We really need to ship Austin to another state where it will be more comfortable.
Not to mention 2 blocks over was 6th street. He could have really cleaned house there.IF this guy had really wanted to hurt anyone, imagine him outside the UT football stadium by the art school or the hill.... Sadly, this guy was not right, but he also didnt want to hurt anyone, and he was expecting the cops to kill him. Fact- he had let me die written on his chest, and his funeral clothes laid out at home...
Any anti-government thought or word, no matter how slight, such as, "I hate tax season," is radical, extreme, and anti-American!What is an extreme view? We have freedom of speech. Do we have freedom to hold extreme views?
"If you somebody that's acting with a lot of hatred toward any particular group, especially if you know it's somebody that's a gun enthusiast, or armed with these type of firearms; and they're showing any type of propensity for hatred, it doesn't mean that we're going to take them to jail, but we might want to vet these people."
That is a completely reasonable statement. To suggest Acevedo said "Turn in all gun owners to the police" is to completely prostitute his words.
Best in the thread!I am going to report Chief Avocado, after all, he fits the bill perfectly, gun owner with extreme views.
Days after Larry McQuilliams shot-up buildings in Austin, Texas, Police Chief Art Acevedo warned the Austin community to turn into the police friends and neighbors who harbor “extreme” views and who are “gun enthusiasts.”
Acevedo discussed the recent shooting and claimed that what keeps him up at night is the prospect of “homegrown” terrorists like McQuilliams who harbor anger and have access to firearms.
“And that’s why it’s important for us as Americans to know our neighbors, know our families- tell somebody. If you know somebody that is acting with a lot of hatred towards any particular group- especially if it’s somebody you know is a gun enthusiast or is armed with these type of firearms and they’re showing any kind of propensity for hatred- it doesn’t mean we’re going to take them to jail, but we might want to vet these people.”
Everybody wants to help stop violence and mass killings, but what Acevedo demonstrates is a shocking and anti-American sentiment: Our civil rights are not to blame for violence and we should not feel compelled to inform on our neighbors like a modern day Stasi.
What Acevedo highlights as suspicious behavior is carefully tailored to target those who enjoy their Second Amendment rights. Many patriots are justifiably angry about the direction our nation is heading; many of these same patriots arm themselves with a variety of weapons (as is their right). These beliefs and actions should not subject them to enhanced scrutiny from the authorities or from friends and family and any such assertion by a law enforcement agent is both insulting and opposed to our rights as Americans.
Police Chief: If You Know Gun Enthusiasts, Turn them In; Police Need to ?Vet? Them
Sorry Sir, but since you are angry your daughter was raped, we are going to confiscate all your means to defend her or anyone else in the future.
We already have a vetting process. They are just too freakin lazy and stupid to use it right.