Site discourages APD recruits and encourages cops to quit the force.
“APD Decruitment is a public service campaign that aims to prevent potential recruits from joining the Austin Police Department and to convince existing police officers to quit their jobs,” the project’s website reads, plainly enough. Flores said her motivation was borne out of frustration with political art, which can make an extreme statement but often fails to produce concrete change in the real world.
The two artists/activists recognized the anti-police backlash in 2020 after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Mike Ramos here in Austin presented an opportunity to reach people in law enforcement, or on the fence about joining, and persuade them to make a change. “The problems [presented by] police and mass incarceration are huge and systemic,” Flores told us.
The pair are also recruiting local businesses for an incentive program, so those who quit the cop shop can get discounts and perks like free tickets to a show at The Vortex Theater, or 10% off purchases made at Peace Cheese, a vegan cheese outfit that operates out of Counter Culture. Flores said she and Lavigne have contacted about 30 businesses to join the program and recruited four to participate; many find it hard to comprehend.
Huh? How did these law-and-order guys end up in this video? Well, Cameo, of course – the video platform that allows people to pay celebrities to record videos of themselves saying anything the buyer wants. Sometimes, this produces hilarious results . But mostly Cameo is filled with has-beens performing embarrassing stunts to cash in on their fading celebrity.
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