Grits for Breakfast (Free subscription) | 27/09/2009
Could the headline to this post, especially if written anonymously in a critical blog comment, lead to third degree felony charges? I didn't mean to harm Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo, but certainly I'd like to bring to ruin his plans to pursue anonymous commenters for potential criminal charges or civil litigation. It all depends on how broadly you interpret a new law that took effect September...
Zada News (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
... it was a gay bar when they performed a June 28 liquor license inspection. [...] Police Chief Art Acevedo has suspended Senior Patrol Officer Leonardo Quintana for 15 days, because he failed to turn on his dashboard camera. [ 3 ] © 2009 American City Business Journals, Inc. and its licensors. [ 2 ] Voters in Bell County also approved expanding the Belton Independent School District. [ 4 ]...
Grits for Breakfast (Free subscription) | 28/09/2009
It's interesting to learn that the percentage of sustained complaints against police officers has gone up under Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo, but there's something a bit squirrelly about attributing the increase to a new policy having supervisors investigate low-level complaints instead of Internal Affairs. APD told the Statesman shifting to supervisor investigations "has resulted in...
Slobokan's Site O' Schtuff (Free subscription) | 27/09/2009
Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo says he and some of his officers have been harassed, lied about and had their identities falsely used in online blogs and in reader comment sections on local media Internet sites. They’ve had enough. In a meeting this month with department brass, [...]
Say Anything (Free subscription) | 26/09/2009
A reminder that, even if you’re posting anonymously, if you post something on the internet you can probably be held accountable for it legally. Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo says he and some of his officers have been harassed, lied about and had their identities falsely used in online blogs and in reader comment sections on local media Internet sites. They’ve had enough. In a meeting...
