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   > Austin is the next San Francisco.   
      
   The mother of a 25-year-old man murdered in a 2021 mass shooting in   
   Texas wrote a scathing letter to Austin City Council for defunding   
   police, which she said led directly to her son’s death.   
      
   “It was you, the city council and others who defunded the police and   
   welcomed these evil people with no regard for life to run and ruin   
   your city,” wrote Julia Kantor on the eve of the trial for her son’s   
   alleged killer, according to documents obtained by Fox News.   
      
   “It’s time you see what you have done to not only the victims like   
   my son but also to our family and friends and your city. Your   
   irresponsible choices for political gain has put a target on the   
   backs of Austin’s citizens and all who visit.”   
      
   Her son, Douglas Kantor, was visiting Austin from his home in New   
   York on June 12, 2021, to celebrate the completion of his master’s   
   degree, when members of rival teenage gangs opened fire on each   
   other on a packed street in the city’s entertainment district.   
      
   Douglas was struck and killed in the firefight, while 13 others were   
   injured.   
      
   He had been planning to marry his high school sweetheart and had   
   just bought a house when he was killed.   
      
   The shooting came within a year of the Austin city council voting to   
   cut its police budget by more than $100 million in the wake of the   
   George Floyd protests — a decision many blamed for the spike in   
   crime that followed.   
      
   Funding was returned a year later, but the department remained   
   gutted by staffing shortages through 2023.   
      
   “Remember what goes around comes around in different ways,” Kantor   
   wrote. “Look at the last photo. This is the animal you released on   
   my son and the people of Texas without a thought.”   
      
   “You have killed and ruined thousands of lives and couldn’t care   
   less as long as you stay in power. Just like the killer, you are ALL   
   COWARDS. NONE OF YOU HAD THE GUTS TO SPEAK UP AND POINT OUT HOW   
   STUPID AND DESTRUCTIVE THAT WAS. I’M SURE IF YOUR KIDS WERE BEING   
   KILLED YOU WOULD FIND YOUR VOICE.”   
      
   Kantor’s surviving son, Nicklaus Kantor, told Fox News that his   
   mother did not receive a response from the city council.   
      
   “I don’t think any of us have any delusions that one of these   
   council members is going to be like, ‘Oh, we’re so sorry, we did it   
   on purpose,'” he said. “You know, they’re not going to admit and   
   take responsibility. But at least acknowledge the loss at the very   
   least.”   
      
   Jury selection for the alleged killer, 20-year-old De’Ondre White,   
   concluded Monday, and opening statements in the trial began Tuesday.   
      
   White pleaded not guilty.   
      
   https://nypost.com/2023/08/31/mother-of-austin-mass-shooting-   
   victim-blames-city-council-for-defunding-police-like-the-killer-   
   you-are-all-cowards/   
      
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