Why would the Houston Police Chief choose this moment to go on a rant, while fellow officers and the citizens of this city are still reeling from the murder of Sgt. Christopher Brewster?
Chief Art Acevedo’s outburst was emotional, but blatantly political; an assault on the GOP, Senators Cornyn and Cruz and other Americans, members of the NRA, an organization in support of the Second Amendment of the Constitution.
The Houston Police Union has condemned the chief’s outburst calling the timing of his comments “offensive and inappropriate”. I would go further and ask you: Do you want the leader of your gun carrying arm of city government leading political activism?
And it begs another question; why would the police chief appointed by the Mayor of Houston speak out like this in the waning days of the city elections?