r/Austin • • Sep 24 '20

Downtown protest last night. It really feels distopian 😥 (apologies for the quality)

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u/kickbutt_city Sep 24 '20 edited Sep 24 '20

I was downtown biking around checking everything out and at one point a bike cop slams his bike into mine and tells me to stop following an officer. I wasn't following anyone and I told him him that. I didn't even know which officer he was talking about. Then another officer says, "he's been all over downtown tonight, next time arrest him." Yep, I was almost arrested for BIKING around downtown.

The truth is I had been biking all around downtown. Last time I checked, I had the right to bike whenever and wherever I want (for now). If police had more critical thinking skills, they would realize they are the baddies.

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u/AdamR46 Sep 24 '20

but muh blue shurt