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(NewsNation) — A erstwhile constabulary main believes azygous parents are culpable for younker transgression proliferating done the Washington, D.C., country and crossed the nation.
Tim Fitch, the ex-St. Louis County, Missouri, chief, joined "On Balance" to sermon the taxable arsenic President Trump looks to ace down connected transgression successful the nation's capital.
According to Washington's Metropolitan Police Department, 56% of carjacking fishy arrests since August 2023 person been kids younger than 18.
Trump ordered national instrumentality enforcement to statesman patrolling the streets of D.C. to ace down connected crime, NewsNation learned Thursday.
Fitch says determination are assorted options Trump has, specified arsenic deploying the National Guard oregon temporarily appointing a constabulary chief, but the main hole to younker transgression is parenting.
"In galore cases, it's a azygous genitor not supervising their children, that's what's causing these issues," Fitch told NewsNation.
"If their 12- and 13-year-olds are retired astatine 3 and 4 successful the greeting doing carjackings, wherever is that parent?"
Fitch believes holding parents accountable is necessary, possibly adjacent successful the signifier of issuing them with a summons for contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
