The purpose of this site is to highlight the violence against protestors advocating for equality and against unjust killings happening across the nation currently. All of data, tweets, videos highlighted on this page comes from this google sheet. All of these videos and tweets were curated by @greg_doucette and @jasonemiller on Twitter. Reach out to @mark_bruckert if you notice any problems with this site.
Asheville, NC
police destroy medical supplies and cut open all the water bottles. Creating a tremendous plastic mess outside of Farm Burger
Asheville, NC
More on 163 in Asheville NC above. You can see the destruction from the rioting cops mid-video,
Athens, GA
policing firing teargas and bullets near the UGA campus
Athens, GA
more indiscriminate teargas use
Atlanta, GA
deploying a... kid militia?
Atlanta, GA
a bike cop picks up his bike and uses it to push over an unarmed protestor for sport
Atlanta, GA
Destroying a young black guy's car and then repeatedly assaulting both occupants (reported to be two local college students trying to get home)
Atlanta, GA
police beat the sh*t out of one person, then a male officer breaks away to beat, tackle, and mount the unarmed woman behind him
Atlanta, GA
as with 128 above, police and National Guard are blocking people from leaving, forcing them to stay out until after curfew so they can be arrested
Atlanta, GA
with 129
Atlanta, GA
with 129
Atlanta, GA
four police team up to arrest a photographer, as the nightly news broadcasts it
Austin, TX
police shoot an unarmed pregnant woman, rush over to where she's receiving medical attention � then, after they remove her, start shooting all the other unarmed protestors
Austin, TX
Police shoot a pregnant black woman in the abdomen for sport
Austin, TX
police shoot a 16-year-old boy in the head and leave him for dead on the side of the road. https://kxan.com/investigations/everything-we-know-about-the-teenager-officers-shot-in-the-head-with-less-lethal-round-at-austin-protest/ [CW: gore] [YT @ https://youtu.be/-BGyTi-KdKc]
Austin, TX
From-a-distance angle of 175 above in Austin TX. Originally I thought police were just shooting and it happened the 16yo boy got hit. Turns out the Austin cops deliberately sniper-shot him in the head with nobody else around him
Boston, MA
police... seem to be bashing out the windshield of their own patrol car?
Boston, MA
multiple police officers beat the everlasting sh*t out of two people for sport, apparently for crossing the street?
Boston, MA
cop destroying private property without due process
Buffalo, NY
police and National Guard swarm in like Keystone Kops to beat and arrest some people, but then run away as an SUV drives through them and hits at least one officer
Charleston, SC
Armored Personnel Carrier plows into a woman's car in the intersection downtown
Charleston, SC
peaceful protestor, kneeling, talks at length to a phalanx of riot cops... ...so they arrest him
Charlotte, NC
olice kettle protestors in between two parking decks, then open fire on them. [Excerpt of the @queencitynerve livestream]
Chicago, IL
reporter streaming live on Periscope, holds up his press pass and shouts "PRESS!" � so police pepper-spray him to stop him from broadcasting
Chicago, IL
police attack John Cusack for filming The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals was the first � in 1995, decades ago � that there's a First Amendment-guaranteed right to record public police activity
Chicago, IL
nearly a dozen police officers team up to destroy a car and pull at least one of the occupants out by their head Original poster indicates police stole the car soon thereafter, leaving the driver and another passenger in the lot
Cincinatti, OH
the casual banality of evil
Cincinatti, OH
detainees were kept in a courtyard outside the justice center for more than 10 hours with no food, water, or toilet facilities Several more videos like this on Twitter if you search for "Cincinnati courtyard"
Cincinnati, OH
police give notice that citizens are living in occupied territory, taking down the American flag outside the Justice Center and replacing it with their own
Cleveland, OH
police beating assorted protestors outside their justice building, including one officer swinging his baton in front of him back and forth like a f*cking moron
Columbus, OH
police, unprovoked, pepper-spraying a United States Congresswoman and several other elected officials for sport
Columbus, OH
Unarmed protestors peacefully chanting when officers start randomly pepper-spraying them for sport
Columbus, OH
pepper-spraying peaceful unarmed protestors as they sit on the ground
Columbus, OH
a peaceful woman stands still holding a sign, quite a distance from police, as another man holds his bike in front of her to shield her
Columbus, OH
police posing for the Gram, to show everyone what brave big-commando warrior peace servants they are. "What do you do after tear gassing peaceful protesters 2.5 hours before curfew? You take a group pic for the gram."
Columbus, OH
woman is peacefully walking away down the sidewalk So an officer randomly pepper-sprays her from behind
Columbus, OH
police officer peppersprays 2 people in the face as they silently kneel Then another officer takes their water
Columbus, OH
police pepper-spray members of the news media so they'll stop reporting. News media are exempt from the city's curfew
Columbus, OH
Columbus Police began spraying protestors around 10:25 at the corner of High and Lane. @m_p_garrison @sarahszilagy and I were also sprayed despite making them aware we are members of @TheLantern. The press is exempt from the curfew.
Columbus, OH
more police destroying private property without due process (Can you imagine how small your [eggplant] must be to have all that body armor and guns and still be afraid of water bottles? Yikes)
Dallas, TX
police shoot a totally innocent bystander � a woman walking home with her groceries � in the head for sport
Dallas, TX
police shoot out the eye of an unarmed black man for sport This is at least the *4th* person whose eye has been shot out by police in the past 3 days
Dallas, TX
police shoot out the left eye of 25yo Brandon Saenz. The news segment includes footage of another protestor shot in the face near his eye as well but don't have a name or his current status. https://wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-county/dallas-police-investigating-possible-use-of-force-incidents-saturday/287-1d3851d2-656c-4d40-8eac-7deac44ddf2d
Denver, CO
police in Denver CO are shooting reporters with paintballs for sport
police caught on camera pushing a reporter into an open fire
Denver, CO
police � leaving � do a parting goodbye shot with a pepperball to stop an unarmed protestor from recording
Denver, CO
non-protestors stuck in traffic get hit by a stray shot from police. The driver gets out, yells at police that there's a pregnant woman in the passenger seat... ...so a bunch of police repeatedly shoot the car
Denver, CO
casual conversation between a protestor and riot cop; : "Can I ask you what's going to happen at 8? Sir?"; : "What's gonna happen is we're gonna start beating the fuck out of you."
Denver, CO
DPD no video for this one. DPD conducting an investigation after one of its officers posts an admission on Instagram that police are deliberating instigating riots
Denver, CO
Colorado State Patrol shoot a Denver reporter (who didn't realize at the time that the camera was still recording): "Below is the raw video. I didn't think we were recording, but we were still streaming back to station after my live shot ended. I got hit about the 1:53 mark. I start video with the ending of my 10 pm live shot so you can understand context. "
Denver, CO
y'all have seen me tag @elisabeth a number of times over the years, who's been working with the city on police use of force. So Denver police shot her 2x. From behind.
Des Moines, IA
police teargas and arrest a Des Moines Register reporter so she'll stop tweeting updates
Des Moines, IA
Last tweet from reports in #112 before her arrest, "Tear gas used, forcing everyone to run into the street"
Des Moines, IA
Just like #112 above, police terrorize and pepper-spray a journalist so she'll stop reporting
Des Moines, IA
police use pepper-spray in an elevator on apartment residents trying to go home, including on one woman carrying a baby
Detroit, MI
an officer charges through a group of other officers to attack a protestor who is backing away (timestamp 0:13-0:17)
Detroit, MI
police deliberately target a journalist with pepper-spray to prevent him from reporting
Detroit, MI
police officer yells at and pushes a man who is walking away from him, when a second cop swoops in and shoves the man to the ground, before a third cop sprays the now-helpless-on-the-ground man in the face with OC spray
El Centro, CA
police casually aiming their guns at kids recording on their phones from the roof
El Centro, CA
Another angle on 155 above
El Paso, TX
police fire teargas and bullets into peaceful crowd of unarmed protestors
Elizabethtown, NC
not a video, but the curfew proclamation for a town in rural North Carolina. Notice the first clause of Section III, outlawing alcohol possession in your home. Just a couple weeks ago, alcohol sales were an "essential service" during COVID lockdowns
Erie, PA
police pepper-spray a peaceful protestor, then kick her over for sport
Fort Lauderdale, FL
police officer hits an unarmed black woman in the head as she's on her knees on the ground
Fort Lauderdale, FL
(also 68a) white male cop flexing his Big Boy muscles pushes a kneeling black woman down to the ground Then a black female cop pulls him aside and starts yelling at him; like 68 from a different angle, or, so good you just wanted to see it twice
Fort Wayne, IN
pepper-spraying a variety of unarmed protestors for sport
Fort Wayne, IN
police shoot a tear gas canister at a man's face, blowing out his eye and blinding him
Fredericksburg, VA
police escalate and fire tear gas into a peaceful protest
Grand Rapids, MI
riot cops advance on crowd of unarmed protestors
Grand Rapids, MI
another view of 72 - Notice no officers wearing bodycams, and badge numbers are covered so no one can be identified
Grand Rapids, MI
man yells at police from a distance, a police officer walks up and pepper sprays him... ...then another officer shoots him directly in the face with a teargas canister
Harrisburg, PA
protestors try to help someone stand up; police wait until the person is halfway up before pepper-spraying the helpers in the face for sport
Hollywood, CA
guy is live-streaming his walk home from work when police show up and start arresting everyone. Listen close to the officed's radio. "You should not be driving past anyone. Stop where you are, and take someone into custody."
Hoover, AL
when people say "defund the police," this is the type of overreactive Pile of poo they're talking about. 14 high schoolers. 50 cops
Houston, TX
trampling a peaceful protestor with a horse
Huntington Beach, CA
police open fire on unarmed protestors laying flat on the ground
Indianapolis, IN
a half-dozen police repeatedly shoot and club a protestor for sport
Jacksonville, FL
on the right side of the screen, looks like a protestor just milling about gets tackled from behind and arrested
Joliet, IL
Protestors arrested as they're leaving, including one grabbed by the neck and dogpiled by at least 3 cops
Kalamazoo, MI
protestors lay on the ground, so cops start shooting teargas canisters at their heads for sport
Kansas City, MO
a man is talking to a line of cops at length and from a distance So police approach, pepper-spray him, and arrest him
La Mesa, CA
police casually start throwing flash-bangs and open fire on unarmed protestors standing still with their hands raised
Las Vegas, NV
beating a variety of unarmed protestors for sport
Las Vegas, NV
police arrest one guy minding his own business walking across the street And then, to the unarmed non-protestor filming, point and say "You're next! You're next!"
Lincoln, NE
doing a Tiananmen Square with a police SUV through a line of unarmed protestors
Little Rock, AK
peaceful protestors, kneeling with hands raised, get blown away by LRPD
Long Beach, CA
police intentionally shoot a reporter in the throat
Long Beach, CA
police point a gas canister launcher at folks as a young child sits atop dad's shoulders
Los Angeles, CA
LAPD tackling one unarmed protestor and indiscriminately beating others with their batons
Los Angeles, CA
LAPD officer quickly drives his SUV into a crowd near Pershing Square, hitting what looks like two protestors, then throws it in reverse and speeds away
Los Angeles, CA
LAPD shoots a man *in his own apartment* recording from his upstairs balcony
Los Angeles, CA
LAPD sharing a jovial chuckle with a white woman as she spraypaints a building to make it look like it was done by protestors. You can even hear police suggest she write "Floyd" too
Los Angeles, CA
police shoot a USMC veteran in the head for sport
Los Angeles, CA
LAPD scanner chatter: "$100 for a n*gger! $50 for a Mexican! Kill 'em all! ... We gotta start shooting to kill, man. Mr. Trump said so."
Los Angeles, CA
LAPD beat the sh*t out of well-known actor Kendrick Sampson (@kendrick38) Then once they're done beating him, the baton cops back away so another cop can shoot him at close range
Los Angeles, CA
Another angle of #119 above Notice the situation is peaceful � until LAPD decides it's time to get violent
Los Angeles, CA
LAPD officers beat the sh*t out of several unarmed peaceful protestors for sport, while other cops in the pack shoot them at close range
Los Angeles, CA
Different angle of 123 above, showing the officer pushing a woman down with his baton
Los Angeles, CA
black store owners call the police to get help with looters. So the police arrest the black store owners who asked for help, (The police do not exist to serve and protect you. They exist to maintain our caste system.)
Los Angeles, CA
police open fire for sport on two guys standing still yards away having a conversation with each other
Los Angeles, CA
extended montage (15+ minutes) of police violence footage out of LA
Los Angeles, CA
police doing casual drive-by shootings from the comfort of their SUV
Los Angeles, CA
no video, but UCLA is apparently concerned about policing turning their athletic facilities into a field jai
Los Angeles, CA
at least 6 cops destroy a car, breaking out its windows to drag out the occupants
Los Angeles, CA
police block a street to swarm out and start arresting random motorists for violating curfew
Los Angeles, CA
protestors shot in the head at 3rd & Fairfax by the Grove Per the journalist who got the video, police shot first, *then* gave order to disperse
Los Angeles (Van Nuyes), CA
same incident shown in 133, longer look at what happened (starts earlier)
Louisville, KY
police in Louisville KY � who just watched police in Minneapolis MN arrest a CNN reporter live on-air � say "hold my whiskey" and deliberately shoot a reporter and her cameraman
Louisville, KY
forgot to add this one in earlier. Police loot medical supplies, destroys others, as cops push protestors back to stop them from recording This violates the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution btw
Louisville, KY
police shoot � and kill � renowned local chef David McAtee; https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2020/06/01/beshear-authorizes-investigation-into-louisville-police-national-guard-shooting/5306733002/
Manassas, VA
Virginia State Police assault an elected member of the state's House of Delegates � the legislative branch responsible for exercising oversight over Executive agencies like the Virginia State Police
Miami, FL
police burst out of their SUV to tackle and arrest a peaceful unarmed protestors talking to them The man was charged with violating the 8:00pm curfew; original poster says the arrest happened ~5:45pm
Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis PD officer in an SUV indiscriminately sprays random citizens with pepper spray from his car window
Minneapolis, MN
detonating flashbang grenades in a docile crowd of unarmed protestors for sport
Minneapolis, MN
shooting a random protestor in the neck with a rubber bullet, then detonating more flash-bangs
Minneapolis, MN
Police arresting CNN reportes on air
Minneapolis, MN
police shoot a widely-known reporter in the face for sport, literally blowing apart her left eye
Minneapolis, MN
National Guard and Minneapolis PD officers illegally demand taxpayers stop filming from their porch and go inside � you'll hear "Light 'em up!" as they then shoot at these people *WHO ARE ON THEIR OWN PORCH*
Minneapolis, MN
forcing a reporter to the ground, then deliberately pepper-spraying him in the face at close range for sport
Minneapolis, MN
police in Minneapolis deliberately shoot at � and then arrest � a reporter as he's walking away and trying to comply with police orders to back up
Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis Police called our journalist the "entire problem" & threatened he "would get baked" as he filmed them at 31st & Blaisdell after curfew a block away from #GeorgeFloydProtests at the 5th Precinct.
Minneapolis, MN
police shoot rubber bullets and teargas at a reporter and his crew, as they're broadcasting live on-air
Minneapolis, MN
police deliberately target a CBS crew, shooting the sound engineer with a rubber bullet "They're sighting us in, dude!" Notice the reporters are *nowhere near* any protestors or police
Minneapolis, MN
in the tweet above this one, a reporter notes that all of the tires for all the cars in a parking lot have been slashed. Turns out protestors caught the Minneapolis PD and National Guard on camera doing the slashing
Minneapolis, MN
police responding to a medical emergency � a tanker truck deliberately running over protestors � nonetheless stop to casually pepper-spray folks from the comfort of their SUVs
Minneapolis, MN
police deliberately shoot at a German news crew, live on-air Notice the "PRESS" in all-caps on both sides of the reporter's vest
Murfreesboro, TN
Officers throw tear gas and a flashbang to disperses crowd near the MTSU sign. All of these protestors did was yell. We watched the whole scene play out. Just a bunch of yelling before the tear gas and flashbang were deployed.
Nationwide,
Nationwide: a compilation of at least 100 known attacks by police on reporters, compiled by @NiemanLab
Nationwide,
mashup of several videos at once, locations are at the bottom of each panel. The Seattle one (top left) is 190 above.
New York City, NY
NYPD officer (assuming a sergeant or lieutenant since he's in a white shirt?) shoving an unarmed protestor for sport
New York City, NY
a pair of NYPD officers in SUVs decide to do a Tiananmen Square � quickly running over several unarmed protestors for sport
New York City, NY
overhead view of 25
New York City, NY
no video for this one, but NYPD arrested a reporter to stop him from covering the protests
New York City, NY
Video of 36 above in New York City, as police deliberately arrest a reporter so he'll stop recording
New York City, NY
another without video, but NYPD arrested another reported and kept him in jail for 6 hours
New York City, NY
an NYPD officer *removes the mask* from a peaceful protestor, so he could then mace him in the face
New York City, NY
NYPD (Lt? Sgt? White shirt) pins down a medic with his knee, as another officer tries to push back anyone attempting to record
New York City, NY
NYPD officer (white shirt, higher rank of some sort) pushes a barricade into protestors, eventually knocks it over because he's a moron, then climbs over it so he can rush into the crowd to beat an unarmed woman
New York City, NY
army of NYPD officers rush and attack literally everyone
New York City, NY
street-level view of #71
New York City, NY
officer pulls out his service pistol and starts brandishing it at assorted protestors for sport
New York City, NY
police beat the everlasting sh*t out of a hospital worker as he walks to his hotel. Video in the article; he ended up getting stitches and 2 CT scans at the hospital where he works
New York City, NY
how many NYPD cops does it take to beat one woman? Seems like at least 4-5 here
New York City, NY
asked this before, but how many NYPD cops does it take to beat a woman? Bicyclist abruptly arrested without cause, as at least two cops beat her for sport
New York City, NY
America 2020 in a picture
New York City, NY
how many NYPD officers does it take to beat one woman? I count at least 4 here
New York City, NY
NYPD cop flings a guy into a patrol car with such force that he's knocked out cold and ends up with a concussion
NYC, NY
Shoving an unarmed woman to the curb, prompting a seizure that put her in the emergency room
NYC, NY
doing an intentional hit-and-run with a car door to an unarmed protestor standing in the non-vehicular bike lane
NYC, NY
NYPD were just beating a variety of people earlier tonight because they could
Omaha, NE
police shoot protestors with pepperballs, kick several repeatedly after tackling them
Omaha, NE
Different angle of 130 above Omaha police instantly tackle a reporter when he announces he's media (Media are excluded from the Omaha curfew)
Orlando, FL
you see a protestor in gray hoodie walking away with his hands up. A cop rushes into the crowd to grab him so some officers can beat him for sport, then other officers indiscriminately pepper-spray everyone else
Orlando, FL
7-8 police officers pile on to one guy who's already on the ground not resisting
Orlando, FL
overhead view of when bike cops started beating protestors with their bikes for sport
Philadelphia, PA
hitting a reporter and trying to knock down their camera to block them from filming as officers dogpile an unarmed black man
Philadelphia, PA
police deliberately herd protestors up an embankment against an unclimbable fence � and then repeatedly gas them all for sport
Philadelphia, PA
four cops brutalize and arrest a man Notice how one cop deliberately put the man's hand on the baton / stick / whatever, just so he could then beat the guy for touching it
Philadelphia, PA
all-white vigilante groups now roaming the streets
Philadelphia, PA
All-white vigilante thug force in 124 posing with Philadelphia police force for Instagram
Philadelphia, PA
cop pulls down a protestor's mask to pepper-spray her in the face as she's kneeling with her hands up, then the cop sprays another one, then he pushes over a third to make sure he can pepper-spray them in the face too
Philadelphia, PA
how many Philly cops does it take to beat one man? I count at least 6. Man: "I can't breathe!" Gang of cops: "SHUT UP ASSHOLE! ARE YOU FUCKING STUPID? SHUT UP! THAT SHIT DON'T WORK HERE!"
Pittsburgh, PA
police pepperspray and shoot peaceful unarmed protestors as they chant
Portland, ME
Too far away to tell if this is police or a vigilante, but either way they've got snipers casually aiming from hotel rooftops
Portland, OR
indiscriminate teargas and flash-bang grenade use More videos in the same thread as this one
Portland, OR
cops defacing private property with spray paint
Portland, OR
casual war-zoning as police shoot into a crowd for fun. [This may be a different area of the same night as 183 above, I can't tell]
Raleigh, NC
an hours-long peaceful protest turns violent as police indiscriminately fire teargas into the crowd
Raleigh, NC
an earlier separate section of Raleigh NC police shooting pepperballs into peaceful and unarmed protestors
Raleigh, NC
police shoot a protestor in the back as he's walking away, and then tackle him to the ground
Raleigh, NC
Another angle on 76 above in Raleigh, where you can see the guy they repeatedly shot was unarmed with his hands out
Raleigh, NC
audio from police communication, admitting to using expired tear gas for crowd control
Richmond, VA
Police fire pepper-spray into a man's 2nd floor apartment to stop him from recording them
Richmond, VA
Very short version that catches them pepper spraying a group of random girls for sport before spraying Mikhail
Richmond, VA
no video, just police deliberately targeting badged journalists so they'll stop reporting
Richmond, VA
officers swarm a car with guns drawn when a woman steps out She's a reporter so they let her continue, but this conduct is wholly unacceptable for regular people too
Richmond, VA
police on the hunt with rifles, briefly pointing one at the woman recording
Richmond, VA
police start using tear gas at peaceful protest near Monument Avenue
Richmond, VA
another video where everything was peaceful, it wasn't curfew yet, and police started gassing everyone for sport; "There was no verbal warning of any kind before the tear gas was launched well ahead of curfew"; UPDATE: https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1267611204060676102
Richmond, VA
no video for this, but a long thread on Richmond police flagrantly violating citizens' constitutional rights; thread URL TBA
Richmond, VA
police fire teargas on peaceful protestors for sport, a half-hour before curfew. (Not sure if this is just an earlier shot of one of the earlier Richmond vids; let me know if so)
Richmond, VA
not sure if this is the same day as 122, but it looks like the same location. Police looking like invaders
Riverside, CA
police destroying private property while being filmed live on the nightly news
Sacramento, CA
police shoot out a young black boy's eye for sport
Sacramento, CA
police open fire on a peaceful crowd � *before* issuing a dispersal order (you'll hear that near the end) � and one of the first things they do is shoot a non-protesting legal observer (and US Navy veteran) in the face
Salt Lake City, UT
SWAT unit recorded on the local news attacking a gray-haired old man with a cane, who's minding his own business, and shoving him to the ground
San Antonio, TX
police walking up to shoot a peaceful unarmed protestor in the arm at close range so he'll stop recording Then shooting him a second time in the leg
San Antonio, TX
police abruptly open fire into crowd of peaceful protestors. Popo: "Everybody put your hands up!" strts shooting::
San Diego, CA
Police shoot an unarmed protestor between the eyes
San Diego, CA
One set of cops kettle protestors toward another set of cops, so the second set of cops can shoot them
San Diego, CA
no video, but the woman is an employee of Child Protective Services, shot as she was leaving work
San Diego, CA
peaceful protest � downright festive really � interrupted by tear gas and bullets
San Francisco, CA
man in light-colored jacket backs away from a police vehicle onto the sidewalk, pulls out his mobile phone to record... ...and is shoved by a police officer back into the path of the vehicle
San Jose, CA
hard to figure out what's going on here � a clearly-amped officer shouts "SHUT UP, BITCH!" to a protestor, then something happens and the police bum-rush everyone
San Jose, CA
san jose protest. one of the cops seems to be enjoying shooting people with rubber bullets even licks his lips. disgusting.
San Jose, CA
here�s another video with the same guy screaming �let�s get this motherfucker� as if it were a game.
San Jose, CA
cop casually hitting a guy with his motorcycle and sending him to asphalt as 3 more cops pile on
San Luis Obispo, CA
police open fire on peaceful protestors with their hands raised. The juxtaposition is striking... Yougn people: "THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE!" Cops: ::starts shooting::
Seattle, WA
police pepper-spray a 10-year-old child for sport
Seattle, WA
police arrest a protestor using the same knee-on-neck technique used to murder #GeorgeFloyd Another protestor yells "GET YOUR FUCKING KNEE OFF HIS NECK" � at which point the *other* officer forcibly moves the first officer's leg
Seattle, WA
SPD bike cop crashes into the back of a peaceful unarmed marcher, so other police swarm to arrest the marcher for some reason
Seattle, WA
same technique as 88 above � bike cop deliberately tries to "pass" where there's clearly not enough room, so he can then make contact and put a protestor into a headlock
Seattle, WA
as protestors shout about the guy getting arrested after a bike cop deliberately crashed in to him, SPD starts indiscriminately firing tear gas into the crowd
Seattle, WA
police form a line to force protestors into a tight group against a wall ("kettling"), so they can then repeatedly pepper-spray them without anyone being able to leave
Seattle, WA
police appear to be trying to break the glass window of whatever business this is at 2nd and Pine?
Seattle, WA
police shoot a teargas canister at a reporter � live on-air as she's reporting
Seattle, WA
full video of 138
Seattle, WA
overhead view of Seattle PD pepper-spraying protestors, then indiscriminately firing flash bang grenades deep into the crowd
Seattle, WA
Street-level view of 140 above in Seattle WA. The cops are rioting. [full video is 3:31 long, on IG @ https://instagram.com/tv/CA63KMnlVvu/?igshid=hfp3uoaqe23p]
Seattle, WA
not a brutality video, but instead showing the scale of the protestors. *Years* of data � decades likely � have repeatedly proven that crackdowns radicalize people and lead to more protestors. This is what cops rioting causes
Seattle, WA
police pre-beatings huddle, Popo: "Don't kill 'em. But hit 'em HARD!"
Seattle, WA
another night of indiscriminate flash-bang and teargas use on peaceful protestors
Seattle, WA
Another angle on 190 above
Seattle, WA
More of 190 above in Seattle. Note the person on a motorized scooter getting caught in a cloud of gas
Walnut Creek, CA
police using teargas and bullets on a peaceful protest in broad daylight
Walnut Creek, CA
cops casually threatening to murder citizens. Cop: "IF YOU DO NOT MOVE, YOU WILL BE DEAD." [Note well: the Constitution, and the Supreme Court interpreting it, prohibit the use of lethal force in this situation]
Washington, DC
police pin a CNN reporter against a wall while another one clubs him in the knee with a baton
Washington, DC
one cop repeatedly beats the sh*t out of a cameraman with his riot shield, as another beats the reporter next to him with a baton while they flee
Washington, DC
First-person view of 120 First-person view of 120 above. The DC cop punches the camera man first, before hitting him with his shield
Washington, DC
peaceful protestors try to go home to comply with curfew Police block them in until after curfew so they can arrest everyone
Washington, DC
borrowing a page from the best authoritarian regimes across the globe � didn't Hosni Mubarak do this in Egypt a few years ago? � the military hovers a helicopter low over a crowd of peaceful protestors as a "show of strength"
Washington, DC
by now you've probably seen this one on the news, but they decided to gas clergy and other protestors so the Yapping Yam could get a photo op at a church; https://twitter.com/katierogers/status/1267913940337676288
Washington, DC
video elsewhere in the thread, but here's the @DCist write-up on police pepper-spraying inside a private residence that they didn't have a warrant to enter
Washington, DC
no identifiable insignia, so people don't know who to sue when they get brutalized. (Unless Under Armour became standard issue and I didn't get the memo)
Washington, DC
cops pepper-spray a CNN crew as they're broadcasting live on-air
Washington, DC
police leaving unexploded ordnance laying around This one is a Stinger (not flash-bang): it's a glorified IED that shoots rubber bullets
Washington, CD
high-def footage of the indiscriminate use of Stinger grenades and other ordnance by DC law enforcement. Notice one exploding at mid-height in front of a guy (stills pulled by @HackyScientress in next tweet)
Washington, CD
Excerpted from 204 above by @HackyScientress
West Philadelphia, PA
police shooting teargas down empty streets for sport? I assume there's a purpose for this
Wilmington, NC
police kneel "in solidarity"...so protestors will get closer...for the police to shoot them.