A Black Man Is in Critical Condition After Being Struck With “Less Lethal Impact Munitions” at Sunday's Demonstration

Chief Brian Manley addressed police response at Monday presser

"...several incidents in which protesters suffered severe injuries from “less lethal impact munitions” fired by Austin police this weekend,..."

June 1, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Lethal Weapon 4

"...growing hoary, by now it's become downright laughable, leaving Lethal Weapon 4 feeling more like a bad Fox sitcom..."

July 17, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Supremes to Weigh In on Lethal Injection

Does current lethal injection method of 37 states subject prisoners to cruel and unusual punishment?

"...court will hear in its fall term that challenges lethal injection as an unconstitutionally cruel form of punishment. Turner,..."

Oct. 5, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Texas School Solution: More Guns, Less Money

Post-Sandy Hook bill would put teachers in firing line

"...right to carry a concealed firearm and to use lethal force upon the occurrence of an armed attack in..."

Dec. 26, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Shoot First, Create a Law to Make It Legal Later

Texas bill ensures zero consequences for police who injure people with "less lethal" rounds

"...for any police officer who exhibits or uses a "less lethal projectile device" to assault or injure a citizen,..."

April 21, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Who Pulled the Trigger on Brad Levi Ayala?

Austin-made documentary short “Less Lethal” spotlights the citizen detective who solved the police shooting

"...As shown in Jaime Wilken's new short documentary, "Less Lethal," the unlikely sleuth was Brendan Walsh, an employee..."

March 26, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum

Welcome back, Mister Wick!

"...more epic tale of an emotionally traumatized but no less lethal hit man, caught in the crosshairs of a..."

May 17, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Council Hears Emotional Pleas for Change in Austin Police Leadership at Emergency Hearings

CMs join community in denouncing police violence at protests

"...it was one of the bags Manley described as “less than lethal.”..."

June 5, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Hundreds Tell Council, APD That Big Change Must Happen – Now

Voices of sorrow and rage

"...was one of the lead-pellet bags Manley described as "less than lethal."..."

June 12, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

“I Want Peace, but I Want Justice First”

Austinites protested against police brutality. Police responded with brutal force.

"...the Austin Police Depart­ment’s own racism and use of lethal force dovetailed with nationwide unrest and outrage, sparked by..."

June 5, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Two APD Officers Indicted for Murder in 2019 Shooting of Mauris DeSilva

Death led to calls for better mental health crisis response

"...had more time to confront DeSilva before resorting to lethal force...."

Aug. 27, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

28 Weeks Later

This continuing story of a populace that fears infection from a "rage virus," forges ahead with panic-paced sequences of graphic, random violence.

"...his character Don. In Boyle's wickedly DIY prequel, a lethal, highly communicable "rage virus" turned most of the citizenry..."

May 11, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

City Will Soon Pay the Price for Shooting of 15-Year-Old Girl

APD misconduct lawsuits have cost the city more than $73 million over 10 years

"...Police Chief Robin Henderson ordered officers to stop using "less lethal shotguns" as a result of this very shooting...."

Oct. 13, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

The KeyPoint Report

What APD didn't want the public to know

"...themselves when initiating a duty-related contact with a person unless their identity is obvious. ......"

May 14, 2010 News Feature

Schroeder v. APD

Latest police shooting case raises retro question: Why not Glasgow?

"...when it was not appropriate to do so, she needlessly jeopardized the life of another officer," that being Sgt...."

June 2, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Trespass

"...a pair of downcountry firefighters (Paxton, Sadler) against a lethal posse of uptown drug dealers (led by Ices T..."

Jan. 8, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Chronicle Photographers Share the Stories Behind Their Most Arresting Images of 2020

John Anderson, Jana Birchum, and David Brendan Hall documenting Austin history

"...Street. As officers in riot gear – wielding myriad "less-lethal" weapons – formed a line to clear it, I..."

Dec. 18, 2020 News Feature

Austin At Large: Unsafe Together

The highway before us is littered with risks, but it’s the only way to go

"...That's why his forces responded with tear gas and "less lethal impact munitions" that nearly killed several people. He..."

June 5, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Kick-Ass

Everyone's a superhero these days, and this film based on Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.'s comic book series takes that concept to the Nth degree.

"...and instead settles for everything the title promises and less. Johnson plays everyfan Dave Lizewski, who decides to stop..."

April 16, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Scream VI

The meta-horror franchise gets less meta, more brutal

"...In pushing the series in a more preposterous and less deconstructive direction, screenwriters James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick (who..."

March 10, 2023 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Travis County D.A. Updates Public on Many Probes Into Police Conduct

D.A. updates public on many probes into police conduct

"...at the command of a senior officer fired a "less lethal" lead pellet round at Ramos. Ambler's case involves..."

Jan. 22, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election ... unless Patrick's counting certain Texas lawmakers' baseless claims of voter..."

Nov. 13, 2020 News Feature

The Hitman’s Bodyguard

I will always love you

"...adrenaline, The Hitman’s Bodyguard promises nothing more and nothing less. If the movie’s a little too long and repetitive,..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Redbelt

Although David Mamet's new film, which is set in the mixed-martial arts fight world, contains all the storyteller's familiar motifs, Redbelt may also represent his most commercial venture yet.

"...more commercial approach to storytelling for the filmmaker. Certainly less profane in its language than many a Mamet outing,..."

May 9, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Wah-Wah

The death throes of an empire are are practically nothing when compared with the twitch of the marital death nerve in Richard E. Grant's semiautobiographical directorial debut.

"...household becomes increasingly fractious (and, at times, very nearly lethal), Ralph accrues the scars befitting his metaphorical role as..."

June 16, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A History of Violence

Cronenberg's new horror film implicitly tackles the old question of nature vs. nurture: What are we born with and what do we acquire from our environment?

"...graphic novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke) is less like a horror film in the sense of there..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Blood Work

"...where he plays a character who is more or less his own age. By Hollywood standards, that's pretty radical..."

Aug. 9, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

This one hails from back in the day when James Cameron and ILM still had something to prove.

"...epic The Abyss, suffered from the same financial extravagance. Regardless, the question most frequently on Hollywood lips these days..."

July 5, 1991 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

APD Protects and Serves Itself With Eighth Street Report

Lessons learned?

"...attorney Jeff Edwards, representing Anthony Evans – wounded by "less lethal" crowd control munitions as he peacefully protested the..."

Sept. 23, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Pressure Grows for Austin to Settle With Protesters Injured by APD

Nearly a dozen of those most seriously injured last summer are suing the city

"...They beat and gassed protesters and shot dozens with "less lethal" munitions, such as lead-pellet "beanbag" rounds...."

Sept. 24, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

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