A Congressional staffer was reportedly attacked in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday following the annual charitable Congressional baseball match.
On Friday, Rep. Brad Finstad (R-Minn.) said a member of his staff was attacked by an armed gunman outside his home, located blocks from the U.S. Capitol building.
In a statement, Finstad said the staffer experienced minor physical injuries and will be able to make a full recovery.
“Following Wednesday's Congressional Baseball Game for Charity, one of my staffers was attacked outside of his residence by an armed gunman,” Finstad said in a statement. “Thankfully, he will be able to make a full recovery and the extent of his physical injuries was minor. I thank the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department for their quick response and their attention to this incident.”
In the same statement, Finstad attacked crime laws in D.C. and other cities, which he claimed, “have created lawless societies that endanger the public and empower criminal behavior.”
He added: “It's time we started treating criminals like criminals and bring back commonsense policies that imprison career criminals, keep the public safe, and allow our police officers to adequately protect our communities and keep violent criminals off the streets.”
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If we start treating criminals like criminals there would be less politicians in Washington. IMO
This is why the DA Matthew Graves of the District of Columbia, needs to be impeached!