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.
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.
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.
I'd like to know the whole story too, but I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that 1. A crime was committed; 2. Suspect fought/threatened police instead of obeying commands.
"unequal force" i like that. so people are now calling for cops to not have guns on top of law-abiding citizens?
i'm sorry, but i'm of the opinion that if an officer is being violently attacked, then use of force is authorized. this whole situation is exactly why we have so much crime. for th emost part cops are completely disarmed. they have such strict requirements to meet before they can even unholster, more still before shooting, and then they get investigated no matter what.
example. a friend of mine who works for the sheriff's dept got a call of a fleeing suspect, who was armed and suspected of double murder. the suspect goes into a restaraunt and starts shooting, tries to take a hostage, and ends up dropping her. my friend put a bullet in him.
his gun was confiscated for a couple days, he was taken off work and a full investigation was conducted.
when you know there is little chance of a cop shooting, you become more emboldened, and commit more crimes.
here's a letter to the editor of the newspaper that will "warm your heart". i wonder if he's a college graduate? apparently he doesn't like the austin police:
>promoting public safety
>it would seem to me that if the city of austin were serious about promoting public safety, it would disarm the police and take away the officers' motorcycles.
>george flynn
>georgetown
Hundreds of agitators, professional race baiters and mopes, that is.