Outgoing Houston Police Chief Deshaun Watson: “We are ready to investigate all allegations”

Attorney Buzbee had said he would present evidence of alleged misconduct from Texas quarterback Deshaun Watson to the Houston Police Department. On Tuesday evening, Buzbee abruptly abandoned that position, saying that potential biases related to him and / or Watson’s lawyer Rusty Hardin caused Buzbee not to share the information with the HPD.

Outgoing Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo, who will eventually leave for the same job in Miami (if he hasn’t already; frankly that part isn’t clear), answered our story. regarding Buzbee’s change of mind with this: “Mr. Buzbee can make any unsubstantiated claims about the hard working men and women of @houstonpolice he wants, but he cannot shirk the history and truth of the professionalism of our men and women. We are ready to investigate all allegations. “

Acevedo also linked in his tweet a story from 2019, in which Buzbee thanks the Houston Police Department for making three arrests in connection with a burglary at Buzbee’s home.

Buzbee said on Tuesday he believed his failed campaign for mayor, which included calls for Acevedo’s resignation, made him reluctant to provide information to the Houston Police Department. Buzbee also questioned whether Hardin’s son plays a leading role in the Houston Police Department.

If Buzbee truly believes that the authorities would jeopardize an investigation opened by 21 individuals (and counted) because of petty rivalries or other factors related to Buzbee (and if he does not simply make a convenient excuse not to produce evidence to the authorities), these 21 people must consider whether their search for complete and utter justice is best left to Buzbee, or whether another lawyer should take care of their case.