Adler's Disaster: Austin Surpasses Grim Homicide Milestone – PJ Media

Adler's Disaster: Austin Surpasses Grim Homicide Milestone – PJ Media: It took less than a year. On August 13, 2020, Austin, Texas, Mayor Steve Adler led alongside Councilmember Greg Casar as the city council unanimously voted to defund its police department. Casar celebrated on Twitter. We did it!! Austin City Council just reduced APD's budget by over $100 million *and* reinvested resources into our community's safety and well-being. Tens of thousands of you have called, emailed, and testified. You made the impossible into a reality. Let’s look at the reality Mr. Casar created. The cuts have left the Austin Police Department with far fewer resources to solve crimes across the board. Police have left the force in record numbers, some taking early retirement, others finding other work — any work, as long it’s far away from Casar and Adler. Austin just passed its entire 2020 homicide total with its 49th homicide of the year. It’s August 1st.