What the fuck is wrong with you, Austin?

[Deej 76831]

I'm torn. Working downtown, I know that 90% of the pedestrians here for SXSW give zero fucks about obeying the walk signals, and about 90% of the drivers don't care about traffic signals.

 https://www.statesman.com/story/news/crime/2024/03/12/pedestrian-killed-in-downtown-austin-hit-and-run/72941259007/

 

[Bevo 13579]

I was on the feeder at 7:15 this morning at 183 and Anderson Mill and there was a guy jogging in the far right lane (not on the sidewalk). I was looking to change lanes to enter the freeway so I didn't see him until pretty late. I'll be surprised if the guy doesn't end up on the news pretty soon if it is a regular thing he does. Who would do that?

[Brisketexan 105156]

Daughter snapped this pic this morning:
 

 

What is that?  Some dude on his Rascal-ish scooter.....in a primary traffic lane.  Is there a sidewalk in that area?  Yes.  Is there even a bike lane?  Also yes.  Does Boomer give a fuck?  NO.  He'll just hold up an entire lane of traffic using his Rascal as if it was a freaking car, except it goes about 5 mph.

Edited March 12 by Brisketexan

[Deej 76831]

[crash_davis 23113]

1 hour ago, Brisketexan said:

Daughter snapped this pic this morning:
 

 

What is that?  Some dude on his Rascal-ish scooter.....in a primary traffic lane.  Is there a sidewalk in that area?  Yes.  Is there even a bike lane?  Also yes.  Does Boomer give a fuck?  NO.  He'll just hold up an entire lane of traffic using his Rascal as if it was a freaking car, except it goes about 5 mph.

Everyone has lost their fucking minds. It's a race to the bottom for who can be the most selfish dipship. Old, young, black, white, male, female, rich, poor, doesn't matter. The entire world has gone full idiot mode.

[Deej 76831]

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Popular Austin restaurant Easy Tiger is in hot water for allegedly withholding tips from employees.

The situation prompted at least one employee to file a report with the Wage and Hour Division of the United States Department of Labor (DOL). That person alleged to KXAN that hourly managers and back of house staff received tips.

 

https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/austin-restaurant-easy-tiger-investigated-by-department-of-labor-workers-allege-wage-theft/

[Deej 76831]

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A plot to murder a rapper at a show in downtown Austin has led to the arrests of two men, according to court paperwork.

39-year-old Don Lee Bennett and 38-year-old Pierre Laday Jones were arrested on March 10. 

Jones told police that Bennett and the other associate were planning to attend the rap show near East Sixth Street, and made preparations with Jones to use his VIP access credentials for SXSW to attend, says the affidavit. According to Jones, the VIP access would exempt the two men from being searched at the door and allowing them to sneak in concealed weapons.

SXSW has contacted FOX 7 Austin and clarified that there is no such thing as VIP Access credentials at SXSW and Jones couldn't have used any SXSW credentials to get in to a non-SXSW show. 

Jones said the two men wanted to kill the performer in order to prevent him from testifying in a court case. Bennett was allegedly going to pay Jones $450 to deliver the handgun to him at the concert venue. 

Jones also told police he believed the two men were coming to downtown from Killeen, that they were armed and dangerous and had at least six firearms, including an AK-47.

 

https://www.fox7austin.com/news/murder-plot-rap-show-arrests-affidavit

[HenryJames 66124]

“You sure we can bring in this AK-47?”

”Yeah we got VIP access.”

[crash_davis 23113]

15 minutes ago, Deej said:

 

https://www.fox7austin.com/news/murder-plot-rap-show-arrests-affidavit

I blame rap music.

[Deej 76831]

I blame Killeen.

[Eskimohorn 5635]

I blame Pflugerville

[Brisketexan 105156]

I blame it on Rio.

[Deej 76831]

 

[jimmyjazz 45976]

[YGIFS 19452]

1 hour ago, HenryJames said:

“You sure we can bring in this AK-47?”

”Yeah we got VIP access.”

It’s cool man, we’re with the band

[Guest]

For those that don't know the story, local weather guy Avery Tomasco was in a small wreck a few months ago. Guy got out of his car and took a swing at him, narrowly missing him. It's all on camera. 

Tomasco just got word that because the guy missed, the county attorney's office (Delia Garza, I believe) is dropping the case.
 

 

Edited March 14 by FirstTimeCaller

[Brisketexan 105156]

6 minutes ago, FirstTimeCaller said:

For those that don't know the story, local weather guy Avery Tomasco was in a small wreck a few months ago. Guy got out of his car and took a swing at him, narrowly missing him. It's all on camera. 

Tomasco just got word that because the guy missed, the county attorney's office (Delia Garza, I believe) is dropping the case.
 

 

That....is fucking stupid.  Seriously.  First and foremost, because the assailant DID strike him (see the shove after the punch), so the DA's story doesn't even make sense.  But reason 1A...."assault" is a crime that does not require that the fist make contact ("threatening another with bodily harm" -- which throwing a punch is a bullseye) (contact causing injury is "battery").

Our DA sucks.

[jimmyjazz 45976]

Not that it justifies the attempted punch, but it seemed to me that Mike Tyson had the right of way.

[Deej 76831]

Elections have consequences. I'll laugh if Tomasco voted for Garza.

[Bojack 2081]

8 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Not that it justifies the attempted punch, but it seemed to me that Mike Tyson had the right of way.

How so? He's supposed to yield to the car exiting the freeway, right?

[YGIFS 19452]

But you don't see no bruises or marks up on Tomasco.  Because he's a Weather Man.  Weathermen bruise on the inside.  But you don't know that 'cause you an ignorant muthafucka

[jimmyjazz 45976]

2 minutes ago, Bojack said:

How so? He's supposed to yield to the car exiting the freeway, right?

I thought the exiting car was driven by the guy who threw the punch?  The other guy came up after parking and took photos, right?

[royiv 9326]

2 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

I thought the exiting car was driven by the guy who threw the punch?  The other guy came up after parking and took photos, right?

The assailant was driving the light blue Prius.

[crash_davis 23113]

2 minutes ago, YGIFS said:

But you don't see no bruises or marks up on Tomasco.  Because he's a Weather Man.  Weathermen bruise on the inside.  But you don't know that 'cause you an ignorant muthafucka

I wouldn't Trade Places with Tomasco.

Just now, royiv said:

The assailant was driving the light blue Prius.

That's a weird fucking sentence.

[jimmyjazz 45976]

5 minutes ago, royiv said:

The assailant was driving the light blue Prius.

nm I thought the guy was taking a photo of the other driver's car.  Carry on.

Edited March 14 by jimmyjazz

[Deej 76831]

46 minutes ago, royiv said:

The assailant was driving the light blue Prius.

Explains why he punched like a bitch. 

[Bozo_Casanova 26488]

1 hour ago, FirstTimeCaller said:

For those that don't know the story, local weather guy Avery Tomasco was in a small wreck a few months ago. Guy got out of his car and took a swing at him, narrowly missing him. It's all on camera. 

Tomasco just got word that because the guy missed, the county attorney's office (Delia Garza, I believe) is dropping the case.
 

 

JFC. That’s fucking ridiculous.

Edited March 14 by Bozo_Casanova

[Guest]

Re: Tomasco -- Someone posted the story on Austin Reddit yesterday and he chimed in. He said that a new DA lawyer fresh out of law school had his case and told him there wouldn't be charges because it was hard to prove (?!). 

Mysteriously, that entire thread is nowhere to be seen now.

[Mittens 8286]

37 minutes ago, FirstTimeCaller said:

Re: Tomasco -- Someone posted the story on Austin Reddit yesterday and he chimed in. He said that a new DA lawyer fresh out of law school had his case and told him there wouldn't be charges because it was hard to prove (?!). 

Mysteriously, that entire thread is nowhere to be seen now.

 

[HenryJames 66124]

Mystery solved.

[HenryJames 66124]

atxwxman

•23 hr. ago•Edited 16 hr. ago

Edit: The Travis County Attorney's Office handles misdemeanor cases like this one, not the Travis County District Attorney's Office

[Nicole44 22061]

 

[Wally Fairway 5559]

13 minutes ago, Nicole44 said:

 

Nicole

What is in the box?

[Nicole44 22061]

3 minutes ago, Wally Fairway said:

Nicole

What is in the box?

You’ve been holding onto that one for a while haven’t you

This is probably related to the loss of pornhub on some level. 

[HenryJames 66124]

6 minutes ago, Wally Fairway said:

Nicole

What is in the box?

[Nicole44 22061]

I told you dung beetles we had an arsonist. Now car dealer weirdo is connected to at least four fires. Like wtf man? 
 

 

[ChickenSandwich 9843]

No explosive device found after reports of suspicious package in Downtown Austin
 

https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/austin-police-presence-downtown-sxsw-6th-street/269-423bc2c3-ff9d-4fd0-bb64-2fb3e1e37e0d

Edited March 15 by ChickenSandwich

[Guest]

14 hours ago, Mittens said:

 

Now the thread is there? The mystery deepens. Are nefarious forces deleting and then repopulating r/Austin threads? For what purpose? We have to get to the bottom of this.

Scrolled through and didn't see it. Searched his name and didn't see it. Thought it had been removed.

 

[Mittens 8286]

Use google https://www.google.com/search?q=reddit.com+Tomasco

[crash_davis 23113]

On 1/9/2024 at 12:47 PM, Nicole44 said:

https://www.kvue.com/article/news/crime/austin-machete-auditorium-shores/269-0a889f3d-06d5-4732-a6ce-6d070fa53c26
 

Machete attack…hopefully the victim survives. 

Incompetent to stand trial.

https://www.fox7austin.com/news/machete-attack-teen-suspect-incompetent-auditorium-shores-lady-bird-lake

 

Also, the West Campus stabbing, well one of the West Campus stabbings, the stabber was also found incompetent.

https://www.kxan.com/news/crime/man-deemed-incompetent-in-june-2023-west-campus-stabbing/

[rage-a-holic 4406]

6 hours ago, crash_davis said:

Incompetent to stand trial.

https://www.fox7austin.com/news/machete-attack-teen-suspect-incompetent-auditorium-shores-lady-bird-lake

 

Also, the West Campus stabbing, well one of the West Campus stabbings, the stabber was also found incompetent.

https://www.kxan.com/news/crime/man-deemed-incompetent-in-june-2023-west-campus-stabbing/

"released to a care facility" = sent back to their homeless camps/drug dens after a pinky swear to be less stabby

[PvilleStang 2912]

7 minutes ago, rage-a-holic said:

"released to a care facility" = sent back to their homeless camps/drug dens after a pinky swear to be less stabby

Probably sent to Austin State Hospital for a few months of minimum security detention.

[Brisketexan 105156]

6 hours ago, crash_davis said:

Incompetent to stand trial.

https://www.fox7austin.com/news/machete-attack-teen-suspect-incompetent-auditorium-shores-lady-bird-lake

 

Also, the West Campus stabbing, well one of the West Campus stabbings, the stabber was also found incompetent.

https://www.kxan.com/news/crime/man-deemed-incompetent-in-june-2023-west-campus-stabbing/

The problems that these cases point to are NOT that our DA is awful (he is) or that our system of justice is "soft on crime" (it really isn't).  It's that...for the millionth fucking time.....we have SO fucked up the issue of mental health in this country it's beyond belief.  It's a disservice to the public -- there's fucking dangerous people who are utterly disconnected from reality just walking around, ready to cause tremendous harm/death.  And it's even a disservice to the dangerous people themselves -- when they are not psychotic, they generally very very much want what most of us want: to live their lives without being hurt or hurting anyone else.

But, having a mental healthcare apparatus worth a shit would be pussy communism socialism, and these crazy people should just pull themselves up by their bootstraps and if they fail in that we should execute them.

Just so. Fucking.  Stupid.  It's maddening.

[Cap33 384]

On 3/14/2024 at 11:15 PM, Nicole44 said:

I told you dung beetles we had an arsonist. Now car dealer weirdo is connected to at least four fires. Like wtf man? 
 

 

Oh, and a Nate Paul connection, too. 🍿

[Nicole44 22061]

2 hours ago, Cap33 said:

Oh, and a Nate Paul connection, too. 🍿

WOW!  

[YGIFS 19452]

What the fuck with car dealers getting involved in homicide, murder-for-hire, domestic violence, and now arson?  And now a Nate Paul connection.  I don't have to tell you what leads to...Mexico and certain statewide officials.  And yes, Frank Stallone.  Well at least Nicole has an alibi from all of this.  

[Deej 76831]

On 3/15/2024 at 3:41 PM, Brisketexan said:

The problems that these cases point to are NOT that our DA is awful (he is) or that our system of justice is "soft on crime" (it really isn't).  It's that...for the millionth fucking time.....we have SO fucked up the issue of mental health in this country it's beyond belief.  It's a disservice to the public -- there's fucking dangerous people who are utterly disconnected from reality just walking around, ready to cause tremendous harm/death.  And it's even a disservice to the dangerous people themselves -- when they are not psychotic, they generally very very much want what most of us want: to live their lives without being hurt or hurting anyone else.

But, having a mental healthcare apparatus worth a shit would be pussy communism socialism, and these crazy people should just pull themselves up by their bootstraps and if they fail in that we should execute them.

Just so. Fucking.  Stupid.  It's maddening.

But it is apparently more of a disservice to everyone involved to force them into help. We have to think of their rights. 

[Bozo_Casanova 26488]

9 hours ago, Deej said:

But it is apparently more of a disservice to everyone involved to force them into help.

In a sense we do- the largest provider of mental health services in Central Texas, by far, is the Travis County Jail. That’s probably cost effective, right?

[TwiceHorn 31496]

1 hour ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

In a sense we do- the largest provider of mental health services in Central Texas, by far, is the Travis County Jail. That’s probably cost effective, right?

Yeah incompetent to stand trial means generally put in a facility and force-fed drugs until sufficiently competent to stand trial.  Not sure how that works exactly in the state system, but in federal means incarceration in one of the handful of prisons with hospital facilities indefinitely until "sane."   See, e. g. Kellye SoRelle. 

Edited March 18 by TwiceHorn

[Bevo 13579]

16 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

Yeah incompetent to stand trial means generally put in a facility and force-fed drugs until sufficiently competent to stand trial.  Not sure how that works exactly in the state system, but in federal means incarceration in one of the handful of prisons with hospital facilities indefinitely until "sane."   See, e. g. Kellye SoRelle. 

 

I don't get this, but I'm not sure that I have the answer. Generally, mental health patients don't like taking their medications for life. So, they aren't a risk to society when they are on their medications but are a risk when they are off of them. They just stated that the guy who took a machete to a jogger here in Austin is incompetent to stand trial. Knowing Austin, he probably will never stand trial. That might be okay if he stays on medication but the likelihood of that happening is slim to none. A mental health facility would work but keeping someone in a mental health facility for life when he is "okay" on medication isn't appropriate in today's society.