Another City ‘At the Brink of Disaster’
After Defunding Police
Posted By: Dreadnought, 3/4/2024 12:37:57 AM
Gee, who could have guessed that defunding the police in your city would cause problems? Well, residents of Austin, Texas, have discovered just that the hard way. The city has been plagued by police staffing shortages and longer 911-call response times since the Austin City Council voted to defund the police department in 2020. Last week, the shortages resulted in a section of the city being completely without any police officers for a few hours. "Previous councils and leadership have actively worked against our officers and department, which has now put us in a free-falling staffing crisis,"
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