In recent days, San Antonio Police Chief William McManus has been asked about the reasons for the spike in violence, and he has appeared to be confused about why. However, many law enforcement experts say the street chaos is primarily due to soft-on-crime SAPD policies encouraged by liberal city leaders.
The crime and violence have gotten so bad that SAPD has asked several federal, state, and area law enforcement agencies for help. According to sources, a recent meeting between SAPD and other law enforcement agencies to address the crime and violence on the East Side resulted in them telling SAPD Chief William McManus that they would help on the condition that SAPD allows police officers to be more proactive in serving warrants for drugs and wanted criminals.