Whitmire Police Chief Announcement Ignores Democracy As A Top Public Safety Issue

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Mayor John Whitmire announced today Jose Noe Diaz as the new Chief of the Houston Police Department. Mr. Diaz is currently Chief up the road in Katy.

Here is a Houston Landing Story about the appointment. Above is a picture from the City of Houston press conference on the appointment. 

I watched most of the press conference. They said this and that.  Mayor Whitmire said he was afraid to go shopping in the evening at the Krogers in River Oaks. I'm not sure that is a crime hot spot.

One topic not discussed is that one of the biggest public safety threats in Houston and Harris County is the threat to democracy from the political right. The Republican nominee for President says there will be violence if he loses, and dictatorship if he wins. He also refuses to commit to accepting election results. I'm not aware of a single Republican elected official in Houston /Harris County who has publicly said they do not support Trump.

Another cause for concern is that according the Houston Landing article linked to above, Mr. Diaz's selection is supported by the Houston Police Officers Union which has over and over endorsed election-deniers. Rank & file Democrats and any Houstonian concerned about the fate of democracy should tune the police union out. There is no public safety without democracy.    

Don't let powerful people and law-enforcement unions lead you to not believing what is right in front of us. Our most basic rights are at stake in 2024. We must demand that our public officials see the threat and act to protect us.    

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