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On January 1, 2012, Antonio Buehler observed two Austin Police Officers violently assault and illegally arrest a woman who had committed no crime. Buehler called out the police officers for their crimes and tried to take pictures, and for that he was assaulted and illegally arrested, as well. He was charged with Harassment of a Public Servant and Resisting Arrest, the former charge being a felony that carried a 2-10 year prison sentence.
Fearing a situation where it was his word against the cops who assaulted and illegally arrested him, he went to social media to encourage witnesses to step forward. Several did, including one who took cell phone video of the incident: With that video he was able to go to the media in an attempt to pressure the Austin Police Department and prosecutors to drop the charges against him and the other victim, and to file charges against the two police officers. Instead, APD launched a slander campaign against Buehler and the other victim, and then filed two new charges against the other victim in retaliation for her telling her story to the media.
From day one, Buehler challenged APD to release all video and audio related to his arrest so that the public could see for themselves the criminal acts of the Austin Police Officers. Now, in advance of his criminal trial on Thursday, October 23rd, 2014, the public finally has the opportunity to view the 7-Eleven surveillance video that recorded the incident.
The video supports Buehler and the other victims claims that they were the ones assaulted, and that at no time did either of them threaten, get in the face of, or attack either officer. The officers can be clearly seen abusing the female passenger of a car that was pulled over in a suspected DWI stop despite her not committing a crime or being a threat to anyone else, including herself. They ultimately arrested her under the false charge of Public Intoxication - despite the fact that the driver of the vehicle had not yet been arrested. 11 days later they also charged her with Failure to Obey and Resisting Arrest.
The video also shows Buehler and his passenger getting ready to leave the gas station when they noticed the female passenger being assaulted by Officers Robert Snider and Patrick Oborski. When Buehler began asking the police officers why they were assaulting the woman and demanding that they stop assaulting her, he was told to instead worry about his own welfare. When Buehler and his passenger tried to take pictures, the woman begged them to film the incident.
After they arrested their first victim, Oborski can be seen approaching Buehler and getting in his face. Buehler can then be seen stepping backwards, before Oborski begins to push him until Buehler was trapped between the bed of the truck and Oborski. Buehler is seen leaning back as Oborski leans into his chest, and he is ultimately taken to the ground by Oborski before Snider assists in cuffing Buehler.
Despite the claims of the police officers and the Austin Police Department, at no time does Buehler ever approach the officers, get in their faces, or spit on them ( Additionally, at no time can Buehler be seen engaging in any action or movement that would be consistent with spitting in someones face. Further, despite Oborskis claim to have wiped his face after the alleged spitting incident, Oborski cannot be seen in either video ever wiping his face.
Nearly three years later, it is clear why the Austin Police Department was unwilling to share this video with the public.
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Released to the public on October 20, 2012.
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