Gov. Greg Abbott floats pardons for Austin police officers charged with excessive force in 2020 prot

[TexasTowelie]

Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday blasted the indictment of more than a dozen Austin police officers for alleged excessive force during the May 2020 racial justice protests — and dangled the possibility of pardons for them.

“Those officers should be praised for their efforts, not prosecuted,” Abbott said in a statement. “Time will tell whether the accusations against the courageous Austin police officers is a political sham. Time will also tell whether I, as Governor, must take action to exonerate any police officer unjustly prosecuted.”

Travis County District Attorney José Garza's office, which brought the indictments, responded to Abbott's statement by defending the decision to pursue charges.

"Unlike the Governor, we believe that no one is above the law, and that our communities are safer when people see and believe that is true," the office said in a statement.

Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2022/02/23/Abbott-Austin-police-indictment/

[Chainfire]

1. And the Fascist state grows and grows.

We will wake up one morning to the song of hobnailed boots on the streets.

[SharonClark]

2. Abbott is a little fascist dictator.

He thinks anyone who promotes his racist and sexist agenda IS above the law.

[TexasTowelie]

3. One of the police officers who was indicted is running in the GOP primary for the Texas House.

Therefore, Abbott doesn't want to lose a GOP representative because he has a felony on his record.

[Comfortably_Numb]

4. We're gonna need a bigger tree.