http://www.dailywire.com/news/enter-at-your-own-risk-texas-police-group-puts-up-billboards-warning-those-entering-austin-that-city-defunded-police
People entering Austin, Texas from Interstate 35 will see two billboards warning them that the city defunded police.
One billboard says, “Warning! Austin defunded police. Enter at your own risk!” CBS News reported. The board is referring to the Austin city council’s vote last month to cut the police budget.
The second billboard reads, “Limited support next 20 miles,” the outlet reported.
The billboards were put up by the Texas Municipal Police Association, which announced its campaign Wednesday on Facebook:
Today, TMPA released two billboards (pictured below), along Interstate 35, entering Austin, intended to raise public awareness that Austin is a defunded city. This reckless act, a political stunt by the city council pandering to the radical left, will do nothing but endanger the people of Austin.
As the largest police association in Texas, it is our duty and responsibility to stand up for the brave men and woman of the APD, as well as the other law enforcement agencies with jurisdiction within the city limits which will have less of APDs resources to depend on, and to raise public awareness of the dangers of defunding not just Austin, but any city across the U.S.
Texas’ top politicians praised the campaign late last week. Lieutenant Gov. Dan Patrick called attention to the “great new billboards” and included a picture and the hashtag #BackTheBlue.
Dan Patrick ~ Thank you to the Texas Municipal Police Association for these great new billboards that went up in Austin today. @austintexasgov ignored public safety and made a dangerous decision to #defundpolice #bigmistake #backtheblue #txlege
Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) also tweeted about the billboards on Thursday and included the hashtag #TexasBacksTheBlue.
Greg Abbott ~ Billboard on I-35 warns 'Enter at your own risk!' after Austin votes to defund police.
#TexasBacksTheBlue
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Austin Mayor Steve Adler has said he looked to Denver, Colorado as a model for police reforms. In Denver, mental health professionals are sent to non-violent 911 calls.
As The Daily Wire previously reported, this same approach has been adopted by St. Petersburg, Florida, and law enforcement experts warned a “catastrophe” was waiting to happen. Law Enforcement Today – a police-centric news outlet – tweeted in response to the St. Petersburg Police Department’s announcement of the change by saying, “Not every 911 call starts violent - but many of them end that way. This is a catastrophe waiting to happen ... and it’s spreading across America.”
Being a "mental health professional" in Austin, Texas is about to get a helluva lot more dangerous. Hey, I've got an idea for Austin ... send City Council members to respond to domestic disturbance calls. That should solve the problem.
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence
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