You are exposing how you don't know US law by missing a simple argument in response to some of my assertions that no real lawyer would miss.
Hey! charge that black guy for blocking all lanes of traffic, by himself, with imprisoning all these drivers in their cars. https://bahamas.kivazen.com/blm-demonstration-stands-for-false-prison-sentence-over-blocked-highway/
Sources: 19 Austin police officers indicted in protest probe ASSOCIATED PRESS AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas grand jury indicted 19 Austin police officers on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for their actions during 2020 protests over racial injustice that spread nationwide following the killing of George Floyd, according to people familiar with the matter. Multiple people spoke to The Associated Press Thursday on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case publicly. Austin Police Association President Ken Cassidy confirmed 19 officers are facing charges but did not have details. It ranks among the most indictments on a single police department in the U.S. over tactics used by officers during the widespread protests — methods that led to the resignation or ouster of several police chiefs across the country. Word of the indictments came hours after Austin city leaders approved paying $10 million to two people injured by police in the protests, including a college student who suffered brain damage after an officer shot him with a beanbag round. Combined, the charges and settlements amounted to conservative Texas’ liberal capital of 960,000 people taking some of its biggest actions as criticism still simmers over its handling of the protests, which intensified pressure on then-Police Chief Brian Manley to eventually step down. Jose Garza, the district attorney for Travis County, which includes Austin, spoke to journalists Thursday afternoon about the grand jury investigation but gave no specifics about it, including how many officers are facing charges, and for what crimes. “Our community is safer when our community trusts enforcement. When it believes law enforcement follows that law and protects the people who live here,” Garza said. “There cannot be trust if there is no accountability when law enforcement breaks the law.” A spokesperson for the Travis County District Attorney’s office, Ismael Martinez, declined to comment on the number of officers charged and referred reporters to Garza’s comments. Prosecutors have not identified any of the officers facing charges. Texas law requires that an indictment remain secret until an officer has been arrested. Aggravated assault with a deadly weapon could carry a sentence of up to 20 years in prison. Cassidy, the president of the Austin Police Association, called the move “devastating” for law enforcement in the city, but also said he’s confident that no officer will be convicted. He criticized Garza, calling the investigation politically motivated. “DA Garza ran on a platform to indict police officers and has not missed the opportunity to ruin lives and careers simply to fulfill a campaign promise,” Cassidy said. Garza said his office prosecutes anybody who causes harm “regardless of who causes it.” Austin Chief of Police Joseph Chacon, who took the job after Manley left, said he respects the grand jury process but was “extremely disappointed” to hear the district attorney announce anticipated indictments of his officers. Chacon stressed that his command staff had prepared officers to face hundreds of people when thousands actually showed up to protests that he said were at times “righteous and violent.” “I am not aware of any conduct, that given the circumstances that the officers were working under, would rise to the level of a criminal violation by these officers,” Chacon said. But beanbag rounds fired by officers did not always perform “in the manner anticipated,” Chacon said, and his agency now prohibits the use of “less lethal munitions in crowd-control situations.” The settlements approved Thursday are among the largest paid to people who were injured by police across the U.S. during massive protests that followed Floyd’s death. The largest of the Austin settlements gives $8 million to Justin Howell, who was 20 years old when police shot him with a beanbag round. Family members told the AP following the incident that Howell suffered a cracked skull and brain damage, leaving him in critical condition for multiple days. The city will also pay $2 million to Anthony Evans, who was 26 when an Austin police officer shot him with a beanbag round in a separate incident, which resulted in extensive medical treatment in his jaw. Austin Mayor Steve Adler said the settlements “remind us of a real difficult and painful moment in our city.” A representative for the Howell family did not immediately respond to a request for comment. It is the latest reflection of how, two years after the protests that swept across the country, cities are still addressing the injuries and tactics used by police. Earlier this month, prosecutors announced charges against two Dallas police officers accused of injuring demonstrators after firing less lethal munitions. After the protests in Austin, then-police Chief Manley later said Howell was not the intended target after an altercation in a crowd, which he said involved people who threw objects at a line of officers. Authorities have said that led to the officers firing at the mass of protestors from above. David Frost, who captured on video the moments after Howell was shot, told the AP that he saw protesters throwing fist-sized rocks and water bottles at the line of police on an overpass. Then he saw Howell fall. He was bleeding heavily and went into a seizure, Frost said at the time. The settlements are the second and third payments awarded among a dozen lawsuits filed in Austin that have claimed injuries from the protests. Earlier this month, The Austin American-Statesman reported that a $150,000 settlement was approved for a woman named Ariana Chavez, who was shot in the head with less lethal munition resulting in a concussion. At least 19 people were hospitalized in Austin following the protests. Eleven officers were disciplined for their actions in the early summer protests, with seven additional officers placed on administrative duty. ___ AP writer Terry Wallace and Bleiberg contributing to this report from Dallas. Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
Let's see how things are going with the ANTIFA Teacher... EXCLUSIVE: Funemployment! ANTIFA teacher enjoys his $190,000 payout over beers and bike rides with his activist girlfriend - who sports a 'Schools Not Prisons' t-shirt - after resigning for 'indoctrinating' students to become revolutionaries Gabriel Gipe, a former teacher at Inderkum High School in California, was exposed by Project Veritas last year for pushing his ANTIFA agenda on his students He was initially placed on paid leave and then resigned in exchange for a $190,000 payout three times his annual salary DailyMail.com spotted Gipe, 38, enjoying his free time and newfound fortune over the weekend Gipe wore a helmet as he went bike riding with his girlfriend to a local pub where he met friends, ordering beers and pizza The payout caused outrage from parents and critics who are demanding to know why their dollars were spent on paying for Gipe Parents Defending Education said it is 'illustrative of why trust in schools is eroding so quickly' https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...r-enjoys-190-000-payout-beers-bike-rides.html The ANTIFA teacher who was given a $190,000 payout after he was exposed for trying to indoctrinate his students is seen enjoying his newfound fortune and free time. Exclusive DailyMail.com photos show Gabriel Gipe, 38, bike riding and grabbing a drink with friends during his controversial paid leave. Gipe, a former teacher at Inderkum High School in California, was exposed last year by Project Veritas after he plastered his classroom with photos of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong with the slogan 'Antifascist Action'. The Natomas Unified School District placed him on paid leave pending an investigation and four months later struck a deal with him in which he received $190,000 - three times his salary - and tendered his resignation, sparking outrage by the community. The tattooed teacher was seen in a helmet biking alongside his girlfriend to a local pub over the weekend. Gipe appears to be making the most of his unemployment and was all smiles as he ordered pizza and beers for the group. The next day Gipe was seen stopping for gas while wearing a Boycott Driscoll t-shirt - the movement boycott Driscoll berries and stande in solidarity with farmworkers in Baja California. His girlfriend appears to be equally the activist and wore a t-shirt emblazoned with 'Schools Not Prisons.' Critics say Gipe's payout is another example of the double standard that is permeating America; one rule for conservative thinkers and another for anyone who leans to the left. 'This exorbitant payout for a teacher who should have been terminated on the spot is illustrative of why trust in schools is eroding so quickly. 'The settlement — paid in public dollars — only incentivizes bad actors to bring their activism into the classroom and then sit back and wait for a windfall of cash,' Erika Sanzi, Director of Outreach for Parents Defending Education, previously told DailyMail.com. Harmeet K. Dhillon, former vice chairwoman of the California Republican Party, echoed the anger. She said it was indicative of the hold the teachers' union has over schools. 'This is a classic example of the death-grip the California Teachers Association has on both our schools and our politicians — they’ve made it virtually impossible to fire even the most harmful, corrupt, and anti-learning teachers! 'This teacher repeatedly violated multiple school norms about politicizing the classroom and yet had to be paid off handsomely to leave, like a squatter in an abandoned building. 'And yet Sacramento Democrats are unified in their opposition to charter schools, vouchers, school choice, and parental rights. The education of California’s children seems to be the lowest priority of the school system,' she told DailyMail.com. Congressional candidate Kevin Kiley told Dailymail.com: 'This teacher has admitted to turning his classroom into an indoctrination center, with the professed goal of making his students Antifa revolutionaries. 'For the district to reward him with a golden parachute is outrageous. 'It's also a sign that this teacher was not far afield from the broader agenda of California's education establishment, which recently succeeded in getting Gavin Newsom and the Legislature to mandate CRT as a high school graduation requirement.' Natomas School District Superintendent Chris Evans in defense of the decision, appears to blame the California Teacher's Association union. 'California is not an easy place to fire a teacher. I think everyone knows that,' Chris Evans, the Natomas Unified School District Superintendent told the Sacramento Bee. Project Veritas filmed Gipe undercover last year. In the damning footage, he was filmed saying: 'I have an Antifa flag on my [classroom] wall and a student complained about that — he said it made him feel uncomfortable. 'Well, this [Antifa flag] is meant to make fascists feel uncomfortable, so if you feel uncomfortable, I don’t really know what to tell you. Maybe you shouldn’t be aligning with the values that this [Antifa flag] is antithetical to. 'I have 180 days to turn [students] into revolutionaries,' he told an undercover reporter. He put up posters of Chairman Mao in his classroom and encouraged kids to attend right-wing demonstrations as counter-protesters. He said he would even give them extra credit for doing so. 'I post a calendar every week … I’ve had students show up for protests, community events, tabling, food distribution, all sorts of things. 'When they go, they take pictures, write up a reflection — that’s their extra credit.' Last year, Evans - the school superintendent - sat down with Project Veritas in an attempt to absolve the school of any wrongdoing. 'The posters were added over time... I am absolutely disappointed in the way it was handled,' he said. He chastised the journalists for exposing Gipe with their own cameras rather than asking for formal permission from him and the school board. Gipe's case is in sharp contrast to that of Tanner Cross, a conservative teacher who was suspended last year from his role after publicly condemning the transgender policies being pushed by the Loudoun County School board. He was ultimately reinstated, after a public legal battle and public backlash towards the school. (Article has many pictures and additional content) As a follow-up thought -- most school systems in North Carolina (Charlotte as the exception) have a no visible tattoo policy for teachers. What the hell is up in California?