I guess the high crime of being politically incorrect could be applied. I had heard mention of addresses being given out, but then given the chief's track record I wouldn't put a whole lot of stock in that either.
An address allegedly belonging to the Chief was put out in the live stream chat by 3rd parties, judging by his extreme overreaction it was likely correct. Nobody actually protesting gave out the address, or asked for the address to be put out. Moderators on the chat removed the address when they could but there were several hundred to thousands of people watching and chatting on the various streams, the chat was flying by.
This is the section they are misapplying.
https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/penal-code/penal-sect-36-06.html
A person commits an offense if the person posts on a publicly accessible website the residence address or telephone number of an individual the actor knows is a public servant or a member of a public servant's family or household with the intent to cause harm or a threat of harm to the individual or a member of the individual's family or household in retaliation for or on account of the service or status of the individual as a public servant.
Notice what I bolded. It is wrong to arrest and charge people for the unsolicited actions of a 3rd party. The person responsible would be the person who actually posted the info, but even then only if they intended to cause harm.
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