Formal complaint: Impartial attitude and courtesy and other policy violations

OF
CITY
QUARTER
OFFICE OF
POLICE OVERSIGHT
NOTICE OF FORMAL COMPLAINT
ICMS #: 2021-1135
November 29, 2021
Complaint: The complainant alleges: My complaint is from multiple days including but not
limited to yesterday
and the day before on
Officers involved are
, District Rep of APD and his partners in crime. They are on record harassing unhoused
neighbors that are in a wheelchair, blind, disabled adn a black blind man against the law.I have
filed a report with Cpl
and then again yesterday with another cpl
These officers
are not only threatening to arrest people for being too poor to have a house in Austin, they are
also involved in theft of peoples" tents and property, ids, medication, dog food, and they even
arrested a blind black man in order to steal all his property yesterday. The State and Federal laws
are clear. Housing is the only solution, not criminalization, abuse, harassment and threats. The
American Disabilities Act protects these individuals from these theft and threats operations.
Regardless of the directives and City"s wishes to the contrary.
The supervisor yesterday I spoke to did not give me an incident number.
Officer
yesterday refused to identify his name and badge number and laughed at me
several times unprofessionally. None of the officers involved with me yesterday upheld the law.
In fact
pulled his taser on me for advocating for them to leave the disabled unhoused
people alone. Free Speech is not a crime, neither is filming or being free press. Get your training
updated and get these bad cops off the streets as they are hurting people that are unhoused and
will eventually get the City sued.
Please look at what APD and the City Council are doing by creating sociopaths that target the
poor. This is the case study: The Stanford Prison Experiment.
This notice of formal complaint is a request for Internal Affairs to initiate an investigation to
determine if the employee conduct is within compliance of APD policy, Civil Service Rules, and
Municipal Civil Service Rules.
Recommended Administrative Policies to Review (to include but not limited to):
301.2 IMPARTIAL ATTITUDE AND COURTESY
Employees shall provide equal and fair protection of all rights under local, state, and federal law
for all members of the community. Law enforcement will be conducted in an impartial and
equitable manner.
The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to
communications will be provided upon request.
OF
CITY
CUSTOM
OFFICE OF
POLICE OVERSIGHT
NOTICE OF FORMAL COMPLAINT
In an effort to create an organizational culture that is inclusive and nondiscriminatory, employees
shall act professionally, treat all persons fairly and equally, and strive to interact with the
community in a positive manner. Employees will perform all duties objectively and without
regard to personal feelings, animosities, friendships, financial status, occupation or employment
status, sex, disability status, housing status, mental health or ability, citizenship, language,
national origin, creed, color, race, religion, age, political beliefs, sexual orientation, gender
identity, gender expression, ethnicity, or social or ethnic background. Employees will endeavor
to understand and respect cultural, national, racial, religious, physical, mental, and other
differences.
402.2.4 REPORT WRITING
(c) Generally, the reporting employee's opinions should not be included in reports unless
specifically identified as such.
902.2.5 INITIAL SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITY
Unless a complaint is submitted directly to the OPO or IA, the initial response to an internal or
external complaint shall generally rest with the employee's immediate supervisor.
900.4.4 DUTY TO IDENTIFY
(a) Unless doing SO would jeopardize an undercover officer or a covert operation,
employees will furnish the name and identification number of any employee,
including themselves, to any person requesting such information regarding matters
in
which the employee was acting in an official capacity. Names of employees will be
given in sufficient form to fully identify the employee.
Recommended Classification: The OPO is permitted to make a preliminary recommendation on
the classification of administrative cases.
The OPO recommends this complaint receive a B classification.
The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to
communications will be provided upon request.