Posted on 06/17/2005 6:24:09 AM PDT by ken21
What's the story behind the shooting?
And I hope it's a bit more coherent than this barely disguised hissy-fit.
We're a part of society just like West Lake Hills, Bee Cave and 360. Why can't our kids get the same treatment, instead of being gunned down like dogs."
That's an easy one. Because the kids from the aforementioned areas don't fight police officers.
I think I know the answer, but I prefer to hear the other side first, before commenting. Actually, I would like to hear both sides first. This article had lots of heat, but zero light.
there's a austin police pdf file available on the website.
it's NOT helpful.
the austin police have not represented themselves well.
agree.
1. lulac set up and controlled the meeting between the police and community. what's that tell you?
2. the austin police have not represented themselves well. they were silent too long.
one reason they gave was that no video of the altercation exists. community people give different statements if they know no video exists, so the austin police did not admit that there was no video, so as not to color the community statements.
Here's a little more info.
http://www.news8austin.com/content/your_news/?SecID=278&ArID=139205
Slam dunk.
You physically and violently resist arrest and you deserve whatever you get. And you don't get to choose the weapon of choice to subdue you.
End of story, as far as I'm concerned.
Yep, even if it's me or my son.
it's a radical, feminist paper.
very anti-bush.
Of course the police are supposed to know everyone who is mentally ill. And the mentally ill can't possibly be dangerous. She had a knife, wouldn't drop it, and was about to attack her apartment supervisor.
Jesse Lee Owens, was shot and killed by an officer in 2003
Driving a stolen car, shot by the officer he had trapped in the car door (as he was driving away - officer half in, half out of car.)
Too bad the Austin American Statesman isn't the Austin Sun Statesman or some other. That way the acronym would be ASS, which is where most of their reporters pull their stories from.
also, the austin paper editorialized that ann coulter's speech at the lbj center was:
"hate speech".
I wish I had remembered that this was going on last night. I wanted to show up to support APD. I actually have no trust whatsoever for the upper levels of APD, and regard Cheif Stan Knee as a political hack, but the officers on the street are generally a pretty good bunch.
And, universally, if you have a fruitcake relative, make sure he/she has a keeper when going out.
i agree with you.
stan knee doesn't seem to represent himself and his officers well.
the investigation of the kurt jacobson motorcycle accident and police party was embarrassing. it clearly was a cover up.
while we're at it, the city manager, toby futrell's offer of a "forgiveable loan" caused a community uproar. then she rescinded the offer, creating an even greater community uproar. why is the city paying her to create social disharmony? and right in the middle is the newspaper feeding the fire.
no sense of humor.
bye.
agree.
this newspaper actually incites social unrest.
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