police officers in Austin Texas have a really really big problem with
a legal pedestrians pedestrians or jaywalking so we decided to crack down
on this problem
by attacking 24-year-old joggers that are wearing toe shoes
nomadic tell Stephen how was one example over the weekend
apparently she was arrested because she crossed the street
during a red light she was jaywalking and she didn't have my ID on her
so they put her in handcuffs because she didn't
properly identify herself and put her in the back a police vehicle
now there was a viral video I want to show you probably the most exciting part
of it
and then we'll discuss more what happened and the police chief's
ridiculous reaction to the criticism
take a look sian
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they're going to get some people jaywalking so I wouldn't cross into you
see a little
white man over there
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so in the end you can see that she gets unruly but understandably so
she wasn't doing anything wrong I get it she was jaywalking that's against the
law
but the whole purpose again forcing that is to keep people safe not to
criminalize them if they don't have the proper ID on them
now according to Chris Contreras who is the witness on the scene and also the
person you've done that
he said I was sitting at the Starbucks on 24th and San Antonio
the night here cop shout I'd innocent girl job the West Campus
with your headphones on when the woman did not stop the officer grabbed her by
the arm and quickly placed her in handcuffs
she repeatedly pleaded with them saying that she was just exercising and to let
her go
so personal I I don't you go so well I i run
in the streets a chiropractor said alright yep I'm never bring
I D i don't realize either do I like wood so that's a crime now with what we
leavin
east germany papers please apparently it is a crime let me tell you what her
formal charges are
I formerly charged with failure to identify and failure to obey a
pedestrian control device
she was released from a Travis County Central booking so
I again I don't know about you guys but I will confess so I guess you can take
me out
over here went bankrupt to I have jaywalk I
you okay so I run as almost every morning
never take ID and I G walk was specially when it comes to small street even if
they have a light like
I just cross it right what am I gonna wait
however long when there are no cars coming in it's totally fine I know it's
safe
I'm a freakin adult like I know what I'm doing I mean the fact that you get
citations for this is ridiculous I get it they want to keep people safe
and they have been understandably they have been having issues with
jaywalking in Austin people have been getting hurt so I get that right
but again if your main objective is to keep people safe
this isn't the right way to do it you know criminalize people because they
don't have the proper ID with them I would be limited this happen to me
okay so ninety percent New York would be arrested
and I get it in LA for example so different culture and i actually once
almost got a citation for jaywalking but didn't handcuff me
and they didn't take me down police station how I remember if they ask for
ID
okay like I what I get it done those laws and I want to take my ticket
right that's what it is both kid arrest people for jaywalking its upon got damn
police statement
and now what if they clearly today i'm looking a bit later Mike
if I cross am I gonna get handcuffed and if I complain is something was going to
happen
I saw a video on Facebook today this black guy who in New York it has bus
ticket
they pulled over like you have your bus ticket you have your ID yes basayev
lady have a say no you can't go anywhere anyway
that is why are you holding the night how dare you say why are you holding me
five cop stormed out and start abusing him bike it's just this
unbearable man is it is ironic from the land of freedom
I know I know it's it's maddening especially when there's
actual crime that you should go after or maybe there is an actual crime
maybe this is you know a budget cuts that have some free time so they decide
they're gonna attack 24-year-old who happen to be jay-walking but don't carry
ID while they're jogging
it's too bad I remember I'm sorry I'm a gonna explode but I members have a right
to think there was a guy on a motorcycle cop
he said on his motorcycle like the way you do when you try that
ticket people for speedy he would sit there and where the main a second-year
students across
from residential 5 onto campus everybody was because it was a big ass crosswalk
some back to what the skit beheaded and get togethers
head up take flight truck and can be right
so that was the night personal other fatty acid known as on his motorcycle
but so thing is I get that but her partner story I read part it was
she kept running whenever Klub a long time stopper
so I I think that I'm fine with the jaywalking tickets if
go from dangers people get a hit they said well the
think she keeps running not you do the letter keep running you up
sheens that show headphones on by the Largo
what's going to happen embed this meant either I've told you to stop all dear
you're not gonna come after you because the UN away and now I gotta go back to
my
my fill of the hell the jury will you didn't see
puts the in the gonna get my head around with all it is you're saying basically
how
Gary and disobey us for a fraction of a second no you don't know the country
that you live in
anywhere place Yahoo we're on everything
so now it's about to get worse it is about to get worse
now are us have 80 is the police chief in Austin Texas and the ad a
a press conference where he was addressing this issue we also talked to
npr's he
released a series of statements that were really really questionable
he said the following: I'd rather have everybody angry at me and my
officers and to see young person lose their life needlessly I'd rather be up
here
talking about this than getting to our 97 fatality involving a pedestrian
or the 1800 in injury involving a pedestrian
then he says the following: and quite frankly she wasn't charged with
resisting
she's lucky I wasn't the arresting officer because I wouldn't have been
as generous in other cities there's cops were actually committing sexual assault
on duty so I thank God that this is what passes for controversy in Austin Texas
well you just made that catch receive much much worse
like well we'll ease within raper for jaywalking
you guys are still complaining
but look at that that's added to right that attitude is where the cops we do
whatever we want
and are we not merciful that we didn't A's are you we didn't kill you we didn't
repay you
we just you know put you in handcuffs 03 you in jail for jaywalking
we've and yes all complain crying we've set the bar so low at this point when it
comes to police brutality excessive force
all that like its solo that if you're if you don't immediately shoot someone or
if you don't immediately sexually assault someone
hey you're one of the good guys it's ridiculous