Posted on 09/05/2023 12:17:20 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Austin police in Texas are asking residents to call 311 if they get robbed near an ATM as the department struggles amid an increase in urban crime and staffing shortages.
The Austin Police Department posted a graphic in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, to urge residents to call 311 or make an online report if they’re robbed — 311 is a number usually used for non-emergency requests, as opposed to 911. […]
The new protocol comes as the Texas capital grapples with an increase in crime. Compared to 2020, Austin has had a 77% increase in auto thefts, an 18% increase in aggravated assaults and a 30% increase in murders.
Austin Police Association President Thomas Villarreal told “Fox & Friends” in August that the department is sorely lacking the resources it needs to tackle crime. …
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Democrat mayor, 10-1 democrat city council, what did you expect?
Austin is a foreign country. Basically San Francisco moved to the hill country.
I have a better idea. Always be armed. Shoot the robber and move on
That got nuked.
The URL changed, but it’s still there.
Well, as I wrote in the earlier post: I guess arm yourself, defend yourself, take pictures of the dead assailant, and email them to the police, go home and have a beer.
Weird. I click on the link you posted and it goes to nowheresville
I post seemingly the identical link and I get the thread.
What’s up with that????
There is not one thing that Liberals touch that has any benefit to the world, in any way, anywhere, nor at any time.
They are a plague that needs to be treated as such and vanquished to California, NYC, Seattle, Portland, etc and not be allowed to leave for any reason whatsoever.
They should be forcibly relocated to any of these cities. Cities walled off. Only those that truly repent are allowed to leave. And then, they’re not allowed to vote or run their mouths about anything, lest they be sent right back to the walled in city they came from.
Then the rest of the respective states and the citizens can get on with living productive and peaceful lives.
I’ll bet if you shot the bastard they’d be right there.
Some will dial .357
You know San Francisco is known for its hills ?
Probably better to just shoot the burglar than call 911 and wait for a blue haired guy wearing a dress to hand you a form to fill out for your insurance company.
Why move out? Saint Fauci has stated that a mask will stop the spread. Just have everyone, including the mascot, wear at least 2 masks, social distance, and wait for two weeks for the pandemic to pass.
The Earp brothers didn’t have lack resources it needed to tackle crime their system worked well needs to be used more often.
How’s that “Defund the police” thing working out.
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