On this week’s episode of The Austin Chronicle Show, reporter Brant Bingamon gives us an update on demonstrators injured at the Black Lives Matter protests in May 2020.

The controversial use of so-called “less lethal munitions” by police resulted in devastating injuries to some of the protesters that weekend. Brant’s been tracking the fallout – lasting physical and mental damage, a perceived reluctance on APD’s part to investigate and discipline offending officers, and the slow progress of criminal and civil cases.

In the second half of the program, Verde Report columnist Eric Goodman offers his thoughts on the good, the bad, and the better-luck-next-year of Austin FC‘s inaugural season.

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Want to catch the show live next time? Tune in Fridays, 6pm, to KOOP 91.7 FM or livestream the show at koop.org.

SHOW CREDITS
Host: Kim Jones. Guests: Brant Bingamon, Eric Goodman. Engineers: Bob Dailey, Andrew Solin. Theme music: Kevin Curtin and Jonas Wilson.

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This article appears in October 8 • 2021.

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A graduate of the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas, Kimberley has written about film, books, and pop culture for The Austin Chronicle since 2000. She was named Editor of the Chronicle in 2016; she previously served as the paper’s Managing Editor, Screens Editor, Books Editor, and proofreader. Her work has been awarded by the Association of Alternative Newsmedia for excellence in arts criticism, team reporting, and special section (Best of Austin). The Austin Alliance for Women...