A national group dedicated to expanding Black voter engagement and increasing progressive power is calling out the San Antonio Police Department.
Black Voters Matter, a group that focuses on voting rights and provides resources to the Black community, shared a tweet Tuesday highlighting SAPD’s record with police accountability and pushing for San Antonio residents to vote in favor of Prop B.
The group shared data that shows 70 percent of fired officers are rehired, the highest rate across the U.S., according to the tweet. A picture accompanying the tweet mentions a website dedicated to informing residents about why they should vote for Prop B, which would repeal Chapter 174 of the Police Union Contract and allow officers who have committed misconduct to be fired permanently.
The website, fixsapd.org, points out that Chapter 174 currently allows the police union to override local and state laws meant to hold officers accountable for their misconduct.
The tweet also said Chief William McManus should be able to fire “bad officers” and not rehire them as a means of keeping the community safe.
Just this week, Mayor Ron Nirenberg told police union leaders that he supports their right to fight Prop B. Though Nirenberg said he would remain neutral on the issue, Fix SAPD deputy director Ananda Thomas told the Express-News that Nirenberg’s comments may be due to his wanting an endorsement from the police union in his bid for re-election.
In 2019, the police union threw their support behind Greg Brockhouse, who had challenged the incumbent mayor.
Prop B will be on the ballot this May.
A national group dedicated to expanding Black voter engagement and increasing progressive power is calling out the San Antonio Police Department.
Black Voters Matter, a group that focuses on voting rights and provides resources to the Black community, shared a tweet Tuesday highlighting SAPD’s record with police accountability and pushing for San Antonio residents to vote in favor of Prop B.
The group shared data that shows 70 percent of fired officers are rehired, the highest rate across the U.S., according to the tweet. A picture accompanying the tweet mentions a website dedicated to informing residents about why they should vote for Prop B, which would repeal Chapter 174 of the Police Union Contract and allow officers who have committed misconduct to be fired permanently.
The website, fixsapd.org, points out that Chapter 174 currently allows the police union to override local and state laws meant to hold officers accountable for their misconduct.
The tweet also said Chief William McManus should be able to fire “bad officers” and not rehire them as a means of keeping the community safe.
Just this week, Mayor Ron Nirenberg told police union leaders that he supports their right to fight Prop B. Though Nirenberg said he would remain neutral on the issue, Fix SAPD deputy director Ananda Thomas told the Express-News that Nirenberg’s comments may be due to his wanting an endorsement from the police union in his bid for re-election.
In 2019, the police union threw their support behind Greg Brockhouse, who had challenged the incumbent mayor.
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