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<blockquote data-quote="Snattlerake" data-source="post: 3458366" data-attributes="member: 44288"><p>Believe this ****?</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>Gov. Considers Sending DPS To Austin Amid Violent Crime Wave After Police Defunding</strong></span></p><p><img src="https://policetribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/texas-3-716x375.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><a href="https://policetribune.com/author/holly-matkin/" target="_blank"><img src="https://bluelives.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/HollyMatkin_20200609_125640851-1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Holly Matkin</a>24 hours ago</p><p>Austin, TX – Texas Governor Greg Abbott said he is considering having the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) take over policing in some Austin areas due to skyrocketing homicide rates.</p><p></p><p>There have been 43 murders in Austin so far this year, which is the highest number of homicides the city has seen in 20 years, <a href="https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/gov-abbott-again-takes-aim-at-austin-as-homicides-hit-20-year-high" target="_blank">KEYE</a> reported.</p><p></p><p>Abbott has repeatedly accosted the city of Austin for <a href="https://policetribune.com/austin-city-council-defunds-police-department-by-34-percent/" target="_blank">defunding its police department in August</a> by a staggering 34 percent.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>“Austin experiences highest number of homicides in 20 years,” the governor <a href="https://twitter.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/1325851315646443521?s=20" target="_blank">tweeted</a> on Monday. “This is why it is absurd that Austin is defunding police.”</p><p></p><p>“It is also why Texas will act to roll back that defunding and consider taking over policing some areas of Austin,” he added.</p><p></p><p><strong>Austin City Councilmember Greg Casar accused Abbott of making threats in an attempt to draw attention away from his alleged mishandling of the pandemic, <a href="https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/gov-greg-abbott-knocks-austin-for-defunding-police-says-state-may-take-over-policing-in-some-areas/" target="_blank">KXAN</a> reported.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>“Austinites will not allow Gov. Abbott to fear monger and threaten our city just to score political points and distract from his lack of action on COVID-19,” Casar said in a statement on Monday.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p>The councilmember alleged that people are dying because of Abbott’s lack of leadership.</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>“As we double down on investing limited public safety resources into community solutions to poverty and crime, we’ll continue to see attacks from those who want to keep the status quo,” Casar said, according to KXAN. “We need our community to continue to use their voices to advocate for community-focused public safety, not failed over-policing that does not keep us all safer.”</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>The Austin City Council voted to slash the city’s police budget by $150 million on Aug. 13, thereby removing approximately one-third of the department’s total funding, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/austin-city-defund-the-police-budget" target="_blank">FOX News</a> reported at the time.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p>The <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/2/d/1F95cQrX9RUwjM4Ryfuu2FD5Q5jDlVSWKVvTY-KfdGW4/htmlview?usp=sharing&pru=AAABdAiTMlo*7UnzcEy-0gCM7JqypCYwyA" target="_blank">three-tiered plan</a> will kick off by immediately stripping $21.5 million from the police budget to be “reinvested” into programs such as abortion, housing, mental health response, offender re-entry programs, and workforce development, among others.</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>That money was previously allocated to fund three Austin Police Department (APD) police cadet classes, <a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2020/08/13/austin-city-council-cut-police-budget-defund/" target="_blank">The Texas Tribune</a> reported.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Nearly $80 million will be funneled into a “Decouple Fund,” which aims to transfer many police programs to outside agencies.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Included in the Decouple Fund are functions such as the special investigations unit, internal affairs, the 911 center, victims’ services, and forensic science services, among others.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Nearly $50 million will be transferred to the “Reimagine Safety Fund,” which will “divert dollars…toward alternative forms of public safety and community support,” according to the city council’s plan.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000">The police defunding plan was crafted by Casar, who said the massive budget cut is only the beginning,</span> The Texas Tribune reported.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>This moment has been born out of a lot of hurt in the community,” Casar said at the city council meeting on Aug.13. “We know we have a long way to go.”</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Abbott resoundingly denounced the defunding measure in a <a href="https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-statement-on-austin-city-council-decision-to-defund-austin-police-department" target="_blank">press release</a> later that same day.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>“Some cities are more focused on political agendas than public safety,” Abbott wrote. “Austin’s decision puts the brave men and women of the Austin Police Department and their families at greater risk, and paves the way for lawlessness.”</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>“Public safety is job one, and Austin has abandoned that duty,” he declared. “The legislature will take this issue up next session, but in the meantime, the Texas Department of Public Safety will stand in the gap to protect our capital city.”</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snattlerake, post: 3458366, member: 44288"] Believe this ****? [SIZE=6][B]Gov. Considers Sending DPS To Austin Amid Violent Crime Wave After Police Defunding[/B][/SIZE] [IMG]https://policetribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/texas-3-716x375.jpg[/IMG] [URL='https://policetribune.com/author/holly-matkin/'][IMG]https://bluelives.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/HollyMatkin_20200609_125640851-1.jpg[/IMG]Holly Matkin[/URL]24 hours ago Austin, TX – Texas Governor Greg Abbott said he is considering having the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) take over policing in some Austin areas due to skyrocketing homicide rates. There have been 43 murders in Austin so far this year, which is the highest number of homicides the city has seen in 20 years, [URL='https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/gov-abbott-again-takes-aim-at-austin-as-homicides-hit-20-year-high']KEYE[/URL] reported. Abbott has repeatedly accosted the city of Austin for [URL='https://policetribune.com/austin-city-council-defunds-police-department-by-34-percent/']defunding its police department in August[/URL] by a staggering 34 percent. “Austin experiences highest number of homicides in 20 years,” the governor [URL='https://twitter.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/1325851315646443521?s=20']tweeted[/URL] on Monday. “This is why it is absurd that Austin is defunding police.” “It is also why Texas will act to roll back that defunding and consider taking over policing some areas of Austin,” he added. [B]Austin City Councilmember Greg Casar accused Abbott of making threats in an attempt to draw attention away from his alleged mishandling of the pandemic, [URL='https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/gov-greg-abbott-knocks-austin-for-defunding-police-says-state-may-take-over-policing-in-some-areas/']KXAN[/URL] reported. “Austinites will not allow Gov. Abbott to fear monger and threaten our city just to score political points and distract from his lack of action on COVID-19,” Casar said in a statement on Monday. [/B] The councilmember alleged that people are dying because of Abbott’s lack of leadership. [B] “As we double down on investing limited public safety resources into community solutions to poverty and crime, we’ll continue to see attacks from those who want to keep the status quo,” Casar said, according to KXAN. “We need our community to continue to use their voices to advocate for community-focused public safety, not failed over-policing that does not keep us all safer.” The Austin City Council voted to slash the city’s police budget by $150 million on Aug. 13, thereby removing approximately one-third of the department’s total funding, [URL='https://www.foxnews.com/us/austin-city-defund-the-police-budget']FOX News[/URL] reported at the time. [/B] The [URL='https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/2/d/1F95cQrX9RUwjM4Ryfuu2FD5Q5jDlVSWKVvTY-KfdGW4/htmlview?usp=sharing&pru=AAABdAiTMlo*7UnzcEy-0gCM7JqypCYwyA']three-tiered plan[/URL] will kick off by immediately stripping $21.5 million from the police budget to be “reinvested” into programs such as abortion, housing, mental health response, offender re-entry programs, and workforce development, among others. [B] That money was previously allocated to fund three Austin Police Department (APD) police cadet classes, [URL='https://www.texastribune.org/2020/08/13/austin-city-council-cut-police-budget-defund/']The Texas Tribune[/URL] reported. Nearly $80 million will be funneled into a “Decouple Fund,” which aims to transfer many police programs to outside agencies. Included in the Decouple Fund are functions such as the special investigations unit, internal affairs, the 911 center, victims’ services, and forensic science services, among others. Nearly $50 million will be transferred to the “Reimagine Safety Fund,” which will “divert dollars…toward alternative forms of public safety and community support,” according to the city council’s plan. [COLOR=#ff0000]The police defunding plan was crafted by Casar, who said the massive budget cut is only the beginning,[/COLOR] The Texas Tribune reported. This moment has been born out of a lot of hurt in the community,” Casar said at the city council meeting on Aug.13. “We know we have a long way to go.” Abbott resoundingly denounced the defunding measure in a [URL='https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-statement-on-austin-city-council-decision-to-defund-austin-police-department']press release[/URL] later that same day. “Some cities are more focused on political agendas than public safety,” Abbott wrote. “Austin’s decision puts the brave men and women of the Austin Police Department and their families at greater risk, and paves the way for lawlessness.” “Public safety is job one, and Austin has abandoned that duty,” he declared. “The legislature will take this issue up next session, but in the meantime, the Texas Department of Public Safety will stand in the gap to protect our capital city.”[/B] [/QUOTE]
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