Thanks to incompetent, race-baiting Democrats, some US cities seem to be about to get a taste of what “Defund the Police” looks like.
When Rayshard Brooks, a multiple-conviction felon with a violent rap sheet, was shot by police in Atlanta during a fierce struggle, of course he was a good boy who din’ do nuffin’. Apart from, you know, getting blind drunk and passing out in his car in a Wendy’s drive-through. Oh, and fighting with cops, stealing one of their weapons and pointing it at them.
But, apart from all that…
City officials promptly and cravenly threw officer Garrett Rolfe to the wolves. Naturally, Atlanta police aren’t too happy about that.
Police officers in the Atlanta Police Department are reportedly not responding to calls in multiple zones which comes after the department acknowledged that they were experiencing a higher than usual number of police officers calling out prior to the start of their shifts.
The news comes after Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard announced felony murder charges against officer Garrett Rolfe on Wednesday for his involvement in the death of Rayshard Brooks, who was driving drunk, resisted arrest, got into a physical altercation with police, took a taser from a police officer, tried to run, and fired a taser in Rolfe’s direction. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said that its investigation into the incident was not complete when the charges were announced and that it was not consulted by Howard.
Why should police bother, if their bosses are going to take the side of violent, radical left-wing activists? The left want to defund the police? They can have what they wish for.
“Atlanta police officers are not responding to calls in three of the department’s six zones,” CNN reported, citing multiple sources within the Atlanta Police Department. “Atlanta police officers each patrol one of six zones covering some 500,000 residents who live in the city limits. They also cover Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.”
Brendan Keefe, Chief Investigator at Atlanta’s WXIA 11Alive, wrote on Twitter: “I’ve been listening to Zone 6 Atlanta Police radio traffic for the last hour. There are 15 – 20 minute periods of absolute silence amid reports of officer walkouts. This clip was shared with [Cheryl Preheim] by a police source. It’s from Zone 3. The code 69 is Person With a Gun.”
If you’d guessed that Atlanta, like nearly all cities facing violent unrest, is a Democrat-run city, you’d be right. Not only that, but its Democrat mayor is reportedly being considered as Joe Biden’s running mate.
Well, here’s her chance to stand up for the latest lefty cause célèbre.
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