Los Angeles County Sheriff: Vaccine mandate is 'definitely a backdoor way for defunding' police

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Los Angeles County Sheriff: Vaccine mandate is 'definitely a backdoor way for defunding' police (justthenews.com)

"The incompetence of [the Board of Supervisors] is only outweighed by the hypocrisy! #FactsMatter," Villaneuva tweeted on Thursday with a photo of a notice of suspension to a firefighter. The L.A. County firefighter faces a five-day suspension after not complying with the county's COVID mandate.

"Because of the Department's current staffing crisis, resulting from the current COVID-19, your five (5) day suspension without pay will be served at a future date," the letter notes.

The supervisors "need to actually follow their own advice," Villanueva told the "Just the News" show on Thursday. "They keep saying that law enforcement has to deescalate and defuse tensions, and they did the exact opposite. They went and escalated it. They manufactured a crisis when there was none" by forcing sheriff's deputies to get fired or vaccinated.

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted last week to take the COVID mandate enforcement responsibilities away from Sheriff Villanueva, the Los Angeles Times reported. The sheriff has said since October that he would not enforce the county's vaccine mandate.

"The woke crowd," as Villanueva called them, was "outraged because they're all for the vaccine mandates and using the big arm of government in a very oppressive way."

Villanueva told "Just the News" Editor-in-Chief John Solomon and show cohost Amanda Head that now the county's mandate is creating "one god-awful crisis."

In addition to the COVID-19 staffing struggles, Villanueva said he has lost more than 12,000 positions, and he is "destined to lose another 1,600 by April 1." The county board has frozen the department's ability to hire new recruits as well, Villanueva explained, so he is unable to get replacements when people quit or retire.

The vaccine mandate is "definitely a backdoor way for defunding," Villanueva asserted.

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva warned on Thursday about the "god-awful crisis" the city will face if the county Board of Supervisors begins implementing its COVID-19 vaccine mandate, which he predicted would result in the loss of thousands of essential workers. "The incompetence of [the Board of Supervisors] is only outweighed by the hypocrisy! #FactsMatter," Villaneuva tweeted on Thursday with a photo of a notice of suspension to a firefighter. The L.A. County firefighter faces a five-day suspension after not complying with the county's COVID mandate. "Because of the Department's current staffing crisis, resulting from the current COVID-19, your five (5) day suspension without pay will be served at a future date," the letter notes. The supervisors "need to actually follow their own advice," Villanueva told the "Just the News" show on Thursday. "They keep saying that law enforcement has to deescalate and defuse tensions, and they did the exact opposite. They went and escalated it. They manufactured a crisis when there was none" by forcing sheriff's deputies to get fired or vaccinated. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted last week to take the COVID mandate enforcement responsibilities away from Sheriff Villanueva, the Los Angeles Times reported. The sheriff has said since October that he would not enforce the county's vaccine mandate. "The woke crowd," as Villanueva called them, was "outraged because they're all for the vaccine mandates and using the big arm of government in a very oppressive way." Villanueva told "Just the News" Editor-in-Chief John Solomon and show cohost Amanda Head that now the county's mandate is creating "one god-awful crisis." In addition to the COVID-19 staffing struggles, Villanueva said he has lost more than 12,000 positions, and he is "destined to lose another 1,600 by April 1." The county board has frozen the department's ability to hire new recruits as well, Villanueva explained, so he is unable to get replacements when people quit or retire. The vaccine mandate is "definitely a backdoor way for defunding," Villanueva asserted.

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