MayorWhiteChiefHurtt: Blame the feds!
Most blogHOUSTON readers have surely been following the news of another needless shooting of a Houston police officer by an illegal immigrant.
Part of the problem is that HPD remains understaffed, a circumstance bestowed upon MayorWhiteChiefHurtt by the Lee Brown Administration (former members of which are now running for Council and Mayor) but one they really haven't done much to address.
Part of the problem is that Houston remains a sanctuary city.
And part of the problem is that federal immigration policy obviously isn't getting the job done.
All of that being said, these grafs from an Isiah Carey blog post take blame-shifting to a new level:
White says the answer lies in federal dollars and the sharing of up-to-date intelligence with local police departments.White flanked by Police Chief Harold Hurtt says Houston is not a sanctuary city and they need the help to get the illegal criminals out!
Don't blame us! We're just helpless bystanders in denial! What fine leadership from MayorWhiteChiefHurtt.
The truth is, this is a big problem that can't be blamed on any one thing, but the dynamic duo's policies, denial, and blame-shifting certainly haven't done much to help the problem.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 03/11/09 10:04 PM | Print |
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