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Jeanine Pirro: “The D.C. council giving free rein, these kids go to the…”

Featuring: Jeanine Pirro, Republican | United States Attorney for the District of Columbia | National

Judge Jeanine Pirro responds to violent teen takeover in D.C.

Published April 13, 2026 | Video Starts at 02:02

Okay, so there is some recognition that parents should be involved. They've got to be more involved. But the truth is, with The D.C. council giving free rein, these kids go to the Family Court. They go to youths yoga or some kind of ice cream social. They're let go and that's the end of it. Well, what about, I mean, like these five girls that kicked this poor guy to death. I mean, and they were out latest after midnight. (02:02–05:48)

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Asserts that the D.C. council's policies result in juveniles being released without significant consequences.

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“You had the fourth highest murder rate in the country two years ago.”
Judge Jeanine Pirro responds to violent teen takeover in D.C. | Uploaded April 13, 2026 | 00:48-00:53
“We've got adult crime down. I mean, you know, whether it's robberies, burglaries, whether it's homicides, everything is down exponentially…”
Judge Jeanine Pirro responds to violent teen takeover in D.C. | Uploaded April 13, 2026 | 01:48-01:58
“We've changed our policy. We're going forward on all the arrests, other than 10% of the arrests, to make sure that people are accountable.”
Judge Jeanine Pirro responds to violent teen takeover in D.C. | Uploaded April 13, 2026 | 00:29-00:38
“The D.C. council has that these kids need to be coddled. They need to be protected. They shouldn't be brought into the criminal justice…”
Judge Jeanine Pirro responds to violent teen takeover in D.C. | Uploaded April 13, 2026 | 02:02-02:10
“We've got to lower the age of accountability. Who can do that? The D.C. council. They don't want to do it.”
Judge Jeanine Pirro responds to violent teen takeover in D.C. | Uploaded April 13, 2026 | 02:30-02:37
“They voted nine to four to put it [curfew] off until after the school vacation is over.”
Judge Jeanine Pirro responds to violent teen takeover in D.C. | Uploaded April 13, 2026 | 02:50-02:54
“The Family Court and the Office of the Attorney General, their focus is not deterrence, it's not punishment, it's not retribution, it's…”
Judge Jeanine Pirro responds to violent teen takeover in D.C. | Uploaded April 13, 2026 | 04:13-04:23
“If you give your kid a gun and you know that kid is going to use the gun, you know what? As far as I'm concerned, there's accessorial…”
Judge Jeanine Pirro responds to violent teen takeover in D.C. | Uploaded April 13, 2026 | 06:23-06:32
“I would lower the age of accountability. I would lower it 14, 15, 16 and 17. I could graduate it in terms of the crime, but I've got to have…”
Judge Jeanine Pirro responds to violent teen takeover in D.C. | Uploaded April 13, 2026 | 07:02-07:19