Abbott Trolls CA Over Police Officer Exodus to TX: 'Never Forget the Leftist Policies That You Fled'

Red State ^ | 05/14/2024 | Bob Hoge

[DFG]

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott responded to a Sunday article in Daily Mail that detailed the large number of cops ditching California for the pastures of Texas, which might not be greener but are certainly more friendly to law enforcement. Morale is low among peace officers in the Golden State as soft-on-crime woke district attorneys like LA’s George Gascón and Alameda County’s Pamela Price, along with criminal-loving measures like Proposition 47, make them feel undermined and unwelcome.

Thousands of them are getting out of Dodge, the outlet reported:

"…the Golden State is hemorrhaging thousands of police every year, with numbers down by more than 5,000 since 2019.

There are now fears that high-crime Californian cities are suffering a brain drain in law enforcement, leaving the public unprotected as criminals run riot.

Ray Bottenfield, a former Santa Monica College Police Captain who retired to Hewitt, Texas, admitted it had become increasingly difficult to retain or recruit officers due to the lack of support from the state."

Many of them are headed to the Lone Star State, but Abbott has a warning for them: Never forget that from which you have fled.

[Leep]

Was he required to go through decontamination before entering Texas?

[MeganC]

Abbott would be wise to carefully screen the cops coming from California before hiring them. California cops are notorious for hating Second Amendment rights and are highly likely to reflexively go Full Retard on law abiding Texans who exercise those rights.

[Jacquerie]

<>Ray Bottenfield, a former Santa Monica College Police Captain who retired to Hewitt, Texas . . . <>

IIRC, doesn’t CA tax the pensions of their out of state retirees?

[Feckless]

When you leave California and come to Texas remember, you’re a Refugee, not a Missionary.