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Prop A in Austin that would have required more police +++ is defeated

[TheTexan] In a 68 percent to 32 percent result, Austin voters rejected a proposition that would have set a minimum staffing level for its police department of two officers per 1,000 residents...

Had it passed, Prop A would have:

Mandate a minimum staffing level within the Austin Police Department (APD) of two officers per 1,000 residents

Establish a minimum 35 percent community response time standard

Require 40 additional hours of training

Oblige the mayor, city council, and city staff to enroll in the Citizens Police Academy

Facilitate minority officer hiring through foreign language proficiency metrics

[early theory is that voters may have thought this too expensive - also there was a lot of negative advertising sponsored by the usual lefties]
They voted for it, let 'em live with it.

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Posted by: Lord Garth 2021-11-04

http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=616742