It was the pigtails.
Posted on 02/25/2014 5:19:11 AM PST by servo1969
Austin, Texas Police Chief Art Acevedo was asked to defend the actions of his officers, who subdued and arrested a jogging woman because she was wearing earbuds and couldn’t hear their instructions. His response to the controversy was this: It could be worse–at least she wasn’t sexually assaulted.
That response upset many Texas residents, and Acevedo was forced to walk back his comments on Monday.
Austin police arrested the jogging woman last week. They were stationed at an intersection near the University of Texas’s Austin campus, giving jaywalking tickets to dozens of people. The woman ran right past them, unable to hear because of her earbuds. Cops pursued and restrained the confused woman, eventually placing her in a squad car and charging her failure to carry identification and violating a traffic signal.
The incident was recorded by an innocent bystander, who turned the footage over to local news. That bystander, Chris Quintero, said the police behaved badly. Many Texans agreed.
But when asked to comment on the situation, Acevedo said that his officers hadn’t behaved nearly as badly as officers around the country who are routinely caught committing sexual assault.
“Cops are actually committing sexual assaults on duty so I thank God that this is what passes for a controversy in Austin, Texas,” he said according to CNN.
He also praised the “mediocrity” of the Austin police department.
“And I’m glad that I’m here having to address mediocrity,” he said.
It was a comparison that Acevedo soon regretted, and on Monday, he apologized and said his choice of words had been poor.
“During the press conference I attempted to place the arrest into context by bringing attention to the fact that law enforcement deals with many acts of serious misconduct,” he said. “This includes recent instances in the news of sexual assault by police officers in other cities. In hindsight I believe the comparison was a poor analogy, and for this I apologize.”
While the comparison may not have been an apt or flattering one for Austin police, it is nevertheless true.
So then in truth according to your loose definition of “state”, you have visited 22 states — not 8 — or would that be 21 states???
As tens of millions here illegally run though the streets in every state, while government at all levels offer them tax paid prizes and gifts....
It’s the way it is
That kind of canned corrupt government response don't fly no more Mr. Chip...
It was the pigtails.
So then the next time you get pulled over in your car by LE are you going to give them your Drivers License???
We’ve now moved from Geography Class to Math Class —
If you have visited 8 states plus 14 states in the United States, then how many states have you visited???
are you really under the impression that photo i.d. is required everywhere in the US in order to vote? have you not heard about any of the efforts in some states such as North Carolina? it's been in the news lately... or were you simply bragging about Texas? :)
And another reason why widespread distrust in government and law enforcement is ever increasing. You haven't noticed?
Ya see your canned response no longer flys, as this little incident alone has brought a tsunami of bad publicity onto the Austin police department, and revealed what an idiot their police chief is. Ya see, "just the way it is" no longer fly's...Ask the clown acting as Austin police chief if ya don't believe me.
Thanks to video which now readily available to almost every American on every street in the U.S.
It's a whole new ball game Mr. Chip.
That was Geography Class — you’re in Math Class now.
Is the question too hard for you???
are you really under the impression that photo i.d. is required everywhere
in the US in order to vote?
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Nope. But I know it is required in Texas and Texas law is what applies in this altercation.
Is this the video you are referring to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMA0ueG_0io
Where is the police brutality??? Instead all you see is a pouting brat who sat on the ground and refused to give her name. That picture at post #63 is hilarious and says more about her than the police.
There are real cases of police brutality but for sane people to try to make this into one of those truly demeans those who really are the victims of it.
and that answer is???
This is just criminal-level stupidity, this guy needs to be finding a new job.
I bet even the freepers who think the girl was in the wrong agree with us this time.
Jogging through your local neighborhood is not the same as driving a car.
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Correct it isn’t the same. But she was stopped for violating a
traffic/pedestrian control device.
And another reason why widespread escalating distrust in government and law enforcement is ever increasing.
And the reason for this is what Mr. Chip?
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