‘We Need Them’ – O.J. Simpson on Defunding Police in West Hollywood

O.J. Simpson (sure, THAT O.J. Simpson) took to his Twitter account at present to chime in on what everyone seems to be speaking about this week, which is the Metropolis of West Hollywood voting to defund the West Hollywood Sheriff’s division earlier this week at a common metropolis council assembly on Monday, June 27, 2020. O.J. flatly says it’s flawed and has a few of recommendation for the West Hollywood Metropolis council from somebody who admits to spending a while in an establishment.

“Belief me. We want them!” Reads a caption of a video selfie time-stamped 7:39 AM · Jun 29, 2022.

“Hey Twitter world, it’s me, yours actually,” he mentioned. “Effectively, a variety of issues have taken place yesterday. I see in Los Angeles, they voted to defund the Sheriff’s Division, huh? I feel that’s all flawed. You understand I spent slightly time in one in all our establishments, and belief me, we’d like police. We want Sheriff’s Division. I all the time mentioned they need to simply re-direct a few of these funds to raised coaching. I all the time mentioned to increase the I.A., the Inner affairs, the police who examine the police, however defunding the police as a complete, or the Sheriff’s Division as a complete–no.”

To pay attention O.J. Simpson share his ideas on different scorching subjects this week, just like the January 6 listening to, click on on the Twitter hyperlink under.

Belief me. We want them! pic.twitter.com/uXpqHLFWBR

— O.J. Simpson (@TheRealOJ32) June 29, 2022

A movement made by Mayor Professional-Tem Sepi Shyne to scale back 5 West Hollywood Sheriff deputies inside the subsequent 9 months, handed (3-2) throughout the Metropolis Supervisor’s proposed funds for the upcoming fiscal 12 months. The movement, seconded by council member John D’Amico, will scale back two sheriff deputies in 90 days and a further three deputies in six months. The movement additionally provides 30 unarmed Block by Block Ambassadors and a further leisure policing staff to the streets of West Hollywood. Council member Lindsey Horvath proposed the minimize of the 5 Sheriff’s positions. Mayor Lauren Meister and council member John Erickson voted no on the movement.

The defunding of West Hollywood sheriff’s has made headlines throughout the nation and so far as the UK’s Each day Mail, many publications mentioning the town’s rise in crime and expenditures on gadgets just like the current set up of progress flag crosswalks and including $14,000 to a Russian Arts competition.