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'Freedom city'? Going beyond 'sanctuary,' Austin, Texas, vows to curtail arrests

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Amid the controversy over sanctuary cities, Austin this month took its fight against strict immigration law enforcement a step further by declaring itself to be the first “freedom city” in Texas. City Council members unanimously passed two resolutions last week that will restrict police attempts to question immigrants about their status and curtail arrests for nonviolent crimes.
One of the new city resolutions requires officers who question immigrants about status to also say that their questions about immigration need not be answered. The other resolution directs police to avoid arrests for misdemeanors, including those for smoking marijuana, having drug paraphernalia, and taking part in petty theft — crimes that city data shows frequently end in arrests of black and Latino residents.
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'Freedom city'? Going beyond 'sanctuary,' Austin, Texas, vows to curtail arrests

Austin, keeping criminals safer... ffs.
 
cuban smokes said:
then don't go to Austin ..........
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I actually was planning a trip, they have some amazing Ramen Noodle shops up there and I wanted to take the wife, but... no no thank you. Damn shame, I spent a lot of time there back in the day.
 
I used to live in DFW & made many road trips to see shows in Austin @ places like Antone's ......... RIP CJ ..........

Austin has it's own thing goin' on, for sure
 
Renae said:
I actually was planning a trip, they have some amazing Ramen Noodle shops up there and I wanted to take the wife, but... no no thank you. Damn shame, I spent a lot of time there back in the day.
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Yeah, better cancel the trip. You and your wife might get raped and murdered by an immigrant while on your way to the noodle store!
 
RabidAlpaca said:
Yeah, better cancel the trip. You and your wife might get raped and murdered by an immigrant while on your way to the noodle store!
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No, I'm just not going to support the idiocy of the Austin City council by voting with my wallet.
 
Renae said:
'Freedom city'? Going beyond 'sanctuary,' Austin, Texas, vows to curtail arrests

Austin, keeping criminals safer... ffs.
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They didn't say exactly what they mean by "petty theft" but I believe that anything under $50 is a class "C" misdemeanor in Texas. "Shoppers" could have a field day with that! Just think, you go to the store and you can walk out with a bottle of cheap booze, a few bags of chips and a pack or two of smokes with no consequence or, at worst, a ticket. If I were a retailer in Austin I just might have a problem with this. Come to think of it, you can generally go out to eat for less than $50 too so...

This law should be REALLY good for business.
 
Lutherf said:
They didn't say exactly what they mean by "petty theft" but I believe that anything under $50 is a class "C" misdemeanor in Texas. "Shoppers" could have a field day with that! Just think, you go to the store and you can walk out with a bottle of cheap booze, a few bags of chips and a pack or two of smokes with no consequence or, at worst, a ticket. If I were a retailer in Austin I just might have a problem with this. Come to think of it, you can generally go out to eat for less than $50 too so...

This law should be REALLY good for business.
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Boggles the noggin that they thought this was a good idea.
 
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