Misael Ramos
Role at the time: Candidate for Austin City Council District 1 and the person arrested, in a statement from jail
Condemned
Statement summary
Misael Ramos said in a statement from jail that his arrest by state troopers shows the impunity officers feel toward his neighbors, and that he would keep speaking out. His campaign said troopers arrested him while he walked his dog and never showed him a warrant.
“That these officers felt emboldened to do this to me, as a candidate on the ballot, speaks volumes to the level of impunity they feel to do this to our neighbors, who are living in fear of these kinds of abductions every day.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Common Dreams: Austin City Council candidate Misael Ramos arrested after protest against ICE shooting · Common DreamsParagraph quoting George Lobb's statement ahead of the press conference
Why we used this label
Relative to DPS charging protest participants with riot, Ramos says the arrest shows officers' impunity and that his neighbors live in fear. He criticizes the arrest itself, so we labeled it Condemned.