Political Quotes

“I would like to start with this one on the ``Blistering Government Report Blasts Poor Training Oversight of Texas Law Enforcement.'' This is from the Houston Chronicle. The Houston Chronicle indicates: ``Last year, more than 600 Texas law enforcement officers received a dishonorable discharge from their agencies for misconduct. Yet more than a quarter of them were rehired to work as sworn officers. ``To qualify for a peace officer license, Texas cops need fewer hours of basic training than licensed cosmetologists and less than half the education required of air-conditioning and refrigeration contractors. While the basic training requires officers to spend 48 hours on the firing range, it demands only 2 hours of `civilian interaction' instruction.'' Some things bear repeating: 48 hours on the firing range and 2 hours of civilian interaction instruction. Something has got to change, and I am pleased to see that the Chronicle is a part of the movement to bring about the change, the reform that is necessary. This story goes on to read, and it is dated, by the way, November 30, 2020, at 10:16 a.m., when it was last updated. It goes on to indicate: `` . . . in Texas, the regulation of law enforcement is `by and large, toothless.''' This is from a sunset committee report. I want to focus for just a moment now on why this is so important to me.…”