Harry Jaffe: D.C. Council 'hypocrites' dismiss law to prevent crime

Another shooting, another dead teenager, another funeral — another hug from Marion Barry. Are you sick of this routine yet?

In my coverage of crime in the nation’s capital for the past quarter-century, I learned that cops and citizens agree on one thing: Everybody knows the bad guys. They represent the 2 percent of the population that constantly breaks the law, gets arrested — and shows up on the street again and again.