Political Doubletalk BS!
The Drivers should refuse to drive this Route, and if forced to, catch the "Blue Flu" like cops do, if the Metro Police and all the so called Political Leaders don't put Armed Police on each bus that runs through this Kill Zone!
Shoot to Kill orders to the Police would also be appropriate, the old Chicago way that worked when Boss Daley ran the "Windy City"! ( its a Mess Now!!!)
I used to live in Washington when it was out of control and extremely dangerous during the crack and Drug wars. People quit riding the Metro to RFK Stadium ( the Racial Slur NFL Team Left)and out to Landover to see the old NBA Bullets(now the Wizards because of all the shootings in DC) because people were getting robbed and shot @ night.
Washington has really gentrified in the past 20 years, even the Capitol Hill area was dangerous, a US Senator was shot and several Congressperson were mugged! The President was Shocked! Shocked to find out that Drugs were being sold in Lafayette Square!
SE Washington and Annacostia, across the River was the Slums and like a War Zone! Sounds like it still is if this is happening in that area!
I'd suggest we not ride any of the Busess thru this area during the Gathering!!