tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post5227560633077746750..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Austin police oversight ineffective, says audit; local media silent on narrative-busting analysisGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-45624076563848386232018-07-25T08:36:04.071-05:002018-07-25T08:36:04.071-05:00@Ray, it was ~50 retired and active duty police of...@Ray, it was ~50 retired and active duty police officers (many of whom do not live or vote in Austin) who signed up for the contract, plus a couple of civilians, and ~220 people against. Fewer on both sides actually spoke bc some people donated their time and others couldn't stay for the whole, many-hours-long hearing.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-84237471073901857522018-07-21T10:33:50.702-05:002018-07-21T10:33:50.702-05:00A second mainstream media failure that I noticed i...A second mainstream media failure that I noticed is the number of active and retired union people who showed up December 13, 2017 to speak against the police contract.<br /><br />Did I miss that coverage somehow? I ask that question because we put the TV on the curb back in 2006, so we might or might not find out about that coverage if it doesn't show up somewhere on social media.Ray Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11379062185065522466noreply@blogger.com