I Did Not Mean To Be Right

Evil exists in this world. HB 1927 gives law-abiding citizens the ability to fight back, to protect themselves and their families w/out being restricted by the govt.

God bless and comfort those killed and affected by the shooting in Austin today. It’s time for us to fight back.

— Rep. Jared Patterson (@JaredLPatterson) April 18, 2021

We don’t send all the dangerous morons to D.C. The rest go to Austin for six months every two years.

APD @Chief_Chacon provides updated media briefing in relation to Great Hills Trail incident. - PIO8 https://t.co/47siNWhARI

— Austin Police Department (@Austin_Police) April 18, 2021

Apparently this was a “domestic dispute” and a child was involved (who is safe). I guess we should have armed the child, huh, asshole?

UPDATE: No, apparently not a “domestic dispute”:

The Travis County Sheriff's Office confirmed to KVUE that Broderick resigned from the TCSO in 2020. Previous reporting shows he was a detective with the department. Previous reporting by KVUE's partners at the Austin American-Statesman also indicates that Broderick previously worked for the Bastrop County Sheriff's Office as an investigator.

Broderick was also charged with child sexual assault last year. He was booked in jail last June and was released 16 days later after posting bail, according to the Statesman. The Travis County District Attorney’s office announced April 18 it had filed a motion to revoke that bond.

The authorities probably should have led with that.