DC Government's Response to Crime Increase?

A raise for the Police Chief and a proposal to install police cameras all across the city! I only wish I were joking.

Never fear though, Chief Ramsey announced a new effort to coordinate with other local and federal law enforcement agencies in the District. Good to see that it took the senseless murder of 14 people over 13 nights to convince the police chief that,

"It's really more effective when everyone is involved, from the courts to the U.S. attorney to federal law-enforcement agencies and our own department," he said.

We might also look out for a MPD union strike given this nugget,

Chief Ramsey has suspended provisions of the union contract that mandate a two-week notice before changing officers' assignments and has doubled the reward to $10,000 for information leading to arrests and convictions in robbery cases. Starting next week, he will institute a six-day workweek for officers. "That will give me another 350 people on the street," Chief Ramsey said. The officers will receive overtime pay.

The union fought for and got a contract that mandates a two-week notice before changing an officer's assignment? Unbelievable. For all of the rest of the non-unionized working stiffs out there I wouldn't recommend telling your boss you need "two-week notice" before changing your assignment.