Austin Is Safer When

Austin is safer when we respect all our communities and address each crisis with an appropriate solution.

[Austin Sanders @daustinsanders]

Austin's Police Chief fired a cop last week for helping the suspect in a domestic violence assault call evade arrest. The cop wrote the suspect a note indicating that if he went inside, he couldn't be arrested. So, that's what the suspect did. https://t.co/BcjNXrvTiE

[Austin Is Safer When @SaferWhen]

“More than $1.5 billion has been spent to settle claims of police misconduct involving thousands of officers repeatedly accused of wrongdoing. Taxpayers are often in the dark.”

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

About 8:30 one Thursday evening in Detroit, Tony Murray was getting ready for bed.

As he turned off the final light in the living room, he glanced out of his window and saw a half-dozen uniformed police officers with guns drawn approach his home. https://t.co/UYQLWPKZzX

[Austin Is Safer When @SaferWhen]

Connolly said he asked an officer if it was appropriate to continue with the sweep, but the cop "snapped at me and told me to get back." Once police determined Renteria's death was not suspicious, the sweep went on …

[Maggie Quinlan @maggietatx]

If you heard about the homeless camp sweep that continued around a woman's dead body, here's the fallout for her family and her unhoused neighbors who moved across the street:

https://t.co/py1NBRGv0P

[Austin Is Safer When @SaferWhen]

BREAKING:

[Austin Sanders @daustinsanders]

NEW: Austin City Council approves a $2.95 million settlement with Brad Levi Ayala, the 16-year-old shot in the head with a lead-pellet round by an Austin police officer during the May 2020 protests. The vote was unanimous, with Council Member Kelly abstaining.

[Austin Justice Coalition @ATXJustice]

We’re raising resources to decolonize wellness and support our people to THRIVE. Check out our #Amplify campaign to learn more and donate #early to help us reach our goal. ➡️ https://t.co/F9DZNyLVwz

[Chris Harris @chrisharris101]

What do #OperationLoneStar, requiring cash bail, criminalizing care for trans kids & pardoning cops that brutalize protestors have in common?

They show that Gov. Abbott views the criminal legal system as nothing but a tool to wield against the vulnerable for political gain.

[Austin Is Safer When @SaferWhen]

Important forum happening tonight:

[Texas Center for Justice and Equity @TexasCJE]

Happening tonight! Register here: https://t.co/6EqZ4ifGlg

cc: @statesman @AustinChronicle @austinmonitor @impactnews_cta @KUT @TexasStandard

[Travis County District Attorney's Office @DATravisCounty]

Our Travis County DA and four other district attorneys across the state issued a statement condemning Abbott and Paxton’s Anti-Trans and Life-Threatening orders and to reassure families with transgender children that they are safe to continue seeking care for their children.

[Austin Justice Coalition @ATXJustice]

The last days of early voting are here! 🗳 If you’ve been procrastinating making your way to the polls — we get it & you’re in luck!

To find local polling locations please check out the link in our bio, and to understand the gravity of what’s at stake in this election, not —

[Texas Center for Justice and Equity @TexasCJE]

EVENT: Next week, we're joining Austin-area justice orgs to host a candidate forum for Travis County Commissioners Court candidates! Details and registration for this (free, virtual) event ⬇️

https://t.co/oZn7yf7RUf

[Austin Justice Coalition @ATXJustice]

AJC's new grassroots organizing strategy, DOPE is proud to announce our District Team Leads for D1, D2, D3, D4, D7, and D9.

Get to know the radical individuals who'll lead the way we engage and organize with each other and within communities. Looking to join your district team?

[Tony Plohetski @tplohetski]

BREAKING: A grand jury has indicted at least 9 Austin police officers related excessive force allegations in the 2020 protests, according to sources familiar with the outcome, a number expected to significantly rise as officers were being told Thursday of charges against them.

[Austin Is Safer When @SaferWhen]

“I started running, like jogging, and then turned my face, and as I turned, I got shot in the cheek," Evans told KVUE in June 2020. “We need to demand change. A lot of people have been silent for a long time.”https://t.co/B511facKPQ

[CBS Austin @cbsaustin]

HAPPENING TODAY: The City of Austin will open four water distribution sites Sunday (today). Click here to see the locations if you are in need of potable water.https://t.co/weUVrNUZ4I

[KUT Austin @KUT]

Austin health officials are giving an update on the state of the area's health care system. Watch live:
https://t.co/cFI3FDo2cb

[Austin Is Safer When @SaferWhen]

"Camera video is data, and [OPO] should be able to see it," she said. "And it's ridiculous that that is something that is suddenly preempted by this arbitrator's poorly thought-out and underinformed decision." -Kathy Mitchell

https://t.co/5Az7AmJvVo

[Matt Manning @MManningIEI]

@daustinsanders Beating up women is what APD does best. I still remember that poor teacher who was pulled over for doing 5 MPH over the speed limit on the I-35 access road and then brutally beaten for no reason (apart from being black) in broad daylight.

[Austin Is Safer When @SaferWhen]

"Homophobia and antisemitism get you a fist bump," Webber said, referring to widely circulated viral video of an APD encounter with the "Goyim Defense League." "'Bitch boy' gets you punched eight times in the head."
https://t.co/0gXQuhqMNC

[Austin Is Safer When @SaferWhen]

All. By. Design. 👇🏽

[Alec Karakatsanis @equalityAlec]

THREAD: A young trucker whose brakes failed before a crash that killed 4 people just got sentenced to 110 years in prison--mandatory death in prison for a crash he didn't intend. There are several very important and hidden things going:

[Austin Is Safer When @SaferWhen]

We are still 'SHOCKED' that these officers still have their jobs AND have been recently promoted.

https://t.co/yUnHliYAD4