Acevedo Speaks About Freeman Termination

Police chief says officer violated APD policies in shooting teen

"...policies: Response to Resistance; Determining the Objective Reasonableness of Force; Substance Induced Excited Delirium (a standard that dictates the..."

March 21, 2016 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Top 10 Police Beat Stories

Shades of Blue

"...good judgment, common sense, and police training, creating a deadly-force situation that should have been avoided...."

Jan. 4, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

TCDP Holds Police Accountability Forum

APD goes on the defensive

"...that Austin does much better at holding its police force accountable than most places, and that a lot of..."

Sept. 4, 2014 News Post by Amy Kamp

Point Austin: An Institutional Failure

The Carter verdict does not exonerate the APD

"...Austin Police Department Officer Nathan Wagner of wrongdoing ("excessive force") in the shooting that killed Carter. As I wrote..."

June 14, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Judge on Byron Carter Shooting: Take It to a Jury

Judge clears the way for family of victim of fatal police shooting to pursue civil rights suit

"...attack. In sum, they argue that the use of deadly force was unreasonable, and a violation of Carter's rights...."

May 24, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

UPDATED: Take It To a Jury: Judge Rules in Carter Shooting

Conclusions similar to those in confidential city memo

"...attack. In sum, they argue that the use of deadly force was unreasonable, and a violation of Carter's rights...."

May 22, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

A Blue Year: Top 10 APD stories

"...a "reasonable belief" that Rocha posed a "threat of deadly or serious" injury to her or her supervisor at..."

Jan. 5, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Point Austin: The Schroeder File

For APD and Austin, Knee's decision was the right one

"...sufficiently trained to distinguish between those rare occasions when deadly force is truly necessary and the many more times..."

Dec. 9, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Engineering Quality – and Equality

The African-American Quality of Life plan gets aired out; NAACP unsatisfied

"...city of Austin police policy of disablement, and not deadly force," was altered by city staff – the four-word..."

Nov. 4, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Point Austin: Tased and Confused

When the APD falls in love with Tasers, it's the Eastside that gets shocked

"...confirms that the officers acted in accordance with appropriate use-of-force policy. The brass did have time, however, to convene..."

Oct. 7, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Here’s What You Need to Know About Murder Suspect Christopher Taylor’s Defense

Defenders say it’s all about perception

"...Ramos as a threat that demanded the use of deadly force...."

Nov. 3, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: Chill Out, America!

Too many stupid shootings; TGI 4/20

"...But if the baseline is, you're ready to use deadly force at any time to protect yourself from the..."

April 21, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro

PG: Psycho Goreman

Splattertastic creature feature flips the evil script on Power Rangers goody-goodies

"...the doomed humans finding an artifact that summons the deadly force. Then again, there's a whole strain of classic..."

Jan. 22, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Maiden

Astounding true story of first women in professional yachting's biggest race

"...and eventually ended up putting together, seemingly by sheer force of stubborn will, a 12-member, all-female crew to compete..."

July 26, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Carter Shooting: Attorney Challenges Official Story

Family attorney challenges official version of Carter shooting

"...himself and to Officer Rodriguez, Officer Wagner's use of deadly force in this case was not objectively unreasonable."..."

Jan. 25, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Wagner Walks, Loewy Balks

No disciplinary action and no indictment in officer-involved fatal shooting

"..."totality of the evidence," Acevedo said Wagner's use of force the night that ended in Carter's death was "objectively..."

March 16, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Mirrors

Spooky stuff crosses over from the mirror world to the real world, and it places Kiefer Sutherland in a world of hurt.

"...and the rearview mirror in Ben's car. The inexplicable force soon attacks Ben's sister (Smart) in a grisly fashion..."

Aug. 22, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"..."reasonable belief," the standard applied to the use of deadly force. "It is apparent that a reasonable officer would..."

Aug. 11, 2006 News Feature

Point Austin: A Life of Quality

In the shadow of another tragedy, the city takes a step toward justice

"...recruiting new and sustainable black businesses through incentive packages, enforced minority contracting and capital underwriting programs, and technical assistance..."

July 1, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith

Veering from moments of breathtakingly visualized valor to outright stupidity, Sith is a vast improvement over the previous two outings, but still and all, it’s no Star Wars.

"...Obi-Wan? Do you feel a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in..."

May 20, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...they can to escalate a situation into use of deadly force?!..."

Feb. 20, 2004 Column

D.A. Indicts 19 Austin Police for Assault in 2020 BLM Protest Response

Charges for 8th St. shootings send shockwaves among law enforcement

"...Austin continues to address the excessive force used by police during 2020's Black Lives Matter protests..."

Feb. 18, 2022 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Monos

Colombian child-soldier drama is a bleak look into the cruelty of innocents

"...a clandestine battle against an unseen and unknown enemy force. Its real-world template is so-called “asymmetrical warfare,” in which..."

Sept. 27, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Investigation of Officer-Involved Shooting Closed

Wagner will face no discipline

"...the "totality of the evidence," Acevedo said that Wagner's use-of-force on May 30, 2011, that ended in Carter's death..."

March 9, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Olsen Hearing Raises More Questions Than Answers on APD Policy

Will Austin Police Department Sgt. Michael Olsen get his job back?

"...the property of Elm Ridge apartments, resulting in "avoidable" deadly force...."

Feb. 29, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

A Life Less Ordinary

"...so that may have something to do with the deadly, dated feel of the material… but perhaps not much...."

Oct. 24, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Faster Than Sound: Aftereffects of Astroworld

Austin promoters ScoreMore fall under scrutiny after deadly concert

"...forever, Astroworld is synonymous with a concert devolving into deadly chaos...."

Nov. 19, 2021 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

The Luv Doc: A Good Person

The Achilles heel of COVID is that it's not deadly enough to get the attention of the real knuckle draggers

"...he won't budge. He says that the government can't force him to inject something into his body. Especially something..."

May 21, 2021 Column by The Luv Doc

Austin at Large: More Than We Could Imagine

At an unexpectedly delicate moment, Austinites can flip the script on public safety

"...conceived last summer, the City-Community Reimagining Public Safety Task Force was expected to deliver its final report in March,..."

April 23, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Panel Slams Problematic APD Training Videos

Audit identifies in 112 videos clear patterns in how cops treat people of color

"...cadets that these patterns were baked into the police force from the beginning, at the academy, with its militaristic..."

Jan. 22, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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