropolitan Police Department email obtained by The Washington Times shows firefighters will be deployed at 14 spots across the city – sometimes until 4 a.m.

Of course, they could send out cops, who are armed, if the unions didn’t fight the city at every turn whenever they try to increase police presence on the streets. Of course, by “on the streets” I mean cruising around in the air conditioned police cars – the ones with their red parking lights flashing to warn criminals of their presence. The only time I ever saw a Metro cop out of their car was when I saw one walk from the curb to the take-out window at Popeye’s on H Street once.

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