Take A Knee Gaslights Dallas

“Take A Knee” comes to Dallas in the form of a new gaslighting video from Renee Hall and Dallas Police Department.

The new video just released by the Dallas Police Department begins with the statement — “To the communities we serve: We hear you.”

It asks residents to “work together to end racism” and join the department to #TakeAKnee.

Included in the video is Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo as well as other Chiefs and County Sheriff’s across the country joining protesters. The video goes on to say, “Before we can move forward we need to pause… to listen before we speak.” The video includes images of officers from other departments embracing protesters. It includes images of other officers taking a knee as crowds cheer. The video continues saying “Black lives do matter”.

Take a Knee

Dallas police spokesman were unavailable for comment as to whether or not Chief Hall learned this level of gaslighting from Donald Trump during his Dallas visit.

Dallas police have a long history, like Derek Chauvin, of taking a knee into citizens’ backs. It is particularly deceptive for Chief Hall to coopt that phrase given her own violent tendencies and poor command judgements.

We have provided descriptions of officers shooting rubber bullets at bystanders, beating a prone citizen filming activity, and lying about their actions on the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge.

Take A Knee

One viewer noted “she had to get footage from elsewhere because all she did was yell and tear gas people.”

Another viewer said this was just to save her budget and perhaps her job.

Budget Memo May Bottom Dollar Police

A budget memo released Tuesday may reorganize next year’s budget for the Dallas Police Department. In the memo Council Member Adam Bazaldua said “We hear many of our constituents’ calls to ‘defund’ the Dallas Police Department.”

The memo asks City Manager T.C. Broadnax to redirect dollars from the police department. It states: “We ask you to present options that reallocate public safety funding…”.

The city is scheduled to hold a budget workshop next week on June 17, during which the council members say they want to hear new ideas.

The memo was signed by all but four council members. In perhaps another sign of the political divide between north and south Dallas, all four represent more affluent north Dallas. Those who did not sign include Adam McGough, Cara Mendelsohn, Jennifer Staubach Gates, and David Blewett.

Budget Memo

Budget Memo Preface

Beyond the upcoming budget memo for the next fiscal year though is a discussion taking place at today’s meeting on expanding the Police budget by an additional $6.5M.

Budget Memo Increases Police Budget By $6.5M

Police budget issues have become a hot point since Dallas Police have been found to be assaulting innocent bystanders at George Floyd protests and also caught lying about police activity at those events.

Community Police Oversight Board – June 9

The Community Police Oversight Board will meet on June 9th from 5:00 pm-7:30 pm. However, they have not responded to numerous people who have requested to speak.

With less than eight hours prior to the meeting no agenda or details on the public comment period has been released to those asking for these details. Again, the City of Dallas and Dallas Police Department appear to be stifling comments.

Community Police Oversight Board

Those wishing to comment can include their comments in the comments section here and they will be forwarded to the City of Dallas and Community Police Oversight Board. As has been noted in other places, the City of Dallas has repeatedly stifled public discussion and lied about official actions by the police department.

Watch or Listen to Community Police Oversight Board

You can watch it here: https://dallastx.swagit.com/dcn-95-live/

You can also listen to the meeting by Dialing: 408-418-9388
Access Code: 146 561 3416

If you would like to file a complaint Please email: ocpo@dallascityhall.com.

Alarming Behavior Dallas City Council

Alarming Behavior from Dallas City Council is how one viewer described the exchanges between members of Dallas City Council and city staff on Friday, June 5, 2020.

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson had a lot of questions for Police Chief Renee Hall during a special meeting about the police response to protests. Before the meeting began two hundred local citizens spoke out about the city’s reaction to ongoing protests. They were almost all outraged about what happened on the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge.

During Friday’s meeting, the mayor wanted to know what tactics were used when more than 600 people were arrested on the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge on Monday. This line of questioning is similar to that asked by Jose Rivas, the District 7 representative on the Dallas Community Police Oversight Board.

Later in the meeting though there was open yelling between City Council members including Mayor Eric Johnson, District 4 member Carolyn King Arnold, and District 7 member Adam Bazaldua. It also included City Manager TC Broadnax.

Dallas City Council: Alarming Behavior
Alarming Behavior From City Council During June 5 Emergency Meeting

Dallas City Council: Wednesday June 10, 2020

Dallas City Council is supposed to also address and possibly vote on the Visit Dallas contract this coming Wednesday, June 10. It is unclear if that item will remain on the agenda, but many of the same people who pushed to not express solidarity with Black Lives Matter now want an eight figure contract for Visit Dallas, who has a long record of financial problems.