Is DC a "City Under Siege" as crime levels rise?

[Think. Again.]

3. It IS difficult to know...

...when an alert is appropriate.

I usually avoid doing that because we are here for discussion after all, but then I also realize there are some very well practiced trolls who pose as true leftwingers, and try to ease their way into introducing rightwing ideology under the guise of legitimate discussion.

It's a hard call to make most of the time.

My biggest concern is that when right-favored topics are bandied around here on DU, it could turn off other leftwing, non-member 'lurkers' from the Democratic party all together.