# Fucking U.S. Government

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-u-s-government/710975>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [January 27, 2015, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-u-s-government/710975 "2015-01-27T02:46:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2015, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-u-s-government/710975/81 "2015-01-29T01:27:29Z")

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I’ve only lived in Williamson Co. for five years, but in my experience the differences between the Travis County parts of Austin and Williamson County (some parts of Austin are in WC) are very minimal if not nonexistent. However, there have been several police shootings in Travis County Austin since I have lived here, and none in Williamson, for what that is worth.

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**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2015, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-u-s-government/710975/82 "2015-01-29T01:35:37Z")

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> [@Ionizer](#):
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> **DavidM** : that does appear to be the one I recall. Only saw a couple minutes, but sure seemed familiar to what I recall. Thx!
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> I can say with certainty that the antics/attitudes of Wmson Cnty were still being done well into the 90’s from what I heard personally during times of meeting/phone calls with a particular LEO (whom I no longer have any contact with for such reasons, fwiw). Difference between Austin and Wmson Cnty were like night and day back then, for damn sure, IME.

Mind you, whatever problems there are in Williamson County, none of it means that the OP is credible. I think this is a case of notoriety feeding delusions.

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**Author:** ![Ionizer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5daacb/32.png) [@Ionizer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ionizer)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2015, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-u-s-government/710975/83 "2015-01-29T03:53:59Z")

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Totally agree about OP’s extent of accusations. Just saying about how Wmson Cnty is/was notorious (and widely known amongst most Austinites I knew back then, including APD and Travis Cnty LEO’s), for some nasty tpe of tactics/treatment from LEO’s, that’s all. 🙂 I had a _very_ unique insight as I sat for dinners and other ‘engagements’ with members of all three depts (APD and both Travis/Wmson Countys) quite often and overheard stuff that made me quite disgusted more often than not.

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**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2015, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-u-s-government/710975/84 "2015-01-29T05:02:56Z")

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So, has there been enough “information” posted by the OP to figure out what case they’re referring to?

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**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2015, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-u-s-government/710975/85 "2015-01-29T06:20:41Z")

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> [@Darth\_Panda](#):
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> Why do so many lunatics have a problem with naptime?

Insomnia can cause all sort of mental problems… coincidence? I think not… ¬¬

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