Progressive Dem who defunded Austin Police ripped for requesting police patrols at home: 'Height of hypocrisy'

Fox News via Yahoo ^ | December 20, 2023 | Andrew Miller

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A progressive congressman associated with "The Squad" who proudly voted to defund the Austin Police Department as a city council member and blasted the department just last week for alleged racist practices is under fire after requesting a police patrol at his home from the same department.

"It’s come to our attention that Anti police king of the defund movement in Austin @GregCasar who only last week called APD an agency with racist practices has requested enhanced patrols around his house for the next week," the Austin Police Retired Officers Association posted on X Tuesday.

"We want everyone in Austin to feel safe," the post added. "But this seems to us as the height of hypocrisy from the congressman. Maybe he should hire private security like his fellow squad members do. Sure seems like he wants the police in his neighborhood just not yours."

Casar's request was made through the United States Capitol Police in Washington, D.C., which forwarded the request to the Austin Police Department.

Casar was perhaps the most vocal driver of defunding the Austin Police Department in 2020 while he was a member of the city council. It led to a police shortage and a wave of officer retirements that critics say the city has still not recovered from.

We did it!!" Casar posted on X in August 2020. "Austin City Council just reduced APD's budget by over $100 million *and* reinvested resources into our community's safety and well-being."

[No name given]

He’s a flaming hypocrite, like all lefties are!

[Chode]

democRATS...

[M1911A1]

Probably get re-elected.

That’s how it goes in Washington State, at least.

[Lockbox]

File this one under ‘all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others’.

[Adder]

reinvested resources into our community’s safety and well-being

Maybe he could have counselors drive by...