The DC Police Union hired a group of lobbyists to push members of Congress to vote in favor of a GOP-led effort to repeal an overhaul of DC's century-old criminal code that sought to soften the punishment for some violent crimes.
The police union, which represents more than 3,600 members of the Metropolitan Police Department, entered into a lobbying contract with Modern Cartographers on Feb. 4 to boost Republicans’ efforts to overturn the revised criminal code, according to a registration filing submitted to the Senate. Union members opposed the rewritten code, arguing its provisions would lead to “exploding” crime rates.Days later, on Feb.
Now, the D.C. Police Union is renewing its efforts to boost another piece of legislation targeting a local crime bill. “As the Metropolitan Police Department grapples with the district’s ongoing crime crisis amidst a historic staff shortage, the D.C. Council is determined to enact a deeply flawed bill that prevents officers from effectively protecting and serving Americans in Washington," Clyde told the Washington Examiner last week."Alarmingly, this misguided law will inevitably jeopardize the MPD’s ongoing efforts to recruit and retain officers — worsening an already serious problem.
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