Police staffing becomes issue after city that defunded police descends into street race chaos

[mystery-ak]

 February 19, 2023 5:24pm EST
Austin police, 911 staffing levels questioned after street racers take over major intersection, injure cop
An Austin City Council member was reportedly on hold with 911 for 28 minutes after calling about the street racing takover

By Paul Best | Fox News

February 19, 2023
01:30
Austin, Texas, police respond to street racing and rioting

Some Austin City Council members are speaking out about the police department's vacancies and ongoing problems at the 911 call center after a chaotic scene unfolded downtown on Saturday night.

Street racers took over an intersection at South Lamar Boulevard and Barton Springs Road, drifting in the middle of the street and setting off fireworks as throngs of people looked on at the mayhem.

One law enforcement officer was injured and several police cars were damaged in the fracas.

"Imagine for a moment that the incidents last night happened with large scale events going on," Council member Mackenzie Kelly said Sunday, noting that she is "increasingly concerned about our police vacancies."

"The possibility of a catastrophic cascading failure due to lack of support from our police department puts the city, its residents, and visitors at risk of danger."

Police in Austin, Texas, responded to street racing and rioting Saturday video. Video shared to social media showed crowds hurl fireworks at a police car. (TWITTER/@aaroncrews)


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[txradioguy]

Austin is getting what they deserve.

[240B]

Austin is a blue dot in a Red sea. Only a few months ago, Austin had some of the highest property values in the nation. Now that there are no more Police and chaos reigns, good luck selling that 2 million dollar condo in Thunderdome, or that business which was millions only a little while ago.

Liberals love to sabotage normal society, thinking they are "sticking it" to the redneck Americans. But in the end, they only sabotage themselves, ALWAYS. Like the people who shit in their own beds, Liberals will flee the city. The pendulum will swing. And eventually things will get back to normal.

Then the Libs will return and start the whole thing all over again. They never learn that in a war with reality, reality will always win.

[LMAO]

Austin is a blue dot in a Red sea. Only a few months ago, Austin had some of the highest property values in the nation. Now that there are no more Police and chaos reigns, good luck selling that 2 million dollar condo in Thunderdome, or that business which was millions only a little while ago.

Liberals love to sabotage normal society, thinking they are "sticking it" to the redneck Americans. But in the end, they only sabotage themselves, ALWAYS. Like the people who shit in their own beds, Liberals will flee the city. The pendulum will swing. And eventually things will get back to normal.

Then the Libs will return and start the whole thing all over again. They never learn that in a war with reality, reality will always win.

Exactly

[DB]

Austin is a blue dot in a Red sea. Only a few months ago, Austin had some of the highest property values in the nation. Now that there are no more Police and chaos reigns, good luck selling that 2 million dollar condo in Thunderdome, or that business which was millions only a little while ago.

Liberals love to sabotage normal society, thinking they are "sticking it" to the redneck Americans. But in the end, they only sabotage themselves, ALWAYS. Like the people who shit in their own beds, Liberals will flee the city. The pendulum will swing. And eventually things will get back to normal.

Then the Libs will return and start the whole thing all over again. They never learn that in a war with reality, reality will always win.

The problem is, the poor suckers that didn't vote for that get taken for the ride too. For too many it derails their lives and they never recover. It is never made right again.

[verga]

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

[Fishrrman]

240b wrote:
"Austin is a blue dot in a Red sea."

Just wonderin'...

If the governor/legislature of Texas determined that the municipal government and police department of Austin were no longer capable and competent to protect the citizens of that city... could the police department be taken over and administered "by that state"...?

[sneakypete]

Frankly,I am stunned at the ignorance of anyone who didn't expect this to happen.

Gee,you put the criminals in charge of the city via "free rein",and are then supprised when thugs do what thugs do?