Addressing high crime in the area, the Washington, D.C. Council has put forth changes in a crime bill. The updates to the criminal code stirred controversy because they would lower penalties for violent crimes like carjackings and armed robbery. It was so bad that even far-left Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser vetoed it before the even more radical city council overrode her.
Given the out-of-control crime problem that exists in D.C., one would expect that changes are in order, but lowering penalties for violen …