Since the death of George Floyd during the summer of 2020, progressives have pushed for sweeping new changes to policing in the United States, spawning movements like “Defund the Police.” But these movements are far from popular, and President Joe Biden and a wide range of Democratic lawmakers have rejected the rhetoric entirely. Rep. Rashida…
Anti-Police, Prison Rhetoric Unpopular With Biden, Democrat Lawmakers
Anti-Police, Prison Rhetoric Unpopular With Biden, Dem Lawmakers
Since the death of George Floyd during the summer of 2020, progressives have pushed for sweeping new changes to policing in the United States, spawning movements like “Defund the Police.” But these movements are far from popular, and President Joe Biden and a wide range of Democratic lawmakers have rejected the rhetoric entirely. Rep. Rashida…
Rep. Tlaib Defends Bill That Would Empty Federal Prisons Over 10 Years
In an interview with Axios’s Jonathan Swan, progressive Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) defended a proposed bill that would empty federal prisons over the course of the next 10 years. The bill, called the BREATHE Act, asks the Department of Justice to draw up a “roadmap for prison abolition.” The bill demands the “full decarceration of federal detention…
Los Angeles Sheriff Alex Villanueva Says He Will Not Force Employees to Get Vaccinated
October 8, 2021
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Los Angeles’s sheriff Alex Villanueva said he will not force his employees to get vaccinated after the city approved one of the strictest COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the country, saying the issue of COVID-19 vaccines has become “so politicized.” Speaking during his weekly Q&A on Facebook on Oct. 7, Villanueva said the new mandate puts him in a difficult…
Outsource Non-Core Policing Tasks to ‘Rethink’ Instead of ‘Defund’ Police: Montreal Think Tank
Amid rising crime rates and calls from some to “defund the police” a new paper suggests an alternative solution to help manage the swelling costs of policing: outsource non-core police tasks to licensed security professionals. Supplementing the police force with security personnel could save millions of dollars while lowering crime rates by allowing police to…
5 Minute Plus Wait-Time for 911 Calls in Portland Amid Staff Shortages, Efforts to Defund Police
September 13, 2021
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Portland residents calling 911 to report emergencies are facing a “dramatic increase” in hold times, with officials saying that the system has become “unmanageable” and is “broken.” According to The Oregonian, people dialing 911 are often left waiting over two minutes for their call to be answered, far longer than the national standard of 15 to…
Wait Times for 911 Calls in Portland ‘Horrible’ Amid Staff Shortages, Efforts to Defund Police
September 13, 2021
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Residents of Portland, Oregon, who call 911 to report emergencies are facing a “dramatic increase” in hold times, with officials saying that the system has become “unmanageable” and is “broken.” According to The Oregonian, people dialing 911 are often left waiting more than two minutes for their call to be answered, far longer than the national…
Facts Matter (Aug 2): New ‘Special Counsel’ Assigned to Investigate 2020 Election; Soros Gives $1M to “Defund the Police” Group
August 2, 2021
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A newly-released government document shows that George Soros directed over $1,000,000 of funding to an organization seeking to defund and dismantle police departments across America. In Wisconsin, the state assembly has assigned a special counsel to officially investigate the 2020 election. In Massachusetts, a new study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Facts Matter (Aug 2): New ‘Special Counsel’ Assigned to Investigate 2020 Election; Soros Gives $1 Million to “Defund the Police” Group
August 2, 2021
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A newly-released government document shows that George Soros directed over $1,000,000 of funding to an organization seeking to defund and dismantle police departments across America. In Wisconsin, the state assembly has assigned a special counsel to officially investigate the 2020 election. In Massachusetts, a new study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
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Let Them Eat Cake!
The Aug. 6 episode of Crossroads covers a topic anyone with a pulse is well aware of: the hypocrisy of politicians. In particular, host Joshua Philipp and guest Adam Andrzejewski take on Democratic mayors in major cities who have spent the last year calling for defunding the police while quietly beefing up their own security…