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Asking the Questions
RECEIVED Thu., June 11, 2020
Dear Editor,
Have you asked the Austin Police Department who shot Brad Levi Ayala in the face? Have you asked the Austin Police Department if charges are being brought against the APD officer who shot Brad Levi Ayala in the head? Have you sued or threatened to sue for information from Austin Police Department on the attempted homicide of Brad Levi Ayala? Have you questioned why no APD officer has been fired, detained or charged with the shooting of Brad Levi Ayala? If the answer to any of these is no, then why hasn’t The Austin Chronicle taken these steps? Why is The Austin Chronicle abdicating it’s ability and duty to properly investigate the Austin Police Department’s actions and apply public pressure to bring charges against the officer responsible? The Austin Chronicle describes itself as “bold and uncensored” yet the reporting on the crimes committed by the Austin Police Department and lack of accountability from the mayor’s office and City Council say otherwise. It’s been 11 days since the attempted homicide of Brad Levi Ayala by a member of the Austin Police Dept. There’s video evidence of this criminal act as well as witness to it. There should be a Use of Force report filed on it as well. There is no conceivable reason for the investigation to be ongoing or for the reports and the facts of the crime to be concealed. The Austin Police Department will gaslight you and it’s your job to publicly call it out and fight for the truth. Your last piece on the shooting of Brad Levi Ayala didn’t state that The Austin Chronicle has asked the question. If you’re playing it out for an inside source then you need to wake up. Do better. Fight harder. ASK QUESTIONS. DEMAND ANSWERS. INVESTIGATE THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Have you asked the Austin Police Department who shot Brad Levi Ayala in the face? Have you asked the Austin Police Department if charges are being brought against the APD officer who shot Brad Levi Ayala in the head? Have you sued or threatened to sue for information from Austin Police Department on the attempted homicide of Brad Levi Ayala? Have you questioned why no APD officer has been fired, detained or charged with the shooting of Brad Levi Ayala? If the answer to any of these is no, then why hasn’t The Austin Chronicle taken these steps? Why is The Austin Chronicle abdicating it’s ability and duty to properly investigate the Austin Police Department’s actions and apply public pressure to bring charges against the officer responsible? The Austin Chronicle describes itself as “bold and uncensored” yet the reporting on the crimes committed by the Austin Police Department and lack of accountability from the mayor’s office and City Council say otherwise. It’s been 11 days since the attempted homicide of Brad Levi Ayala by a member of the Austin Police Dept. There’s video evidence of this criminal act as well as witness to it. There should be a Use of Force report filed on it as well. There is no conceivable reason for the investigation to be ongoing or for the reports and the facts of the crime to be concealed. The Austin Police Department will gaslight you and it’s your job to publicly call it out and fight for the truth. Your last piece on the shooting of Brad Levi Ayala didn’t state that The Austin Chronicle has asked the question. If you’re playing it out for an inside source then you need to wake up. Do better. Fight harder. ASK QUESTIONS. DEMAND ANSWERS. INVESTIGATE THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Tyson Heder
News Editor Mike Clark-Madison responds: Yes, we have asked these questions, as have many others; see p.XX for our latest reporting. We appreciate readers' faith in us, but our commitment here is to find and tell the truth, which often requires patience, skepticism and confirmation, as well as an awareness of our own impact on survivors and their families.
