Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Former SAPD officer eludes attempted murder charge

Former SAPD officer eludes attempted murder charge

Laynie Clark, Editor-in-Chief March 7, 2024

In 2022, a national outrage occurred when 17-year-old Erik Cantu was shot by former SAPD officer James Brennand in a McDonald’s parking lot. Yesterday, it was announced that Brennand is no longer facing...

A protester at PSL San Antonios protest on Oct. 11, 2022

Justice not delivered

Editorial Board March 7, 2024

On Oct. 2, 2022, former SAPD Officer James Brennand shot and wounded 17-year-old Erik Cantu. The incident occurred in a McDonald’s parking lot where Cantu was eating in his car when Brennand approached...

SAPD receives grant to help community policing efforts

SAPD receives grant to help community policing efforts

Noah Willoughby, Staff Writer November 14, 2023

San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) is set to hire 50 new officers to the force over a three-year period with $6.25 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Justice. SAPD’s goal over...

Smile, you are on camera, lawbreaker

Smile, you are on camera, lawbreaker

Nicholas Kingman, Staff Writer October 31, 2023

Questionable policies within government agencies are woven into the American identity, and we often overlook them because they are so ingrained in our culture. Sometimes these agencies push the line a...

Do cops have a place in our classes?

Do cops have a place in our classes?

Jake Mireles, Opinion Editor January 31, 2023

Across the nation, School Resource Officers (SROs) have become a common sight in the educational setting. SROs are “sworn law-enforcement [officers] with arrest powers who [work], either full or part-time,...

Prioritize legislature to prevent incompetence

Prioritize legislature to prevent incompetence

Editorial Board November 22, 2022

On Thursday, Nov. 17, acting Uvalde Police Chief Mariano Pargas stepped down from his position, according to The New York Times. This resignation is the latest in a string of officials stepping down in...

So we #AbolishUTSAPD: What comes after?

So we #AbolishUTSAPD: What comes after?

Xavier Richardson, Staff Writer September 1, 2020

Following the death of George Floyd in late May, the effort to divest police departments nationwide and reallocate their funds to other areas such as public health and education has been a major topic...

Graphic of police officer beating a man on the ground

It is not about race

Brent Davis September 19, 2018

Amber Guyger did not shoot Botham Jean because he was black! No, today’s story will not be about race, but about how the police are handling the situation and not being held to a higher standard when...

Violence and Masculinity

Justice Lovin October 11, 2017

Part of the horror of mass shootings is their apparent arbitrariness. Unlike sanctioned violence—shootings by the military or police—mass shootings leave people thinking “that could have happened...

Suicide by police

Kade Davis October 4, 2017

On the evening of Sept. 16, Scout Schultz created a disruption with a multi-tool knife on the Georgia Tech campus. When the police arrived, Schultz pleaded with one of them to shoot and kill Schultz; one...

Bill seeks to protect police, may make holding them accountable harder

April 7, 2015

Texans’ rights to film police may be under scrutiny after the introduction of House Bill 2918 — a bill outlawing the filming, recording, photographing or documenting of police within a 25-foot radius. ...

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