October 2, 2007
Marion Barry Being Weird About Home Burglary
After FOX5 first broke the story last night, reports popped up all over today about how former mayor and Ward 8 Council member Marion Barry was the victim of a burglary at his home about a month ago, while he was traveling for a few days in China. That he was there addressing an association of Chinese mayors is humorous (presumably it was some sort of Scared Straight program), but that's not what's makes this latest episode interesting. Rather, it's the odd remarks from his spokesperson about Barry's reaction to the crime and his apparent reluctance to cooperate with a police investigation.
Barry has so far not commented on the crime directly, which reportedly resulted in the loss of some jewelry and watches of undetermined value. Instead, he dispatched spokesperson Andre Johnson to make the following statement:
[Barry] feels that the police are using this as a distraction instead of focusing on the murders that have been committed [recently in Ward 8 and elsewhere]. He feels it's sad that he is being brought into this when so many unsolved murders are being committed. His concern is really more with trying to solve some of the unsolved homicides.
Saying the police shouldn't try to track down a thief because there are murderers on the loose is like saying Congress shouldn't bother addressing health care while there's a war going on. What is he being "brought into," exactly? Why do you have be so weird about it, Councilman?
It looks like there was no forced entry, which could mean Barry knows, or thinks he knows, who took his property from his home in far Southeast Washington. Barry was robbed at gunpoint in another strange incident in early 2006, by two youths who he said offered to help him carry his groceries into his house.
Whatever the reality of this latest burglary, yet another crime story related to Marion Barry is just a little bit more strange than it needs to be.
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Barry has so far not commented on the crime directly, which reportedly resulted in the loss of some jewelry and watches of undetermined value.
Replace "jewelry" and "watches" with "eightball of coke" and "hookers' asses" and the rest writes itself.
My money's on Colonel Mustard in the Drawing Room with the Candlestick.
Can you say "insurance scam?"
I knew you could.
20 watches and other jewelry valued at $14,000, huh. At least we now know the appropriate gift for currying favor with hizzoner.
Saying the police shouldn't try to track down a thief because there are murderers on the loose is like saying Congress shouldn't bother addressing health care while there's a war going on.
Can we give Bush the reverse analogy so that he WILL think of health care while there's a war going on!
I would not want the police investigating someone stealing all my crack cocaine either.
I agree with the earlier guest, this has insurance fraud written all over it. If he didn't want the police to look into it, why did he report it?
Marion is a coke-head, an idiot and a drama whore. But then I repeat myself.
The FBI should take over this case and put Marion out of business (and put the city out of its misery). This guy is a crook, has been since he first put on his dashiki. Remember when the residents of Ward 8 bought him a car, that was "stolen" returned untouched, and then sold with Marion keeping all of the money?
Could be fraud, but since we're speculating wildly with no evidence anyway I think it's even more likely Barry suspects that the thief was someone he knows. Most likely a relative or close friend, someone with substance abuse issues or other money problems, and who would have known where the valuables were.
Go figure.
Marion's proud to stand for the "least and last". He's even wearing black. How Johnny Cash.
But my momma always said "when you lie down with dogs..." Not that I know who he's bedding, lately.
Mr. Barry is proud to stand behind his NO SNITCHING policy.