Pirro Launches Crackdown on Parents of Teens Behind D.C. ‘Takeovers’

“Starting now, parents? You’re paying the bills,” she said. “And if you allow them to continue? We’re gonna prosecute you.”

“This is going to be a strict liability crime and a strict liability prosecution,” Pirro said. “You can’t just say, ‘Well, I didn’t know.’”

Videos of massive teen gatherings overwhelming restaurants, retail stores, subway stations, and public streets have circulated widely online over the past year, fueling criticism that city leaders failed to respond aggressively enough.

Pirro sharply criticized the Muriel Bowser administration and the D.C. Council for what she described as years of weak enforcement and political hesitation.