In the wake of the shooting of 5 police officers by repeat offenders, a public battle has broken out between Bexar County District Attorney Joe Gonzales and San Antonio Police Chief William McManus over who is responsible. However, the ones who might be hurt in this fight are the police officers because the anti-police politicians and groups may rally around the George Soros-supported D.A. and punish the SAPD officers.
Like liberal politicians, Gonzales is blaming the police for the repeat offenders being released. Go figure.
Regarding Dominik Rubio, who was the latest repeat offender to shoot an officer, he claims the following:
He blames law enforcement for not executing previous warrants, but the D.A. has assigned law enforcement staff that could serve warrants, too. Where are they?
He criticizes the SAPD officers for not having enough evidence or proper paperwork. However, The D.A. has investigators who can and should contact the police for additional information. They are supposed to be on the same team to fight crime, not implement social justice.
He says SAPD had a dedicated Repeat Offender Program (ROP) that specialized in tracking repeat offenders. However, Chief McManus combined the ROP unit with another SAPD unit because of staff shortages. The staff shortages at SAPD don’t seem to matter to Gonzales, who is supposed to be the chief law enforcement officer, because he supports the anti-police politics of the Democrats.
ROP detectives also participated in the U.S. Marshal’s Regional Task Force, another tool to remove dangerous criminals with warrants. Involvement in the Task Force ended because of concerns of potential “excessive violence” in the post-George Floyd era.
Gonzales also blames the SAPD for the time from when the original warrant was issued to when the second warrant was issued. However, he never acknowledges the SAPD staff shortage and the low morale because of his anti-police politics.
The D.A. cynically states, “Rubio should have been in jail long before yesterday’s shooting – and it was the SAPD’s job to search for him, serve the warrant, and get him there.” But how many criminals and repeat offenders are arrested daily, only to be out the same day, because of his staff’s bail practices?
Gonzales is a George Soros-supported D.A. whose goal is to discredit the local police and promote liberal “social justice.” The goal of liberal/leftist radicals is to abolish local police departments in favor of a national federal police force.
His liberal justice administration has failed, creating more crime and violence. He sounds like an angry child trying to shift blame…to the police officers.
Ironically, anti-police politicians and groups may rally around the George Soros-supported D.A. and punish the SAPD officers for not doing their job. At the same time, they also punish them for doing their job.
Liberal law enforcement has failed because if you excuse and tolerate crime, you get more and worse crime. The D.A. must enforce the laws and prosecute and incarcerate dangerous people.
With the Mexican cartels moving across the border and repeat offenders at large, the SAPD needs to re-establish the ROP unit and participate in the U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force.
The SAPD officers must NOT be thrown under the bus by the D.A., the Chief, the Mayor, the County Judge, or anyone else. On the contrary, the citizens must defend those who protect them daily with their lives.
https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2023/09/06/sapds-job-to-search-for-him-bexar-county-da-responds-to-chiefs-comments-after-officer-shot-by-wanted-man/