Posted on 08/22/2023 2:18:59 PM PDT by DFG
A police chief in Texas has abruptly announced his decision to leave the force after it was hit with major staffing shortages and a lack of funds since the 'defund the police' movement.
Austin Police Department's Chief Joseph Chacon said he would be retiring with a 'heavy heart' on Monday, saying it was 'the right moment' to step down.
He added that it was an 'absolute honor' to become the chief of police and urged officers to 'hold your heads up' and 'keep fighting the good fight'.
In a statement, he said: 'Honor the profession by keeping the citizens of this city safe and thank you for making this department look so good through your tireless and selfless service, and for making this one of the safest big cities in the country. '
His announcement comes amid ongoing complaints by the departments union of 'miserable conditions' faced by officers.
They say that the 'defund the police' movement has stripped down funding for departments and gutted the workforce.
George Floyd's killing by a Minneapolis cop and the resulting Black Lives Matter riots led to widespread demonization of police forces across the US.
Austin PD's budget was hammered with a $150million cut approved by the Democrat-run Texas city's council after its own scandal following the shooting of an unarmed black man in April 2020 - just weeks before Floyd's death.
Previously the AP Association told DailyMail.com that the lasting impacts of the defund movement has ripped the ranks apart, driving officers to quit and making it increasingly difficult to recruit replacement staff.
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Serves 'em right.
Many big blue city police departments are feeling the wrath and aftermath of the defund the police crowd.
I’m in favor of defunding police. I’d like there to be no laws. Let citizens do what they think they ought to do. I don’t think the bad guys would like it.
Eventually you run out of “other people’s money”
SF, Portland, Seattle, Austin and Minneapolis have all been run by liberals since forever.
They will be the first to run out of “other people’s money”
That was the powder keg but there were many incidents before that one. America is divided. Etc.
Unions complain? They are the problem.
This will give Austin a chance to hire a black woman whose most recent police experience was running the HR Dept, in order to emulate other cities, such as Washington.
Austin devolving into another failure compliments of the democrats...I should say the communists.
If the electoral college is destroyed (after Dem victory in 2024) there will be no reason to do anything good for any red states (flyover country).
They can then be taxed to pay for the excesses of the urbanized blue regions elsewhere, mainly the two coasts. Special taxes charged to them only (with the 19 member Supreme Court upholding the inequality with Hillary Clinton writing the majority opinion).
Time for the DC Federal Police Force and the United Nations troops to handle this mess./S
ANEETA BHOLE
Lol
People get what they vote for. Blue cities are disaster areas in this country right now.
Every local government has the plenary authority to buy as much policing as they choose.
Or not.
Seems a majority of Austin voters wanted a budget cut.
I have no idea how MPLS still has a Police force.
Who needs police? Just hire private security guards like rich liberals and democrat politicians do.
That is Antinomianism enjoy yourself in CA.
This. Nearly all the big city police departments and Mayor offices are run by fat, grotesque Shaniquas now.
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