el Conservador, the Hispanic conservative authority.

Crime and violence keep rising in San Antonio, and still, liberals and leftists keep attacking the San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) to dismantle it, demoralize the officers, and harm public safety. There is a new city charter amendment proposed designed to limit police activities, and a law enforcement task force that could benefit public safety, but in which SAPD does not participate.

On June 10, 2020, San Antonio’s version of “Black Live Matter” called then “Fix SAPD” vowed to dismantle the San Antonio Police Officers Association, to force their control over police officers including the hiring, promotion, discipline, and firing of officers. The anti-police radicals do not want justice, they want revenge and power so they can enforce laws. 

I have been speaking to and listening to San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) officers for several months and I have learned a lot about their work and their morale. They are a great bunch of people, but the national and local politics have created a hostile work environment for them. Most are discouraged and some are suffering from depression.

After listening to these officers and analyzing some current SAPD policies for doing police work, it is apparent that leadership at SAPD is failing them. The SAPD leadership seems more interested in political correctness than in good common sense police work and public safety.