Sources: 19 Austin police officers indicted over protests (1 Viewer)

[Drowning Man]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas grand jury indicted 19 Austin police officers on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for their actions during 2020 protests over racial injustice that spread nationwide following the killing of George Floyd, according to people familiar with the matter.

Multiple people spoke to The Associated Press Thursday on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case publicly. Austin Police Association President Ken Casaday confirmed 19 officers are facing charges but did not have details.

It ranks among the most indictments on a single police department in the U.S. over tactics used by officers during the widespread protests — methods that led to the resignation or ouster of several police chiefs across the country.

Word of the indictments came hours after Austin city leaders approved paying $10 million to two people injured by members of the 1,640-officer department in the protests, including a college student who suffered brain damage after an officer shot him with a beanbag round.

Combined, the charges and settlements amounted to conservative Texas’ liberal capital of 960,000 people taking some of its biggest actions as criticism still simmers over its handling of the protests, which intensified pressure on then-Police Chief Brian Manley to eventually step down.

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Chacon stressed that his command staff had prepared officers to face hundreds of people when thousands actually showed up to protests that he said were at times “riotous and violent.”

“I am not aware of any conduct, that given the circumstances that the officers were working under, would rise to the level of a criminal violation by these officers,” Chacon said.

But beanbag rounds fired by officers did not always perform “in the manner anticipated,” Chacon said, and his agency now prohibits the use of “less lethal munitions in crowd-control situations.”

The settlements approved Thursday are among the largest paid to people who were injured by police across the U.S. during massive protests that followed Floyd’s death.

The largest of the Austin settlements gives $8 million to Justin Howell, who was 20 years old when police shot him with a beanbag round. Family members told the AP following the incident that Howell suffered a cracked skull and brain damage, leaving him in critical condition for multiple days.

The city will also pay $2 million to Anthony Evans, who was 26 when an Austin police officer shot him with a beanbag round in a separate incident, which resulted in extensive medical treatment in his jaw.​

A start, I guess.

 

[PeacefulWarrior]

Go out, destroy some shit, loot, terrorize innocent people and burn their businesses.

Then when the Police have to come in and roust your deadbeat rear end....thats when you go for the Thug Lotto Payout.

man, what a great country! Land of opportunity!!

 

[TheParser]

There's a lot of truth about not criticizing other people until you have walked in their shoes.

It does not matter whether you are a cop facing a howling mob or a nurse having to care for more than six patients or a teacher in a "tough" school fearing that s/he might be seriously assaulted by a student or even a President who thinks that a dictator is going to shake in his boots at the mere mention of "sanctions."

I hope that those Austin cops get a fair trial.

It must be a ghastly job trying to keep the peace in that city.

 

[Ginger Ale]

Go out, destroy some shit, loot, terrorize innocent people and burn their businesses.

Then when the Police have to come in and roust your deadbeat rear end....thats when you go for a Thug Lotto Payout.

man, what a great country! Land of opportunity!!

This is hypocrisy at it's finest. Shooting protesters is different than shooting looters. I say this as your former orange man says he'll pardon insurrectionist for votes.

Yeah, I don't take you seriously at all.

 

[CaughtInThe]

What did they do?

 

[PeacefulWarrior]

This is hypocrisy at it's finest.

No it isnt. "Hypocrisy" doesnt mean whatever you're thinking it means.

Shooting protesters is different than shooting looters.

OK. If you say so.

I say this as your former orange man says he'll pardon insurrectionist for votes.

My 'orange man'? LOL.
Again: OK. If you say so.

 

[PeacefulWarrior]

or even a President who thinks that a dictator is going to shake in his boots at the mere mention of "sanctions."

Sanctions are an economic punishment meant to hamper a nations economy and income. I dont think whether anyone is "shaking in their boots" is the goal.

Come on Parser, think it through all the way.

 

[bomberfox]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas grand jury indicted 19 Austin police officers on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for their actions during 2020 protests over racial injustice that spread nationwide following the killing of George Floyd, according to people familiar with the matter.​

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Multiple people spoke to The Associated Press Thursday on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case publicly. Austin Police Association President Ken Casaday confirmed 19 officers are facing charges but did not have details.​

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It ranks among the most indictments on a single police department in the U.S. over tactics used by officers during the widespread protests — methods that led to the resignation or ouster of several police chiefs across the country.​

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Word of the indictments came hours after Austin city leaders approved paying $10 million to two people injured by members of the 1,640-officer department in the protests, including a college student who suffered brain damage after an officer shot him with a beanbag round.​

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Combined, the charges and settlements amounted to conservative Texas’ liberal capital of 960,000 people taking some of its biggest actions as criticism still simmers over its handling of the protests, which intensified pressure on then-Police Chief Brian Manley to eventually step down.​

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Chacon stressed that his command staff had prepared officers to face hundreds of people when thousands actually showed up to protests that he said were at times “riotous and violent.”​

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“I am not aware of any conduct, that given the circumstances that the officers were working under, would rise to the level of a criminal violation by these officers,” Chacon said.​

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But beanbag rounds fired by officers did not always perform “in the manner anticipated,” Chacon said, and his agency now prohibits the use of “less lethal munitions in crowd-control situations.”​

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The settlements approved Thursday are among the largest paid to people who were injured by police across the U.S. during massive protests that followed Floyd’s death.​

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The largest of the Austin settlements gives $8 million to Justin Howell, who was 20 years old when police shot him with a beanbag round. Family members told the AP following the incident that Howell suffered a cracked skull and brain damage, leaving him in critical condition for multiple days.​

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The city will also pay $2 million to Anthony Evans, who was 26 when an Austin police officer shot him with a beanbag round in a separate incident, which resulted in extensive medical treatment in his jaw.​

A start, I guess.

Yeah those rubber bullets were shot into people’s eyes and bursted them…..

 

[PeacefulWarrior]

Yeah those rubber bullets were shot into people’s eyes and bursted them…..

Gosh, that never should have happened.

And it never would have, if the rioters and looters had simply heeded many many warnings to disperse or ultimately be dispersed by potentially dangerous means.
They should've used their noggins for something besides bean bag catchers IMO.

Enjoy your payout. -smh-

 

[Drowning Man]

The law doesn't matter if you're wearing a costume and a badge. It only matters for the little people.

 

[Peter]

Go out, destroy some shit, loot, terrorize innocent people and burn their businesses.

Then when the Police have to come in and roust your deadbeat rear end....thats when you go for the Thug Lotto Payout.

man, what a great country! Land of opportunity!!

You think being shot with a beanbag round and being left brain-damaged is winning the jackpot?

 

[Integrityrespec]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas grand jury indicted 19 Austin police officers on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for their actions during 2020 protests over racial injustice that spread nationwide following the killing of George Floyd, according to people familiar with the matter.​

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Multiple people spoke to The Associated Press Thursday on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case publicly. Austin Police Association President Ken Casaday confirmed 19 officers are facing charges but did not have details.​

​

It ranks among the most indictments on a single police department in the U.S. over tactics used by officers during the widespread protests — methods that led to the resignation or ouster of several police chiefs across the country.​

​

Word of the indictments came hours after Austin city leaders approved paying $10 million to two people injured by members of the 1,640-officer department in the protests, including a college student who suffered brain damage after an officer shot him with a beanbag round.​

​

Combined, the charges and settlements amounted to conservative Texas’ liberal capital of 960,000 people taking some of its biggest actions as criticism still simmers over its handling of the protests, which intensified pressure on then-Police Chief Brian Manley to eventually step down.​

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Chacon stressed that his command staff had prepared officers to face hundreds of people when thousands actually showed up to protests that he said were at times “riotous and violent.”​

​

“I am not aware of any conduct, that given the circumstances that the officers were working under, would rise to the level of a criminal violation by these officers,” Chacon said.​

​

But beanbag rounds fired by officers did not always perform “in the manner anticipated,” Chacon said, and his agency now prohibits the use of “less lethal munitions in crowd-control situations.”​

​

The settlements approved Thursday are among the largest paid to people who were injured by police across the U.S. during massive protests that followed Floyd’s death.​

​

The largest of the Austin settlements gives $8 million to Justin Howell, who was 20 years old when police shot him with a beanbag round. Family members told the AP following the incident that Howell suffered a cracked skull and brain damage, leaving him in critical condition for multiple days.​

​

The city will also pay $2 million to Anthony Evans, who was 26 when an Austin police officer shot him with a beanbag round in a separate incident, which resulted in extensive medical treatment in his jaw.​

A start, I guess.

So how many protestors were charged for crimes during the rioting in 2020 in Austin.

 

[j brown's body]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas grand jury indicted 19 Austin police officers on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for their actions during 2020 protests over racial injustice that spread nationwide following the killing of George Floyd, according to people familiar with the matter.​

​

Multiple people spoke to The Associated Press Thursday on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case publicly. Austin Police Association President Ken Casaday confirmed 19 officers are facing charges but did not have details.​

​

It ranks among the most indictments on a single police department in the U.S. over tactics used by officers during the widespread protests — methods that led to the resignation or ouster of several police chiefs across the country.​

​

Word of the indictments came hours after Austin city leaders approved paying $10 million to two people injured by members of the 1,640-officer department in the protests, including a college student who suffered brain damage after an officer shot him with a beanbag round.​

​

Combined, the charges and settlements amounted to conservative Texas’ liberal capital of 960,000 people taking some of its biggest actions as criticism still simmers over its handling of the protests, which intensified pressure on then-Police Chief Brian Manley to eventually step down.​

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Chacon stressed that his command staff had prepared officers to face hundreds of people when thousands actually showed up to protests that he said were at times “riotous and violent.”​

​

“I am not aware of any conduct, that given the circumstances that the officers were working under, would rise to the level of a criminal violation by these officers,” Chacon said.​

​

But beanbag rounds fired by officers did not always perform “in the manner anticipated,” Chacon said, and his agency now prohibits the use of “less lethal munitions in crowd-control situations.”​

​

The settlements approved Thursday are among the largest paid to people who were injured by police across the U.S. during massive protests that followed Floyd’s death.​

​

The largest of the Austin settlements gives $8 million to Justin Howell, who was 20 years old when police shot him with a beanbag round. Family members told the AP following the incident that Howell suffered a cracked skull and brain damage, leaving him in critical condition for multiple days.​

​

The city will also pay $2 million to Anthony Evans, who was 26 when an Austin police officer shot him with a beanbag round in a separate incident, which resulted in extensive medical treatment in his jaw.​

A start, I guess.

Our more conservative posters are not aware that there were peaceful protests in the wake of the George Floyd murder. Blissfully unaware.

 

[Peter]

Gosh, that never should have happened.

And it never would have, if the rioters and looters had simply heeded many many warnings to disperse or ultimately be dispersed by potentially dangerous means.
They should've used their noggins for something besides bean bag catchers IMO.

Enjoy your payout. -smh-

So, you're completely fine with no rules for the police when dealing with criminals?
Even the armed forces have rules of engagement against others actively trying to kill them so why should US citizens get less protection?

 

[PeacefulWarrior]

You think being shot with a beanbag round and being left brain-damaged

That was in all likelihood a pre existing condition.

But even if it wasnt...gosh thats why I always leave the area when the Police say they're about to shoot me with beanbags. And I havent been shot by a cop one single time, beanbag or otherwise.

 

[PeacefulWarrior]

Our more conservative posters are not aware that there were peaceful protests in the wake of the George Floyd murder. Blissfully unaware.

The more liberal posters are "unaware" of the "peaceful protests" too, because peaceful protests are not what happened.

C'mon JB. Real Talk brah.

 

[Roadvirus]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas grand jury indicted 19 Austin police officers on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for their actions during 2020 protests over racial injustice that spread nationwide following the killing of George Floyd, according to people familiar with the matter.​

​

Multiple people spoke to The Associated Press Thursday on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case publicly. Austin Police Association President Ken Casaday confirmed 19 officers are facing charges but did not have details.​

​

It ranks among the most indictments on a single police department in the U.S. over tactics used by officers during the widespread protests — methods that led to the resignation or ouster of several police chiefs across the country.​

​

Word of the indictments came hours after Austin city leaders approved paying $10 million to two people injured by members of the 1,640-officer department in the protests, including a college student who suffered brain damage after an officer shot him with a beanbag round.​

​

Combined, the charges and settlements amounted to conservative Texas’ liberal capital of 960,000 people taking some of its biggest actions as criticism still simmers over its handling of the protests, which intensified pressure on then-Police Chief Brian Manley to eventually step down.​

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Chacon stressed that his command staff had prepared officers to face hundreds of people when thousands actually showed up to protests that he said were at times “riotous and violent.”​

​

“I am not aware of any conduct, that given the circumstances that the officers were working under, would rise to the level of a criminal violation by these officers,” Chacon said.​

​

But beanbag rounds fired by officers did not always perform “in the manner anticipated,” Chacon said, and his agency now prohibits the use of “less lethal munitions in crowd-control situations.”​

​

The settlements approved Thursday are among the largest paid to people who were injured by police across the U.S. during massive protests that followed Floyd’s death.​

​

The largest of the Austin settlements gives $8 million to Justin Howell, who was 20 years old when police shot him with a beanbag round. Family members told the AP following the incident that Howell suffered a cracked skull and brain damage, leaving him in critical condition for multiple days.​

​

The city will also pay $2 million to Anthony Evans, who was 26 when an Austin police officer shot him with a beanbag round in a separate incident, which resulted in extensive medical treatment in his jaw.​

A start, I guess.

This is bullshit by the DA flub-up Garza.

Late Thursday night, Fox News obtained the list of APD officers Garza has indicted and the charges they all face. All 19 face first degree felony charges, despite the fact that all but one of them had been investigated and cleared of any wrongdoing in the actions they took in response to the riots. One of them, Justin Berry, is in the midst of a primary race for the Texas House of Representatives as a Republican, raising questions about Garza’s timing.

As Austin homicides rise 19 cops are hit with felony charges, police officers furious: 'new war on cops'

Violent crime has been on the rise in the Texas capital since the early stages of the COVID pandemic, and accelerated when the Democrat-controlled city council voted unanimously to slash the Austin Police Department’s funding by about $150 million, or about a third of its budget in August 2020.

www.foxnews.com

 

[What if...?]

Go out, destroy some shit, loot, terrorize innocent people and burn their businesses.

Then when the Police have to come in and roust your deadbeat rear end....thats when you go for the Thug Lotto Payout.

man, what a great country! Land of opportunity!!

****ers wasting all that tea!

 

[Blue Dog]

Let the justice system run its course.

If these officers did what they were accused of, they do not deserve to wear the shield and uniform.

 

[LouC]

Our more conservative posters are not aware that there were peaceful protests in the wake of the George Floyd murder. Blissfully unaware.

Willfully unaware!

 

[Drowning Man]

This is bullshit by the DA flub-up Garza.

Late Thursday night, Fox News obtained the list of APD officers Garza has indicted and the charges they all face. All 19 face first degree felony charges, despite the fact that all but one of them had been investigated and cleared of any wrongdoing in the actions they took in response to the riots. One of them, Justin Berry, is in the midst of a primary race for the Texas House of Representatives as a Republican, raising questions about Garza’s timing.

As Austin homicides rise 19 cops are hit with felony charges, police officers furious: 'new war on cops'

Violent crime has been on the rise in the Texas capital since the early stages of the COVID pandemic, and accelerated when the Democrat-controlled city council voted unanimously to slash the Austin Police Department’s funding by about $150 million, or about a third of its budget in August 2020.

www.foxnews.com

Amazing how the police investigated themselves and found no wrongdoing, but still multimillion dollars worth of settlements were paid out. It's almost as if the police policing themselves is a conflict of interest or something...

 

[What if...?]

The more liberal posters are "unaware" of the "peaceful protests" too, because peaceful protests are not what happened.

C'mon JB. Real Talk brah.

Too bad your media sucks so much.

Those of us who get our in information literally anywhere else know there were disruptive elements in some of the protests. Some actual right wing accelerationists. Others just criminals taking the opportunity to get their crime on or the vandalism tourist punks.

Most of the protests were peaceful. But there’s no narrative value in telling you that so they didn’t.

And I went to both “CHOP” and downtown Portland and you e been had with camera angles. The same small area filmed from different angles to give the impression it wasn’t just a couple of blocks, and that residents were terrified to go outside.

 

[PeacefulWarrior]

Too bad your media sucks so much.

Well gosh fella, they completely destroyed the downtown of the city down the street from here. Businesses of innocent residents were completely destroyed, a couple of people were murdered. It was all over the local news, with the same thing playing out all over the country. What am I supposed to do not notice? There were millions and millions of dollars in damage done, this is just in my town.
I didnt have to watch anything about "Portland" on TV, this was going on right near me in my local city.

Thankfully, I have a nice little place about 20 minutes out of town. I'm gonna be OK!!

I dont support these lawless thugs of the BLM Burn, Loot and Murder.

 

[j brown's body]

Well gosh fella, they completely destroyed the downtown of the city down the street from here. Businesses of innocent residents were completely destroyed, a couple of people were murdered. It was all over the local news, with the same thing playing out all over the country. What am I supposed to do not notice? There were millions and millions of dollars in damage down.
I didnt have to watch anything about "Portland" on TV, this was going on right near me in my local city.

Thankfully, I have a nice little place about 20 minutes out of town. I'm gonna be OK!!

I dont support these lawless thugs of the BLM Burn, Loot and Murder.

A few protesters were peaceful:

 

[What if...?]

Well gosh fella, they completely destroyed the downtown of the city down the street from here. Businesses of innocent residents were completely destroyed, a couple of people were murdered. It was all over the local news, with the same thing playing out all over the country. What am I supposed to do not notice? There were millions and millions of dollars in damage down.
I didnt have to watch anything about "Portland" on TV, this was going on right near me in my local city.

Thankfully, I have a nice little place about 20 minutes out of town. I'm gonna be OK!!

I dont support these lawless thugs of the BLM Burn, Loot and Murder.

Did I say there was no violence? No I did not.

I did notice you simply decided that what you saw was everywhere when it demonstrably not. And evidently could not read the part about the how the players actually were because that conflicts with your manufactured narratives.

You should try thinking for yourself instead of gleefully being led around by the nose.