In liberal Austin, protests unleash violence - and then an identity crisis
AUSTIN, Texas - Steve Arawn remembers the moment he no longer recognized Austin, the city he has called home for nearly two decades.
The 43-year-old volunteer medic was on a grassy embankment rushing to the aid of an injured protester in downtown Austin. Perched atop an elevated highway to his left, police officers were unleashing a volley of bean bag rounds into the crowd of demonstrators surrounding him.
Despite wearing a brightly colored vest adorned with red medical crosses, Arawn was shot i
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