Abbott Releases Statement On Austin City Council Decision To Defund Austin Police Department

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• What a bunch of idiots we have in our capital city.

  • Seems smart. Save $100+ million in your local budget, and if help is needed, the governor will step in and cover the gaps. This is perfect fiscal responsibility.

    Also, defunding the police means not firing a single officer. It means they aren’t expanding beyond there present size. I think we can all agree the police force is plenty big enough, based on the size of their forces during the downtown protests.

    • Great advise mayor supporter.

      It's just another poor decision the mayor caved into. I can not wait until he is voted out of office, along with the rest of them. John may not be from around here or just doesn't want to see the growth. Most houses are bought, torn down and replaced with duplexes.

      As far as the "Show of Force" APD showed. It was "SMART" to do that to ensure there wasn't any looting. Ask the businesses if they had any. Because everyone knows broken glass and stolen goods are good for business. Or is that just something protesters do? Hurt the local businesses to get free stolen goods. everyone wins. NOT

    • Explain the sudden surge in violent crime...

• I understand the why however, I think it’s bs that the rest of the state will have to cover Austin’s expenses to protect and police. They’ve allowed too many idiots to move in and have become so liberal that they no longer use common sense. Makes me so so sad not the Austin I grew up knowing.

  • Amen to that!

  • Right, I moved to Austin in the mid 90. And the Keep Austin Weird was okay because if I didn't like it, I would just go somewhere else.

    But the keep Austin weird is just out of control. Homeless sit, lay, sleep, Really, you don't take in to considieration the 100,000 plus living and paying to live here. Let's give in to the media driven wrecklessness of the ones that commit crimes and live on the streets for free. It's a slap in the face for me and should be for everyone that pays for a roof over their head. To which the mayor said, we didn't think it would get that bad that quick.

    Small amounts of marijuana, so the courts don't know how to proceed. mayor said the police can still do their jobs and so can the court. Forget the cost of the officers time, in money that is. The court time processing them. The cost to now only house them, feed them and clothes them, most importantly, medicate them and if officers or civilians get hurt.

    Road work where it's not needed. Highways, Highways, highways. That's just dumb

    And now defund the police. Let's just let the people of Austin police themselves. If there is a shooting. Let the HOA handle it. If there's a break-in, I hope you know your neighbors.

• Ha, haaaaa. Found a way around this commie pinko city council. Good for you Gubna. Now, fork out that money to the DPS, mayor Adler, you pathetic excuse of a mayor.

• Thank you, Governor Abbott. Austin City Council has a bunch of idiots that do not give a flip for their inhabitants. Shame on them for putting people in jeopardy!

• I worry for Texas. To many people have moved away from Democrat superiority and brought with them the same thinking. This has resulted in the actions of no protection and life endangerment due to the reduction of police budgets! Protest...do something...just do not sit there and become a statistic! I blame each of the voters in Austin for this! You wanted the motto: KEEP AUSTIN WEIRD!.

  Well, now you got more than you wanted. I will not drive or go near Austin without armed protection! WELCOME TO THE WILD WILD WEST!

• Liberal, Socialist, Progressive Democrats will always choose HATE and PARTY over citizen safety.

• Will this be like the time he promised that he would override the public camping ordinance and solve the homeless problem that Adler has been fueling, or will it be like the time he stood up and put a stop to Adler's "Orwellian" mask mandates?

• This is the most absured ridiculous and irresponsible thing that the mayor and city council have gone and done.
  I pray no one decides to go raid and break into homes because the police won't be there to assist! And who will be to blame for this? The police were place in every city to do what "to protect and serve"
  Where will the protection be if a child is crying because someone broke into their home, or someone shot in their home or home invasion? Where will the police be? Where s tje protection? Shame on you mayor , shame on all of you city council members.

• the governor cleaned up one homeless camp and then quit. There have been no state-run cleanups since. Austin is not safe. If you have to go there, get your concealed carry permit and go armed.

• I agree with Governor Abbott. I'm very disappointed Austin city council. to defund the police you are subjecting your City to violence horrible formal criminal Acts you do not understand what you were doing there is more racism in the entire world but everybody needs to remember that all lives matter yes black lives matter but all lives matter as well but what you're doing is you're jeopardizing the safety and wellness of those individuals that do wear a badge when you yourself Miss councilman Mr councilman need the police and you have to call them and they don't show up think about what you did you defended them of money that they need for protection for training for better equipment what are you doing why are you listening to protesters you don't even need to be protesting they feel the same way when they will feel the same way let me correct myself when they need the police in the police don't come shame on you. Shame on the city council of Austin you have just ruined the capital of the state of Texas