When Traffic Guards Attack

Can someone explain to me why the District feels it necessary to place groups of traffic guards at intersections up and down K Street every day of the week when the traffic lights work perfectly well?

It started out with just three guards at the intersection of 14th and K. Then a couple more on Connecticut Avenue. Now they have groups of three stationed at intersections for eight straight blocks.

I wouldn't be so upset if it weren't for the fact that they don't know what they're doing. I've actually been yelled at by a traffic guard because I didn't turn right into a group of pedestrians crossing the crosswalk. Getting to work early isn't worth commiting vehicular manslaughter.

To top it off, they use whistles. Constantly.

Whistles only work when used in short bursts. Constantly blowing into your whistle won't make anyone walk faster. It just makes you look stupid. And it annoys everyone around you.

Does the city just have money to burn? Or is this part of a new anti-crime master strategy?

I think it's just an unpleasant trick intended to make us hate this city even more.