Showing posts with label use of force. Show all posts
Showing posts with label use of force. Show all posts
Friday, April 26, 2024

Most 'contraband' found at Texas traffic stops results in no arrest; nearly 50k arrests for Class C misdemeanors in 2023

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I had cause this morning to dig around in Texas' 2023 traffic-stop data, so decided to post a few high/lowlights. This data, published a...
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Monday, May 10, 2021

Austin PD failed to define 'resistance' that justifies use of force, made up 'unique' category of force vs. suspects who're 'fixing to' resist

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In 2008, Austin PD changed its "use of force" policy to  a "response to resistance" policy, enacting a "Dynamic Res...
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Monday, May 03, 2021

The #TexasGeorgeFloydAct: What component bills are still moving in the #txlege homestretch?

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Over the weekend, your correspondent put together an update on the status of all the various bills that make up the Texas George Floyd Act ...
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Sunday, March 21, 2021

Committee that will hear the #TexasGeorgeFloydAct has seen concerning police episodes in their districts

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Art by Nia Palmer On Thursday in the Texas House, the Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee will consider   the Texas George Floyd A...
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Thursday, January 28, 2021

Why the #txlege should add point-and-report to statewide police shooting data

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In a roundup a few weeks ago, Grits pointed to a new academic study analyzing Dallas police shootings which associated a "point and ...
Wednesday, November 11, 2020

Houston cops use force at traffic stops at 18x San Antonio's rate: #SandraBland data provides new insights into roadside police violence

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You'd have to be naïve to think police should never use force when doing their job, and traffic stops can be a dangerous setting. But tr...
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Monday, October 26, 2020

Police Monitor: Austin police commanders ignore misconduct when they disagree with department policy

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In public, previously un-reported recommendations , Austin's Office of Police Oversight earlier this month found it necessary to remind ...
Sunday, May 24, 2020

Manley exonerates Mike Ramos' shooter in report to Ken Paxton filled with false statements

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The killing of Mike Ramos by the Austin PD has been an instructive moment. Chief Brian Manley's reaction to the shooting of yet another ...
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Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Police shooting triggers calls for widespread culture change among Austin PD leadership

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"Off with their heads," the Queen of Hearts famously declared in Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking Glass." ...
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Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Podcast: New evidence of Rodney Reed's innocence, first thoughts on the Atatiana Jefferson shooting, and the Mystery of the Disappearing Misdemeanor Arrests

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Here's the latest Reasonably Suspicious podcast from Just Liberty: This is the October 2019 episode of Just Liberty's Reasonabl...
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Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Scaredy Cops: Fear-based training of police officers makes them more likely to shoot

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Amber Guyger and Aaron Dean, the cops who shot and killed Botham Jean and Atatiana Jefferson, respectively, had something in common: Both sh...
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Thursday, October 03, 2019

Initial thoughts on the Amber Guyger verdict

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Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger's murder conviction and ten year prison sentence raises so many conflicted emotions! Here are ...
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Tuesday, October 01, 2019

Humpty Dumpty, the Castle Doctrine, and other stories

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Here are a few odds and ends that merit Grits readers' attention: Humpty Dumpty and the Castle Doctrine The judge in former Dallas ...
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Tuesday, September 17, 2019

The Art of Deflection: HPD chief shows how to blame judges for policing failures

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Police chiefs in Harris County continue to attack bail reform - most recently Houston police chief Art Acevedo - but the examples given neve...
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Monday, September 16, 2019

Police shootings, jailhouse snitches, and debunking anti-bail-reform arguments

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Here are a few odds and ends that merit Grits' readers' attention: Federal judge debunks anti-bail reform arguments from Harris DA...
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