Leaders at Dallas HERO argued the city was descending into anarchy despite falling violent crime rates. Residents, including some law enforcement officials and at least one prominent Trump supporter, fear the push could be used as a playbook.

Reporting Highlights

  • Growing Force: Despite drops in violent crime last year, a nonprofit called Dallas HERO convinced voters to approve a measure requiring the city to grow its police force to 4,000.

  • Who They Are: Dallas HERO’s leaders have included hotel owner and GOP donor Monty Bennett and Pete Marocco, whom Trump picked to run the U.S. Agency for International Development.

  • Service Cuts: The Dallas City Council voted to change its police hiring standards and added money for 350 new officers, but also cut funding to some libraries and city pools.

Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20251016114642/https://www.propublica.org/article/police-dallas-hero-crime-proposition

  • IWW4@lemmy.zip
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    2 days ago

    Typical Right Wing Knee Jerk response.

    SEND MORE COPS!

    It is comical to me that this is going on in the right wing strong hold of Texas.