Houston Police Chief tells President Trump to 'keep your mouth shut’ amid turmoil sparked by death of George Floyd

Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo greets a man as before a march in honor of George Floyd on June 2, 2020 in Houston, Texas.
Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo greets a man as before a march in honor of George Floyd on June 2, 2020 in Houston, Texas.

The Houston Chief of Police has no interest in commentary from President Trump, who recently threatened to use the military as a means to quell unrest sparked by the in-custody death of George Floyd last week.
“On behalf of the police chiefs in this country, if you don’t have anything constructive to say, keep your mouth shut,” Chief Art Acevedo told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour.
“Because you’re putting men and women in their early 20s at risk,” he added. “It’s not about dominating, it’s about winning hearts and minds. And let’s be clear, we do not want people to confuse kindness with weakness, but we do not want ignorance to ruin what we’ve got here in Houston.”
Acevedo’s remarks are in response to President Trump’s warning to governor’s earlier this week, demanding they put an end to violence and looting in their cities following the death of 46-year-old Floyd as well as other instances of racism and police brutality.
Video leaked online, which shows Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on Floyd’s neck, has triggered eight straight days of protests across America and in some nations beyond. While many demonstrations have been peaceful, there have been repeated instances of looting, rioting and violence in several major cities, prompting the president to issue his stern call to local leadership.
“You’ve got to arrest people, you have to track people, you have to put them in jail for 10 years and you’ll never see this stuff again,” said Trump. “We’re doing it in Washington, D.C. We’re going to do something that people haven’t seen before.”
Acevedo acknowledged that while the current climate does not necessarily lend itself to silence, keeping quiet beyond constructive criticism and advice is among “the basic tenets of leadership.”
“We need leadership now more than ever. And it hurts me to no end because whether we vote for someone or we don’t vote for someone, it’s still our president, but it’s time to be presidential and not try to be like you’re on ‘The Apprentice,'” he continued.
“This is not Hollywood, this is real life, and real lives are at risk.”

13 comments:

  1. Once the looting starts its law of the jungle. Dominate or be dominated.

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  2. From Clint Eastwood:
    “I love when people call Trump Stupid..
    You mean the multi-billionaire who kicked every Democrats butt, buried 16 career Republican politicians, and continues to make fools out of once reputable news organizations ..
    You mean the guy who won the presidency?
    You mean the guy with the super model wife?
    You mean the guy whose words alone put a massive slow down on illegal border crossings?
    You mean the guy whose mere presence made the stock market smash its previous records?
    You mean the guy who created 1 million jobs in his first 7 months in office?
    Are you sure you even know what it is you’re resisting?
    Are you sure you back a party that enables the decimation of every core principal of Christianity?
    Are you sure you back a party that voted 100% against the abolition of slavery?
    Are you sure you really take a politician like Maxine Waters seriously?
    Are you sure you don’t see anything wrong with someone who has a 40 yr career as a public servant living in a $4.5 mansion representing a district she doesn’t even live in?
    Are you sure you see nothing wrong or peculiar about Hillary Clinton a woman being involved in politics for the last 30 yrs having a net worth of $240 million?
    Are you sure you’re not just basing your opinion on hatred spewed by a crooked paid for media platform?
    Could you even tell me 5 things the Democratic Party has done to improve you’re day to day prosperity as a hard working American citizen?
    Probably not..
    Do you realize the debacle you are sending your children into once they become adults by continuing to support a political party that has done nothing for the poor except kept them poor, gave them free abortions, and a few hundred a month to keep food in their fridge?
    The prosperity and safety of its citizens is job one of your government.
    Get with the program.
    Everyone else has horribly failed you!
    Smarten up and take a position for the sake of your children.
    I promise you a country full of illegal immigrants, abortions, $15 an hour jobs, and non-gender specific people aren’t gonna make your country and life any more prosperous.
    Rosie, Madonna, Katy Perry, and Robert Deniro are not just like you. They don’t have to live through the real world day to day disparity of an average American.
    Men don’t hate women, white people don’t hate black people, and Donald Trump is not a racist.
    Stop allowing yourself to be brainwashed by a party that has continuously failed you.
    Be about your prosperity, your safety, your children, and an America First mindset.
    Dump these crooked politicians that have stunted your growth.
    Dump these crooked politicians that have stunted your children’s growth.
    Toughen up, take a stand, and act like a proud American.
    See the spirit of Trump supporting and freedom loving Americans and just imagine where we could be as a country if everyone had the same priorities!"

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    1. ""See the spirit of Trump supporting and freedom loving Americans""

      and he said that with a straight face!

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    2. Jim Stone
      ———

      http://82.221.129.208/.vk6.html

      I probably found the thin excuse the FBI used to blame white conservatives for the riots:

      DO THIS. IF YOU HAVE THE STICKERS, DO EXACTLY WHAT THIS GUY DID
      http://82.221.129.208/pages/trumpsticker.png

      Notice the comment “That guy is next level evil”. They really are THAT BAD. They think that tricking them into doing a small amount of damage to themselves after they left a trail of devastation is “next level evil”. Here’s why the FBI will no doubt say conservatives are “directing the rioters and looters” –

      Because by dressing like them, and then putting Trump stickers on their cars, conservatives are DIRECTING the rioters to destroy their own stuff. And I suggest people start doing exactly that. If you live in a riot zone and you have those stickers, start putting them over Bernie stickers or on any car known to belong to Antifa. FRONT AND BACK.

      The only things I am seeing in the news today is “them” trying to pick up the pieces of a failed psy op

      WHAT WILL THEY DO NEXT?

      An alien invasion? A tsunami bomb? a “Russian nuke attack”? One thing is certain, they failed. The riots are going NOWHERE. This has devolved down to where leftist mayors and corrupt police departments are all that remains, how long are they going to allow their own environment to be destroyed? No one is going to care after a while if they have reason to believe they are safe, and with a gun in the closet, they are.
      Nothing significant in the news about rioters today

      Social media has quite a bit . . . . . looters turned back by shooters on rooftops, California town beats the * out of antifa and sends them running while idiot screams “you’re too hard on them, this is not fair”, Police officers fake kneeling to get rioters closer, and then attacked

      https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1268057606465007617

      (Good one, and the twitter link is crying about it) and lots of stories about people actually defending their stuff now, stopping the rioters cold.
      There are still stories of bricks being planted ahead of protests, but none have actually gotten used over the last couple days, and a story about a group pulling up to a store in a $350, 000 Rolls Royce to loot a store, but it appears it is, for the most part, over and all it took was for gun owners to show exactly what the 2nd amendment is for.

      WE GOT OUR ANSWER: FBI FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF ANTIFA AT RIOTS, ONLY FAR RIGHT GROUPS

      https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/antifa-trump-fbi/

      You can’t make this stuff up, but at least we got our answer: Fraudulent Buereau of Investigation. It needs to be disbanded, NOW.

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  3. ...this man's an ass hole anyway. I hope his town erupts and is unable to fight the crowds...and has to beg Trump for help....

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  4. Chief is obviously a President Barry Soetoro man?

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  5. One disgusting gang member telling the gang member at the top to Shut up. COOL.

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    1. I suppose...

      http://www.investmentwatchblog.com/police-officers-busted-delivering-a-load-of-bricks/

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  6. Trump is controlled opposition. I'm sorry for anyone who is still lost in the left/right paradigm when Trump so clearly works to distract and mislead at every turn. Imagine how things would change if everyone just ignored anything coming forth from DC.

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    1. I disagree, of course, but enjoy your so SUPER BRIGHT DICHOTOMY on nonsensical points proving nothing imo
      THE NATION. WATCH FOR A HUGE THIRD EVENT. THE SPEED AT WHICH THEY LAUNCHED THE SECOND HOAX STRONGLY IMPLIES THEY HAVE ANOTHER ONE READY. BE READY, AND WHATEVER HAPPENS LOOK FOR THE LIE, THEY HAVE A LIE BURIED IN EVERYTHING

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  7. https://youtu.be/lwRGe3WDSWY
    Trump for President!

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    1. http://www.yourdestinationnow.com/2020/05/finally-amy-klobuchar-admits-miracle.html?m=1


      FINALLY! Amy Klobuchar Admits Miracle Drug Hydroxychloroquine Saved Her Husband’s Life (VIDEO)

      MAY 21, 20201 COMMENT

         

      Ever since President Trump praised the miracle drug hydroxychloroquine in the treatment of the China Coronavirus the media has been on a jihad against the drug.

      The liberal mainstream media would rather lie about the drug and see people die than give President Trump a ‘win’ for promoting it.
      That is not a stretch. That is what is happening every day on CNN, MSNBC and the liberal rags and websites.

      This is despite the drug in combination with antibiotics being the choice of doctors around the world for treating the disease.

      On Monday President Trump said he was now taking hydroxychloroquine and the media lost their minds. Neil Cavuto led the charge. 

      This is why you CAN NEVER TRUST the liberal media, EVER!
      They would rather see you die than tell the truth.
      Again, that is not a stretch!

      On Thursday Senator Amy Klobuchar admitted that hydroxychloroquine saved her husband’s life.

      Klobuchar: “I believe he took that drug.”

      Via Citizen Free Press:


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