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Police chief on bizarre ordeal of arrested jogger: At least she wasn’t sexually assaulted!
The Daily Caller ^ | 2-24-2014 | Robby Soave

Posted on 02/25/2014 5:19:11 AM PST by servo1969

Austin, Texas Police Chief Art Acevedo was asked to defend the actions of his officers, who subdued and arrested a jogging woman because she was wearing earbuds and couldn’t hear their instructions. His response to the controversy was this: It could be worse–at least she wasn’t sexually assaulted.

That response upset many Texas residents, and Acevedo was forced to walk back his comments on Monday.

Austin police arrested the jogging woman last week. They were stationed at an intersection near the University of Texas’s Austin campus, giving jaywalking tickets to dozens of people. The woman ran right past them, unable to hear because of her earbuds. Cops pursued and restrained the confused woman, eventually placing her in a squad car and charging her failure to carry identification and violating a traffic signal.

The incident was recorded by an innocent bystander, who turned the footage over to local news. That bystander, Chris Quintero, said the police behaved badly. Many Texans agreed.

But when asked to comment on the situation, Acevedo said that his officers hadn’t behaved nearly as badly as officers around the country who are routinely caught committing sexual assault.

“Cops are actually committing sexual assaults on duty so I thank God that this is what passes for a controversy in Austin, Texas,” he said according to CNN.

He also praised the “mediocrity” of the Austin police department.

“And I’m glad that I’m here having to address mediocrity,” he said.

It was a comparison that Acevedo soon regretted, and on Monday, he apologized and said his choice of words had been poor.

“During the press conference I attempted to place the arrest into context by bringing attention to the fact that law enforcement deals with many acts of serious misconduct,” he said. “This includes recent instances in the news of sexual assault by police officers in other cities. In hindsight I believe the comparison was a poor analogy, and for this I apologize.”

While the comparison may not have been an apt or flattering one for Austin police, it is nevertheless true.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Local News; Society
KEYWORDS: austin; donutwatch; jogger; rape; texas
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To: joseph20

So then in truth according to your loose definition of “state”, you have visited 22 states — not 8 — or would that be 21 states???


61 posted on 02/25/2014 10:31:55 AM PST by Uncle Chip
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To: Uncle Chip
Failure to identify yourself becomes an additional offense.

As tens of millions here illegally run though the streets in every state, while government at all levels offer them tax paid prizes and gifts....

It’s the way it is

That kind of canned corrupt government response don't fly no more Mr. Chip...

62 posted on 02/25/2014 10:33:54 AM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: servo1969

It was the pigtails.

63 posted on 02/25/2014 10:37:26 AM PST by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: dragnet2
That kind of canned corrupt government response don't fly no more Mr. Chip...

So then the next time you get pulled over in your car by LE are you going to give them your Drivers License???

64 posted on 02/25/2014 10:38:18 AM PST by Uncle Chip
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To: Uncle Chip
Why does the President receive a foreign head of state, not head of country? Why is it the State Department, not the Country Department?

You see, this isn't MY definition of the word state. It is the definition. See Wikipedia's entry on State for the proof:

"State commonly refers to either the present condition of a system or entity, or to a governed entity (such as a country) or sub-entity (such as an autonomous territory of a country)."

I'm a little surprised that you would fail to understand the common uses of the term 'state'. I'm also surprised that you would think this is something to attack me with (as if I wouldn't understand the difference between a U.S. state and a foreign country). Really?!
65 posted on 02/25/2014 10:43:47 AM PST by joseph20 (...to ourselves and our Posterity...)
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To: Uncle Chip
"So then the next time you get pulled over in your car by LE are you going to give them your Drivers License??? "

How is driving a vehicle and showing your license in any way related to this topic? Jogging through your local neighborhood is not the same as driving a car. Boy, do you really like to change subjects to unrelated topics!
66 posted on 02/25/2014 10:46:35 AM PST by joseph20 (...to ourselves and our Posterity...)
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To: joseph20

We’ve now moved from Geography Class to Math Class —

If you have visited 8 states plus 14 states in the United States, then how many states have you visited???


67 posted on 02/25/2014 10:47:53 AM PST by Uncle Chip
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To: Uncle Chip
If you have visited 8 states plus 14 states in the United States, then how many states have you visited???

Too easy. 57?
68 posted on 02/25/2014 10:50:26 AM PST by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the Occupation Media.)
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To: deport
Don’t know where you reside but Photo ID is required to vote in Texas.

are you really under the impression that photo i.d. is required everywhere in the US in order to vote? have you not heard about any of the efforts in some states such as North Carolina? it's been in the news lately... or were you simply bragging about Texas? :)

69 posted on 02/25/2014 10:51:31 AM PST by latina4dubya (when i have money i buy books... if i have anything left, i buy 6-inch heels and a bottle of wine...)
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To: Uncle Chip
"...how many states have you visited???"

You want to do this all over again? Should I be sorry for you?
70 posted on 02/25/2014 10:52:30 AM PST by joseph20 (...to ourselves and our Posterity...)
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To: Uncle Chip
I was referring to your canned government response, "It's just the way it is", when government itself aids and abets criminals, routinely ignores the Constitution and picks and chooses which laws it enforces...

And another reason why widespread distrust in government and law enforcement is ever increasing. You haven't noticed?

Ya see your canned response no longer flys, as this little incident alone has brought a tsunami of bad publicity onto the Austin police department, and revealed what an idiot their police chief is. Ya see, "just the way it is" no longer fly's...Ask the clown acting as Austin police chief if ya don't believe me.

Thanks to video which now readily available to almost every American on every street in the U.S.

It's a whole new ball game Mr. Chip.

71 posted on 02/25/2014 10:53:26 AM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: joseph20

That was Geography Class — you’re in Math Class now.

Is the question too hard for you???


72 posted on 02/25/2014 10:54:26 AM PST by Uncle Chip
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To: Uncle Chip
"If you have visited 8 states plus 14 states in the United States, then how many states have you visited???"

8 states plus 14 states in the United States. Your answer is built right into the question.
73 posted on 02/25/2014 10:57:25 AM PST by joseph20 (...to ourselves and our Posterity...)
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To: latina4dubya

are you really under the impression that photo i.d. is required everywhere
in the US in order to vote?

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Nope. But I know it is required in Texas and Texas law is what applies in this altercation.


74 posted on 02/25/2014 11:01:46 AM PST by deport
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To: dragnet2

Is this the video you are referring to:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMA0ueG_0io

Where is the police brutality??? Instead all you see is a pouting brat who sat on the ground and refused to give her name. That picture at post #63 is hilarious and says more about her than the police.

There are real cases of police brutality but for sane people to try to make this into one of those truly demeans those who really are the victims of it.


75 posted on 02/25/2014 11:02:34 AM PST by Uncle Chip
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To: joseph20

and that answer is???


76 posted on 02/25/2014 11:03:13 AM PST by Uncle Chip
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To: servo1969

This is just criminal-level stupidity, this guy needs to be finding a new job.


77 posted on 02/25/2014 11:04:30 AM PST by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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To: servo1969

I bet even the freepers who think the girl was in the wrong agree with us this time.


78 posted on 02/25/2014 11:05:09 AM PST by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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To: joseph20

Jogging through your local neighborhood is not the same as driving a car.

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Correct it isn’t the same. But she was stopped for violating a
traffic/pedestrian control device.


79 posted on 02/25/2014 11:05:30 AM PST by deport
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To: Uncle Chip

And another reason why widespread escalating distrust in government and law enforcement is ever increasing.

And the reason for this is what Mr. Chip?


80 posted on 02/25/2014 11:05:49 AM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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