If it ain't trigger-happy cops or blue vs. red...
HarveyCanal
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it's black versus brown. I dunno what they've been putting in the water down here in Austin as of late...it hasn't even hit 100 degrees yet this summer...but shit seems to be spiralling out of control. A couple of weeks ago, yet another APD officer shot and killed yet another local man of color. http://www.kxan.com/Global/story.asp?S=6605660Then last weekend, local rappers Ryno and Slim Gutta were performing at a club on 6th Street and after some dumbass gang members took issue with one of the pair wearing a blue shirt and the other wearing a red shirt, a mini-riot ensued. As a result, my dude Ryno is currently sitting in jail on a parole violation and dammit if he didn't miss the birth of his second child the other day. God bless his family for they don't deserve this shit in the slightest. Incidentally, none of the instigators were arrested.Ryno and Slim Gutta:
And then just 2 nights ago after the big Juneteenth parade, a dude driving into a nearby apartment complex accidentally hit a 3-year old girl. Fortunately she didn't suffer any serious injuries. But unfortunately an angry mob proceeded to beat the passenger of that vehicle to death. http://www.kxan.com/Global/story.asp?S=6685739&nav=0s3d6fQJWho knows what the hell is going to happen next within this highly volatile environment. Even at the Juneteenth parade itself, it seemed like normally civil folks were ready to pounce on any given cop at any given time. My wife saw a cop on a motorcycle almost hit a little girl and shit came really close to jumping off right then and there...and I'm talking in a really bad way. I don't even know how to conclude this post. Throw in that our good friend (and singer) Rochelle is in the hospital with a serious, yet completely unexpected condition while her son sits at home worrying about her and shit is definitely weighing heavy on the heart. Any prayers that you can offer up for these families and the city of Austin at large would be greatly appreciated.
And then just 2 nights ago after the big Juneteenth parade, a dude driving into a nearby apartment complex accidentally hit a 3-year old girl. Fortunately she didn't suffer any serious injuries. But unfortunately an angry mob proceeded to beat the passenger of that vehicle to death. http://www.kxan.com/Global/story.asp?S=6685739&nav=0s3d6fQJWho knows what the hell is going to happen next within this highly volatile environment. Even at the Juneteenth parade itself, it seemed like normally civil folks were ready to pounce on any given cop at any given time. My wife saw a cop on a motorcycle almost hit a little girl and shit came really close to jumping off right then and there...and I'm talking in a really bad way. I don't even know how to conclude this post. Throw in that our good friend (and singer) Rochelle is in the hospital with a serious, yet completely unexpected condition while her son sits at home worrying about her and shit is definitely weighing heavy on the heart. Any prayers that you can offer up for these families and the city of Austin at large would be greatly appreciated.
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I heard about that mob shit though and it's depressing as fuck. My homie has been saying for a minute now the air ain't right in Austin.......
RIP Daniel Rocha
RIP Kevin Brown
The Feds were already investigating APD for racism and use of excessive force.
This dirty cop Olsen has already been reprimanded for slamming a black man's face into the concrete on 6th Street a few years back.
When Midtown Live caught fire in my hood a couple of years back, not only did it take waaaaay too long for firefighters to show up even though a station is less than half a mile down the street, but cops were caught on tape saying to dispatchers things like "burn, baby, burn" and "if they need some gasoline to throw on the fire, I've got it".
Cops and the City have been trying to close Chester's any way they know how.
And to bolster that reality, check out this testimony:
I forget the name of it right now, but there was a black late-night club on Webberville that mysteriously burned down last year. Same shit happened to Bert's Barbeque earlier this year.
Add all of this shit up, and I've only scratched the surface here, and we are in the midst of a serious shitstorm.
I thought this was a Texas thang??
In 2004, the Austin American-Statesman analyzed police data from 1998 to 2003, revealing that Austin police had a track record of using more force against blacks and Hispanics than whites, in some cases by a ratio of two to one. The NAACP and Texas Civil Rights Project later submitted a formal complaint to the Justice Department, which, true to federal form, took nearly three years to respond.
http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/06/02/2federal.html
One of the liabilities of being a criminal is you can be killed by a cop.
Shiiit, people in Killwaukee are wilin' out!!!! Those knuckleheads pulled a man from his car, who was trying to leave mind you, and broke his eye socket and nose, and cut his lip. I'm soooooooo glad we're leaving. People get shot and killed here for sport, and don't even talk about racially-motivated police brutality. This is the mecca for redneck cops. People are actin' the fool, and to think, the summer hasn't even reached its hottest yet!
Peace,
Big Stacks from Kakalak
R, Bert's BBQ burned down??? The one on MLK across from Taco Cabana? Illest Frito Pie anywhere (with chipped beef and sauce).
Yes, it unfortunately did. And I just happened upon this letter to the Chronicle in today's edition:
Was this the young lady that was shot as she was stabbing her neighbor??
Yep, that's how the story goes. It also goes that:
1. Sophia King could have been stopped by hand rather than gun.
2. APD at the time had not put in place a very good set of procedures nor resources for handling mentally disturbed persons in critical situations.
3. None of the 3 police cars on hand had trauma kits that could have helped her survive the shooting.
4. Police officers disrespected the body of King not only by making insensitive comments that were readily heard by bystanders but by leaving her body uncovered on the project courtyard for hours on end despite repeated calls from her neighbors to cover her.
Sophia King was an extremely troubled individual who at least needed further time in the State Hospital if not in an actual jail.
She did not deserve to be killed in such a cold-hearted manner.
http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/06/22/22media.html
Fucking amazing.
i wonder who will accept blame for...you know...the murder.
I'm pretty sure it will come out that it was white cops....
And I'm betting they voted for Bush.
At least you'll get a discount on gasoline as you not-so-sarcastically fry in hell.
Since you have so accurately forseen my future would you mind praying for my soul when you're at church this Sunday.
Man, I didn't really understand that comment either, Rock. The cops are f*cked down here man. It's no joke.
A response to that rumor (sorta)...
I've entered this as evidence into my congressional appeal establishing reading / writing competency tests as a prerequisite for internet access.
You sound Mescan.
But the other day, only weeks before OntheLine releases its next album project from Slim Gutta, APD responds to some sort of noise complaint and proceeds to kick in the OntheLine studio door, only to arrest Gutta for an old outstanding warrant from Lockhart, TX as well as Danny's brother for possession of a personal lil bit of green and white. In other words, fuck a snitch, fuck the overzealousness of APD, and fuck computers that now inform cops of long-lost warrants from other counties.
Danny was just about to host his first big concert event and thankfully this latest shake-down hasn't kept him from proceeding as planned.
wow.