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.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Well, what is the Political Party all the voting Austinians mostly vote for?
I democrat, I say good.
Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.
—H. L. Mencken
Austin is a carbuncle on the rear end of Texas.
Most people think the cops are there to protect honest citizens from criminals. Actually it’s the reverse.
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“Austin is a carbuncle on the rear end of Texas.”
I think it’s nearer the center :)
Strange isn’t it? Florida turned hard right, and Texas going the other way.
Austin was a nice place until Democrats ruined it.
And then you will FINALLY understand what the War Between the States was really about! Enjoy your education.
“...the ‘defund the police’ movement has stripped down funding for departments and gutted the workforce.”
All by design, Comrades. All. By. Design.
For as MOTIVATED as I was as a teen, living in ‘Carter World’ at the time with a cr@ppy economy, NO JOBS, no money for college, my folks struggling with an 18% mortgage and gas lines around the block, you couldn’t pay me enough to become a cop or join the military these days, as I did back then.
That said, Thank God for those that still do!
When you’ve lost the Austin, TX Chief of Police, you’re in a WORLD of hurt!
Don’t forget to thank your local Socialist Democrat for every evil that befalls your once fair city!
Hard to believe the Biden puppet has been in office a little over 2.5 years and so many things have been massively effed up, I would say EVERYTHING has been effed up and the real nightmare is absolutely ZERO has been done about election integrity so theoretically the Biden puppet could be sitting in the Oval office till Jan.20th 2029
Did you really mean me, personally? Or all of us here?
Hmmmm.
I’m sorry. I misled you. I thought she was a HR head.
From the DCMPD site: “Smith joined the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in May 2022 as the Chief Equity Officer, assigned to the Executive Office of the Chief of Police. She led the department’s efforts on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), made an immediate impact at the MPD and ensured that DEI issues remained a priority in the department.
She made a significant impact in a brief time span and in April 2023, was promoted to the Assistant Chief of Police, Homeland Security Bureau where she led the operational and administrative functions of the Special Operations Division, Joint Strategic & Tactical Analysis Command Center, and the Office of Intelligence.
Throughout her distinguished career, she has earned numerous awards and recognitions from several organizations including the National Organization for Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), Women in Federal Law Enforcement (WIFLE), the Women in Federal law Enforcement Public Service Award, Northeast Region Equal Employment Opportunity Office Recognition of Outstanding Excellence; and the National Council of Negro Women Award for Working Together in Unity.”
Keep Austin Weird!
The citizens of Austin now live in a “free fire target zone” thanks to their reds on the city council. You get what you elect. Now die you stupid leftist fools.
To the police, thanks for trying to serve and protect!
I’m hearing there’s also (unrelated) a shortage of school bus drivers.
Finding workers across retail has been tough as well. A lot has changed since 2020.
The post was in response to this:
(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).
The problem is they aren’t running out of other peoples money hey just reallocate the same funds elsewhere.
Oh it wasn’t Floyd which caused police to be demonized. They were well on their way into that little be of treatment in their own. They have been trained to look at all citizens as perps since back when bush lite was president and created DHS.
I wish I could say you were incorrect........
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