Photo by PoPville flickr user Jordan Barab
Ed. Note: I don’t mean to make light of this situation because it is a very serious one and a very frustrating one for the neighbors. Having said that, the final MPD response is one of the greatest I’ve ever read…
A resident inquired what MPD will do about a troubled house after a corpse was found on a porch in Petworth/Brightwood Park:
“Just heard a corpse was found on the porch this am???????!?!
Are we reaching an actionable point?”
MPD responded:
“All life is precious and I feel a certain way about simply referring to this person that was once someone’s baby as a corpse and in some way a reason for MPD to take police action. Everyone has a right to their life.
If it is determined that the cause of death was other than natural, our investigative unit will do their job throughly.”
Another resident wrote:
“Feel free to stop by. They are still removing the body. Her dealer was on the block last night”
MPD responded:
“Dying is not against the law per se.”