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Re: Austin mayor blocks state police help for understaffed PD in move that caves to 'defund' activists: critics
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> Simple solution. Take those leaders out on the prairie about 30 miles
> or so, leave them a compass and a bottle of water each. Whoever
> survives and gets to civilization can sign their resignation letter.
Austin, Texas, leaders are cutting ties with state police who were
supplementing the understaffed local department despite crime reduction
– in a move critics said cowered to liberal activists.
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson, a Democrat, announced on Wednesday that the
city is suspending a partnership with the Texas Department of Safety,
when officers responded to emergency calls to assist the defunded and
understaffed Austin Police Department.
Watson had praised the partnership two days earlier and explained that
crime and response times had gone down as a result – but in announcing
the split, he said the partnership does not adhere to "Austin’s values."
The press release alluded to several interactions between DPS and
citizens that left wing activists and city council members seized upon
as evidence that DPS was acting improperly in the city and unfairly
targeting minority communities.
One of those incidents involved a trooper reportedly pointing a gun at
the head of a 10-year-old boy and his dad, according to their initial
claim, during a traffic stop as the boy tried to exit the car. Bodycam
footage released later by DPS contradicted the father’s story and showed
the trooper had his gun pointed at the ground while following standard
protocol.
AUSTIN POLICE PAST AND PRESENT SOUND ALARM ON RIPPLE EFFECTS OF
DEFUNDING POLICE: 'IT'S CRUSHING MORALE'
The department was down 500 officers while facing mass retirements amid
the defend movement in the wake of protests and riots in reaction to the
death of George Floyd.
Former Austin law enforcement members told Fox News Digital that the
city’s move to end the partnership with the state has put politics in
front of public safety and serves as an example of city leaders once
again caving to left wing pressure rather than supporting police
officers.
"This has gone off the rails," Austin Police Retired Officers
Association President Dennis Farris told Fox News Digital. "I think he
flipped out without knowing the facts and got some bad advice from his
advisers."
"He made this decision and now that he’s made it literally 24 hours
after he praised the partnership and said he foresaw it lasting until
staffing was back up until we don’t need them, 24 hours later he says
‘Oh we were looking at disbanding the partnership anyway.’ That’s the
worst flip-flop since John Kerry in the 2004 election saying I was for
the war before I was against it."
SOROS DA'S HANDLING OF DEADLY AUSTIN MASS SHOOTING STILL 'CAUSING
DISTRESS' TWO YEARS LATER: VICTIM'S BROTHER
"He blew this entire thing up over the word of a third-grader" Farris
said.
Violent crime was reportedly down 28% in Austin since the start of the
partnership between APD and DPS, and 911 response times dropped by 1
minute and 15 seconds.
"He’s trying to pander to the left wing of his base because he knows
he’s going to get challenged here in the next mayoral debate," Austin
Police Officer Justin Berry told Fox News Digital about Watson’s
actions. "He’s playing politics with everyone’s safety."
Berry added that he believes Watson likely wants to tell police critics
in Austin to go "sit at the kids table" but is "in over his head" and
doesn’t realize how far Democrats have moved to the left.
"The Austin Democrat Party, they're not Democrats, they're Marxists,"
Berry said. "It’s not the same party as when he was mayor back in the
90s."
Watson’s move to pull DPS troopers means that DPS officers will no
longer respond to 911 calls in the city and will not work in close
partnership with APD, but DPS jurisdiction still allows them to patrol
the streets. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott doubled down on that on this week,
announcing he is sending 30 additional DPS officers to the city.
SEVERELY UNDERSTAFFED, DEFUNDED AUSTIN PD ON VERGE OF RETIREMENT WAVE
AFTER CITY COUNCIL 'PULLS RUG OUT' AGAIN
"The City of Austin may not want police, but the residents deserve it &
I will provide it," Abbott tweeted. "Crime has gone down in areas
patrolled by the Texas Dept. of Public Safety. We will continue
deploying state police to keep communities safe."
Watson's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment
from Fox News Digital.
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or-understaffed-pd-in-move-that-caves-to-defund-activists-critics/ar-AA1d
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news:u7tfbm$3jp22$4...@dont-email.me:
> Simple solution. Take those leaders out on the prairie about 30 miles
> or so, leave them a compass and a bottle of water each. Whoever
> survives and gets to civilization can sign their resignation letter.
Austin, Texas, leaders are cutting ties with state police who were
supplementing the understaffed local department despite crime reduction
– in a move critics said cowered to liberal activists.
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson, a Democrat, announced on Wednesday that the
city is suspending a partnership with the Texas Department of Safety,
when officers responded to emergency calls to assist the defunded and
understaffed Austin Police Department.
Watson had praised the partnership two days earlier and explained that
crime and response times had gone down as a result – but in announcing
the split, he said the partnership does not adhere to "Austin’s values."
The press release alluded to several interactions between DPS and
citizens that left wing activists and city council members seized upon
as evidence that DPS was acting improperly in the city and unfairly
targeting minority communities.
One of those incidents involved a trooper reportedly pointing a gun at
the head of a 10-year-old boy and his dad, according to their initial
claim, during a traffic stop as the boy tried to exit the car. Bodycam
footage released later by DPS contradicted the father’s story and showed
the trooper had his gun pointed at the ground while following standard
protocol.
AUSTIN POLICE PAST AND PRESENT SOUND ALARM ON RIPPLE EFFECTS OF
DEFUNDING POLICE: 'IT'S CRUSHING MORALE'
The department was down 500 officers while facing mass retirements amid
the defend movement in the wake of protests and riots in reaction to the
death of George Floyd.
Former Austin law enforcement members told Fox News Digital that the
city’s move to end the partnership with the state has put politics in
front of public safety and serves as an example of city leaders once
again caving to left wing pressure rather than supporting police
officers.
"This has gone off the rails," Austin Police Retired Officers
Association President Dennis Farris told Fox News Digital. "I think he
flipped out without knowing the facts and got some bad advice from his
advisers."
"He made this decision and now that he’s made it literally 24 hours
after he praised the partnership and said he foresaw it lasting until
staffing was back up until we don’t need them, 24 hours later he says
‘Oh we were looking at disbanding the partnership anyway.’ That’s the
worst flip-flop since John Kerry in the 2004 election saying I was for
the war before I was against it."
SOROS DA'S HANDLING OF DEADLY AUSTIN MASS SHOOTING STILL 'CAUSING
DISTRESS' TWO YEARS LATER: VICTIM'S BROTHER
"He blew this entire thing up over the word of a third-grader" Farris
said.
Violent crime was reportedly down 28% in Austin since the start of the
partnership between APD and DPS, and 911 response times dropped by 1
minute and 15 seconds.
"He’s trying to pander to the left wing of his base because he knows
he’s going to get challenged here in the next mayoral debate," Austin
Police Officer Justin Berry told Fox News Digital about Watson’s
actions. "He’s playing politics with everyone’s safety."
Berry added that he believes Watson likely wants to tell police critics
in Austin to go "sit at the kids table" but is "in over his head" and
doesn’t realize how far Democrats have moved to the left.
"The Austin Democrat Party, they're not Democrats, they're Marxists,"
Berry said. "It’s not the same party as when he was mayor back in the
90s."
Watson’s move to pull DPS troopers means that DPS officers will no
longer respond to 911 calls in the city and will not work in close
partnership with APD, but DPS jurisdiction still allows them to patrol
the streets. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott doubled down on that on this week,
announcing he is sending 30 additional DPS officers to the city.
SEVERELY UNDERSTAFFED, DEFUNDED AUSTIN PD ON VERGE OF RETIREMENT WAVE
AFTER CITY COUNCIL 'PULLS RUG OUT' AGAIN
"The City of Austin may not want police, but the residents deserve it &
I will provide it," Abbott tweeted. "Crime has gone down in areas
patrolled by the Texas Dept. of Public Safety. We will continue
deploying state police to keep communities safe."
Watson's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment
from Fox News Digital.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/austin-mayor-blocks-state-police-help-f
or-understaffed-pd-in-move-that-caves-to-defund-activists-critics/ar-AA1d
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