March 2024. Blues Vol 40 No. 3

to Crump…just legalize

to Crump…just legalize crime. This isn’t some joke developed by artificial intelligence. In fact, it’s not intelligent at all. “We can get rid of all the crime in America overnight, just like that,” Crump told his fellow guests. “And people ask ‘how attorney Crump?’ – Change the definition of crime.” “Of course!” responded another guest. “If you get to define what conduct is gonna be made criminal, you can predict who the criminals are gonna be…They made the laws to criminalize our culture” added Crump. Another guest responded by saying that suggested all black people were criminals by their nature. “They made the laws to criminalize our culture – black culture,” responded Crump. Wait…Did Attorney Crump just say that blacks are criminals? If we said that, wouldn’t he be the first face you would see in the mainstream media the next day calling us a racist? While Crump, who we’ve never actually seen in a court of law, has been a joke for years, he is also the face of the American Dream. If he can become a millionaire…anyone can. HOUSTON PD WORKING TO REOPEN THOUSANDS OF CASES SUSPENDED DUE TO ‘LACK OF PERSONNEL By Joanna Putman, Police1 HOUSTON — The Houston Police Department has been unable to fully investigate more than 260,000 cases since 2016 because of a “lack of personnel” suspension status, Houston Public Media reported. Houston Chief Troy Finner has stated that the suspended cases represent about 10% of the 2.8 million incident reports filed CLICK TO TAP TO WATCH with the department in the past 8 years, according to the report. Finner also stated that the department would be reopening about 4,000 of the suspended cases to investigate sexual assaults. Finner stated that the status of the cases as “suspended due to lack of personnel” should never have existed, according to the report. Houston officers reportedly began using the code in 2016 until Finner instructed them to stop in 2021, with some officers still labeling cases with the code despite Finner’s instructions. “Regardless of staffing challenges, this should have never happened and will not continue,” Finner said in a statement last week. “All victims and their families are important to me and deserve to be treated as such.” Finner stated that the department is short about 2,000 officers, according to an earlier report. It’s Never Been Easier To Get From Here . . . to . . . Here. Cross platform - Apple, Android, or Windows devices Multiple Courts and Date Scheduling Seamless integration with your court and RMS Accurate and Reliable from Citation to Court. A Flexible, Comprehensive System. TM by 800-285-3833 sales@cardinaltracking.com www.ultimatecitation.com 70 The Blues - March ‘24 The Blues - March ‘24 71