12/21/2023 Former Austin Councilman Who Helped Defund Police Wants Extra Patrols at his house
Texas Rep. Gregorio “Greg” Casar, who helped to defund the Austin Police Department during his time on the city council in 2020, has requested enhanced patrols around his home.
The lawmaker also wrote a letter to the Department of Justice asking them to investigate the Austin Police Department just last week.
In the letter, the congressman accused the department of a “pattern and practice of utilizing excessive force against people of color and people with mental health conditions.”
“A federal pattern-or-practice investigation into civil rights violations by the Austin Police Department, particularly of the department’s policing of communities of color, people with mental health conditions, and those exercising their First Amendment rights, is both necessary and long overdue,” the hypocritical lawmaker wrote, “I look forward to working with you to improve public safety and civil rights protections in Austin.”
The Austin Retired Police Association Noted: "“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. We want everyone in Austin to feel safe,” the association wrote in a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter."
The Austin Police Department confirmed to the network that they are “aware of the request made by Representative Greg Casar” and “following the same protocol and assessment we would as with all requests.”
“Our agency takes all public safety concerns seriously. Our priority is having a secure and safe community for everyone to feel protected while maintaining the confidentiality of sensitive information,” the spokesperson for the department continued.
9/28/2023 Minnesota DFL Defund police supporter needs police. Wants thugs punished.
A Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party official who once vowed to “dismantle” the Minneapolis Police Department is now calling for tougher crime laws after she was beaten and bloodied in a carjacking outside of her home this week.
Shivanthi Sathanandan, the Second Vice Chairwoman for the DFL, shared news of her attack in a Wednesday Facebook post, where she fumed that the four young suspects need to be brought to justice.
I have a broken leg, deep lacerations on my head, bruising, and cuts all over my body. And I have rage,” wrote Sathanandan, who said the beating occurred in front of her 4-year-old daughter and 7-year-old son at around 7:45 p.m. Tuesday.
“These men knew what they were doing. I have NO DOUBT they have done this before. Yet they are still on OUR STREETS. Killing mothers. Giving babies psychological trauma that a lifetime of therapy cannot ease. With no hesitation and no remorse,” Sathanandan continued.
Included in the post was a selfie of Sathanandan, showing blood pouring down the right side of her face.
“I’m now part of the statistics. I wasn’t silent when I fought these men to save my life and my babies, and I won’t be silent now. We need to get illegal guns off of our streets, catch these young people who are running wild creating chaos across our city, and HOLD THEM IN CUSTODY AND PROSECUTE THEM,” she said.
“Look at my face. REMEMBER ME when you are thinking about supporting letting juveniles and young people out of custody to roam our streets instead of HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS.
Sathanandan thanked the “incredible” Minneapolis PD for assisting in the terrifying experience — a far cry from her attitude toward law enforcement three years ago when she posted online that she and other activists were “going to dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department.”
“MPD has systematically failed the Black Community, they have failed ALL OF US. It’s time to build a new infrastructure that works for ALL communities. If you are still disagreeing with that BASIC FACT, I’m not sure what to say to you,” she said in the June 5, 2020 post — less than two weeks after George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police.
In another post on June 2 of that year, she applauded the Minneapolis School Board’s decision to terminate its contract with the department: “MPD should have no place in our children’s schools,” she wrote.
Sept 7, 2023
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