{"id":18562,"date":"2021-10-14T00:40:17","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T07:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/politicalhat.com\/?p=18562"},"modified":"2021-10-14T00:40:17","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T07:40:17","slug":"quick-takes-cops-defunding-the-police-in-austin-abolishing-the-police-in-minneapolis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/2021\/10\/14\/quick-takes-cops-defunding-the-police-in-austin-abolishing-the-police-in-minneapolis\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick Takes \u2013 Cops &#038; Criminals: Gunfight In Portland; Defunding The Police In Austin; Abolishing The Police In Minneapolis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Another &#8220;quick takes&#8221; on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The focus this time: All the cops are criminals; all the sinners saints<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;First, a little mood music:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GgnClrx8N2k\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Carrying on\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3642\" src=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Police-Brutality-Coloring-Book_3-620x583.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Police-Brutality-Coloring-Book_3-620x583.jpg 620w, https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Police-Brutality-Coloring-Book_3-620x583-300x282.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No one needs the cops\u2026 until <a href=\"https:\/\/pjmedia.com\/news-and-politics\/victoria-taft\/2021\/08\/23\/portland-cops-announce-theyll-sit-out-planned-antifa-assault-on-pro-freedom-march-and-then-a-gunfight-breaks-out-n1471909\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the shooting starts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cAn actual gun battle broke out on the streets of Portland Sunday during an attack by antifa against street preachers and Proud Boys, but why be surprised?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201c\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cAntifa was standing by.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cSunday\u2019s antifa assault included threats and reports of snipers on rooftops.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cAntifa forward-deployed equipment near the area of the planned downtown rally, which was later changed. The second location was also attacked by antifa.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cAnd in the end, a gunfight broke out on the downtown streets and that\u2019s when the police bothered to show up.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5371\" src=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"37\" srcset=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line.gif 500w, https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line-300x22.gif 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!--more-->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The city of Austin needs to hire more police in order to have at least two officers per 1000 residents. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statesman.com\/story\/news\/2021\/10\/01\/billionaire-george-soros-donation-opposes-austin-police-ballot-measure\/5953645001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">George Soros doesn\u2019t like that<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cAustin&#8217;s battle over a police staffing ballot measure has a new heavyweight entering the ring: billionaire financier and Democratic Party activist George Soros.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIn a bombshell announcement that threatens to shake up the Nov. 2 election, a political action committee opposed to Proposition A \u2014 which if passed would require the city to hire hundreds of police officers \u2014 says it has accepted a $500,000 donation from Soros.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe 91-year-old Soros, of New York, is known for supporting liberal political causes. His net worth is estimated at $8.6 billion, according to Forbes. Soros has made it a recent focus to target elected prosecutors he sees as too punitive on crime. His involvement in last year&#8217;s Travis County district attorney&#8217;s race helped lift Jose Garza to victory over incumbent Margaret Moore.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5371\" src=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"37\" srcset=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line.gif 500w, https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/eag_line-300x22.gif 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;George Soros is clearly isn\u2019t trying hard enough. Minneapolis is asking voters to <em>abolish<\/em> the police department and replace it with a \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/approves-ballot-language-that-would-eliminate-the-police-department-n1471631\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">public safety<\/a>\u201d department (n\u00e9e MiniLuv).<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe Minneapolis City Council overrode a veto by Mayor Jacob Frey to finalize language on a ballot issue that would eliminate the police department in favor of a \u2018public safety\u2019 department.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;More <a href=\"https:\/\/minnesota.cbslocal.com\/2021\/08\/20\/city-council-ballot-initiative-public-safety-police-defund-mayor-frey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">specifically<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201c\u2018We have an obligation to voters to tell them their consequences of their vote is,\u2019 [Minneapolis Mayor] Frey said. \u2018It would remove the position of chief of police. It would get rid of requirement to fund police and finally it would change the reporting structure so that the head of public safety would have to report to 14 different people, the mayor and city council.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sounds like the making of a doubleplusgood bearocracy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;TTFN.<\/p>\n<p><meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@PoliticHatBlog\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@ThePoliticalHat\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Cops &#038; Criminals: Gunfight In Portland; Defunding The Police In Austin; Abolishing The Police In Minneapolis\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"The focus this time: All the cops are criminals; all the sinners saints.\" \/><meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Police-Brutality-Coloring-Book_3-620x583.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Another &#8220;quick takes&#8221; on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The focus this time: All the cops are criminals; all the sinners saints &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;First, a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/2021\/10\/14\/quick-takes-cops-defunding-the-police-in-austin-abolishing-the-police-in-minneapolis\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3642,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[65,24,42,69,35,48],"class_list":["post-18562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-progressives","tag-doom","tag-leviathan","tag-mood-music","tag-quick-takes","tag-rip","tag-social-justice"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18562"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18563,"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18562\/revisions\/18563"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}