Multiple Austin City Council members said they had lost faith in Police Chief Brian Manley and some asked him to resign following his handling of the ongoing protests against police brutality spurred by the death of George Floyd. bit.ly/3cCzxls
Council member Greg Casar was the only one to explicitly ask Manley to step down, adding that he hopes the police chief does the "honorable" thing, @statesman reported. bit.ly/3cCzxls
@statesman Austin police critically injured Justin Howell, a 20-year-old black protester, on Sunday when an officer shot him with "less-lethal" ammunition.
Howell has a fractured skull and brain damage, according to an op-ed his brother wrote in @TheBattOnline. bit.ly/378WVWv
Howell has a fractured skull and brain damage, according to an op-ed his brother wrote in @TheBattOnline. bit.ly/378WVWv
@statesman @TheBattOnline A 16-year-old named Brad Levi Ayala was shot with a bean bag round by Austin police. The bean bag round penetrated his skull and embedded into his brain, damaging his prefrontal cortex and his ability to regulate his emotions, according to his brother: bit.ly/2BCQTSu
@statesman @TheBattOnline When Casar asked Manley on Thursday what he was doing to make sure what happened to Ayala was never repeated, the police chief said the department would no longer use bean bag rounds in crowd control situations. bit.ly/3cCzxls
@statesman @TheBattOnline But Casar said the answer was insufficient as Ayala was standing apart from other protesters when he was struck. bit.ly/3cCzxls
Brian Higgins, a former New Jersey police chief and crowd control expert, said less-lethal ammunition, like bean bag rounds, is less precise and should be a last resort in a crowd: “You never fire at the head with this ammunition. Never.” bit.ly/3gR9hqK
