We can argue shitheads at APD and the shithead homeless until the apocalypse. The true losers in all of this are the tax paying citizens of Austin. The system is broken. But agreed that the court system shouldn't allow the absolute shit of the homeless to repeatedly go through the revolving doors of the court system.
https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/police-union-says-apd-should-stop-responding-to-mental-health-calls-after-officers-sentence/
Police union says APD should ‘stop responding to mental health calls’ after officer’s sentence
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Association released a statement Wednesday, the day after a judge sentenced Christopher Taylor to two years in prison on a deadly conduct charge, calling on officers to stop responding to mental health calls.
Austin police officer sentenced to 2 years in prison
Taylor’s sentence stems from the 2019 police shooting of Mauris DeSilva. Police responded to 911 calls reporting DeSilva walking around his downtown condo complex with a knife to his throat. When police confronted DeSilva outside of an elevator in a common area of the complex, they told him to drop the knife, and Taylor and another officer ultimately shot and killed him.
As of Wednesday, Taylor is no longer employed by APD. He’s out of jail on an appellate bond.
Michael Bullock, president of the Austin Police Association (APA), released a video statement following the outcome of the trial. You can watch the video in the player at the top of this story.
“In light of all of this, I believe the Austin Police Department must stop responding to mental health calls,” he said. “We have never claimed to be mental health experts, yet we are continually scrutinized for our handling of these situations. Now that we’re left with the options of being stabbed or going to prison, Travis County and the District Attorney’s Office should be the ones to incur the risk.”