To simplify following the criminal justice news of the last 36 hours, I posted a set of 10 links to police brutality videos on Facebook
Can't do that here, obvs
So I'm putting them into a thread
Can't do that here, obvs
So I'm putting them into a thread
[For the videos where I've changed the caption to add in "criminal justice news," you should see a clickable link under each video that will take you to the original tweet]
1️⃣ Houston TX: trampling a peaceful protestor with a horse
(If you can't control it in a crowd, you shouldn't be riding it; if you *can* control it, then the trampling was deliberate)
(If you can't control it in a crowd, you shouldn't be riding it; if you *can* control it, then the trampling was deliberate)
2️⃣ New York City, NY: Shoving an unarmed woman to the curb, prompting a seizure that put her in the emergency room
(3 different videos in this same thread with different angles of the assault)
(3 different videos in this same thread with different angles of the assault)
3️⃣ New York City, NY: doing an intentional hit-and-run with a car door to an unarmed protestor standing in the non-vehicular bike lane
4️⃣ New York City, NY: beating a variety of unarmed protestors for sport
5️⃣ Las Vegas, NV: beating a variety of unarmed protestors for sport
6️⃣ Fort Wayne, IN: pepper-spraying a variety of unarmed protestors for sport
7️⃣ Minneapolis, MN: pepper-spraying a variety of unarmed protestors for sport
8️⃣ Minneapolis, MN: detonating flashbang grenades in a docile crowd of unarmed protestors for sport
(Note: this was from the first day of protests; the police are firing from the roof of the 3rd Precinct, which is now ash)
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(Note: this was from the first day of protests; the police are firing from the roof of the 3rd Precinct, which is now ash)
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9️⃣ Minneapolis, MN: shooting a random protestor in the neck with a rubber bullet, then detonating more flash-bangs
(Note: this was from the first day of protests; the police are firing from the roof of the 3rd Precinct, which is now ash)
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(Note: this was from the first day of protests; the police are firing from the roof of the 3rd Precinct, which is now ash)
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🔟 Minneapolis, MN: police arresting an identified reporter, live on-air
1️⃣1️⃣ Denver, CO: police shooting reporters with paintballs, live on-air
1️⃣2️⃣ Louisville, KY: police shooting reporters with pepperballs, live on-air
1️⃣3️⃣ Denver, CO: intentionally pepper-spraying anyone recording police brutality, outside the state's capitol grounds
1️⃣4️⃣ Lincoln, NE: doing a Tiananmen Square with a police SUV through a line of unarmed protestors
1️⃣5️⃣ Atlanta, GA: deploying a... kid militia?
This boy looks like he's about 11-12. Outfitted in full riot gear.
This boy looks like he's about 11-12. Outfitted in full riot gear.
(Re 1️⃣5️⃣ above, it's the "Redneck Militia" children 😂🤣)
1️⃣6️⃣ Minneapolis, MN: police shoot a widely-known reporter in the face for sport, literally blowing apart her left eye
1️⃣7️⃣ Atlanta, GA: a bike cop picks up his bike and uses it to push over an unarmed protestor for sport
1️⃣8️⃣ Columbus, OH: police, unprovoked, pepper-spraying a United States Congresswoman and several other elected officials for sport
1️⃣9️⃣ Detroit, MI: an officer charges through a group of other officers to attack a protestor who is backing away (timestamp 0:13-0:17)
2️⃣0️⃣ New York City: NYPD officer (assuming a sergeant or lieutenant since he's in a white shirt?) shoving an unarmed protestor for sport
Video of 1️⃣8️⃣ above in Columbus OH
Looks like the officer throws a protestor to the ground, then another comes in to pepper-spray the Congresswoman and other elected officials
Looks like the officer throws a protestor to the ground, then another comes in to pepper-spray the Congresswoman and other elected officials
2️⃣1️⃣ 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
2️⃣2️⃣ 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
This appears to be the same officer in 2️⃣2️⃣ above, licking his lips in anticipation of getting to shoot civilians
Unhinged
Unhinged
2️⃣3️⃣ Columbus, OH: Unarmed protestors peacefully chanting when officers start randomly pepper-spraying them for sport
Vids 21 and onward appear to be from today, so instead of "past 36 hours" we're in "past 48-60 hours" territory
Keep that in mind as you scroll / RT, because I know police sycophants like to insist "yOu'Re BeInG mIsLeAdInG"
Keep that in mind as you scroll / RT, because I know police sycophants like to insist "yOu'Re BeInG mIsLeAdInG"
2️⃣4️⃣ 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
2️⃣5️⃣ New York City, NY: doing a Tiananmen Square, making sure to accelerate quickly to run over protestors before they can move
Overhead view of 2️⃣5️⃣ above
2️⃣6️⃣ Minneapolis, MN: police (illegally) demand homeowners go inside instead of filming, then *shoot them on their own porch* when they don't
2️⃣7️⃣ Raleigh, NC: an hours-long peaceful protest turns violent as police indiscriminately fire teargas into the crowd
2️⃣8️⃣ Raleigh, NC: pepperballing peaceful and unarmed protestors
2️⃣9️⃣ Minneapolis, MN: forcing a reporter to the ground, then deliberately pepper-spraying him in the face at close range for sport
3️⃣0️⃣ Minneapolis, MN: shooting and arresting an unarmed reporter who's trying to comply with police orders
3️⃣1️⃣ Philadelphia, PA: hitting a reporter and trying to knock down their camera to block them from filming as officers dogpile an unarmed black man
3️⃣2️⃣ Seattle, WA: police pepper-spray a 10-year-old child for sport
3️⃣3️⃣ Denver, CO: police caught on camera pushing a reporter into an open fire
3️⃣4️⃣ Los Angeles, CA: LAPD tackling one unarmed protestor and indiscriminately beating others with their batons
3️⃣5️⃣ Columbus, OH: pepper-spraying peaceful unarmed protestors as they sit on the ground
3️⃣6️⃣ New York City, NY: no video for this one, but NYPD arrested a reporter to stop him from covering the protests
3️⃣7️⃣ New York City, NY: another without video, but NYPD arrested another reported and kept him in jail for 6 hours
[Arresting someone for blocking traffic that the police had already blocked was tried in Durham back during the Jose Huerta protests too]
[Arresting someone for blocking traffic that the police had already blocked was tried in Durham back during the Jose Huerta protests too]
3️⃣8️⃣ 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
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled there's a 1A right to record public police activity
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled there's a 1A right to record public police activity
3️⃣9️⃣ Los Angeles, CA: 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
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
4️⃣0️⃣ Dallas, TX: police shoot a totally innocent bystander – a woman walking home with her groceries – in the head for sport
4️⃣1️⃣ 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
Another protestor yells "GET YOUR FUCKING KNEE OFF HIS NECK" – at which point the *other* officer forcibly moves the first officer's leg
4️⃣2️⃣ Minneapolis, MN: police threaten to "bake" a reporter for filming them, as he claims journalists are "the problem"
4️⃣3️⃣ Detroit, MI: police deliberately target a journalist with pepper-spray to prevent him from reporting
4️⃣4️⃣ 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
4️⃣5️⃣ Erie, PA: police pepper-spray a peaceful protestor, then kick her over for sport
4️⃣6️⃣ Minneapolis, MN: police shoot rubber bullets and teargas at a reporter and his crew, as they're broadcasting live on-air
4️⃣7️⃣ 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
"They're sighting us in, dude!"
Notice the reporters are *nowhere near* any protestors or police
4️⃣8️⃣ New York City, NY: an NYPD officer *removes the mask* from a peaceful protestor, so he could then mace him in the face
4️⃣9️⃣ 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
"I'M A MEDIC! I'M A MEDIC!!!"
"I'M A MEDIC! I'M A MEDIC!!!"
5️⃣0️⃣ 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
Police shoot her anyway
Police shoot her anyway
5️⃣1️⃣ 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
5️⃣2️⃣ Sacramento, CA: police shoot out a young black boy's eye for sport
5️⃣3️⃣ 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
This violates the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution btw
For folks sharing stuff on Facebook, the original compilation (videos 1️⃣ through 2️⃣1️⃣) is available here: facebook.com
The 05/30-31 compilation (2️⃣2️⃣ through 5️⃣3️⃣) is available here: facebook.com
Feel free to share as you deem appropriate
The 05/30-31 compilation (2️⃣2️⃣ through 5️⃣3️⃣) is available here: facebook.com
Feel free to share as you deem appropriate
5️⃣4️⃣ 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)
5️⃣5️⃣ 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
Then shooting him a second time in the leg
5️⃣6️⃣ Denver, CO: police – leaving – do a parting goodbye shot with a pepperball to stop an unarmed protestor from recording
5️⃣7️⃣ 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
5️⃣8️⃣ Fort Wayne, IN: police shoot a tear gas canister at a man's face, blowing out his eye and blinding him
5️⃣9️⃣ 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
...so a bunch of police repeatedly shoot the car
6️⃣0️⃣ Richmond, VA: Police fire pepper-spray into a man's 2nd floor apartment to stop him from recording them
m.facebook.com
m.facebook.com
Shorter in-Twitter video of 6️⃣0️⃣ above – and poster notes that the police sprayed random girls before spraying the guy in his apartment
6️⃣1️⃣ 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
6️⃣2️⃣ Charleston, SC: Armored Personnel Carrier plows into a woman's car in the intersection downtown
6️⃣3️⃣ San Diego, CA: Police shoot an unarmed protestor between the eyes
(CW: graphic)
(CW: graphic)
6️⃣4️⃣ 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
Turns out protestors caught the Minneapolis PD and National Guard on camera doing the slashing
6️⃣5️⃣ La Mesa, CA: police casually start throwing flash-bangs and open fire on unarmed protestors standing still with their hands raised
6️⃣6️⃣ 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!"
[IG at instagram.com]
And then, to the unarmed non-protestor filming, point and say "You're next! You're next!"
[IG at instagram.com]
6️⃣7️⃣ 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
6️⃣8️⃣ Fort Lauderdale, FL: police officer hits an unarmed black woman in the head as she's on her knees on the ground
6️⃣9️⃣ Long Beach, CA: police intentionally shoot a reporter in the throat
7️⃣0️⃣ 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
7️⃣1️⃣ New York City, NY: army of NYPD officers rush and attack literally everyone
(Next tweet in original thread below shows the protest was peaceful before this point)
(Next tweet in original thread below shows the protest was peaceful before this point)
Street level view of 7️⃣0️⃣ above
7️⃣2️⃣ Grand Rapids, MI: riot cops advance on crowd of unarmed protestors
Closer view of 7️⃣2️⃣ above
Notice no officers wearing bodycams, and badge numbers are covered so no one can be identified
Notice no officers wearing bodycams, and badge numbers are covered so no one can be identified
7️⃣3️⃣ 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
[IG at instagram.com]
...then another officer shoots him directly in the face with a teargas canister
[IG at instagram.com]
7️⃣4️⃣ 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
7️⃣5️⃣ Murfreesboro, TN: police fire tear gas and flash-bang grenades because yelling protestors hurt their fee-fees
7️⃣6️⃣ Raleigh, NC: police shoot a protestor in the back as he's walking away, and then tackle him to the ground
7️⃣7️⃣ Fredericksburg, VA: police escalate and fire tear gas into a peaceful protest
(Several more videos in the thread below)
(Several more videos in the thread below)
7️⃣8️⃣ Charleston, SC: peaceful protestor, kneeling, talks at length to a phalanx of riot cops...
...so they arrest him
...so they arrest him
7️⃣9️⃣ 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
Notice the "PRESS" in all-caps on both sides of the reporter's vest
8️⃣0️⃣ Kansas City, KS: like 7️⃣8️⃣ above, a man is talking to a line of cops at length and from a distance
So police approach, pepper-spray him, and arrest him
So police approach, pepper-spray him, and arrest him
8️⃣1️⃣ El Paso, TX: police fire teargas and bullets into peaceful crowd of unarmed protestors
8️⃣2️⃣ New York City, NY: officer pulls out his service pistol and starts brandishing it at assorted protestors for sport
8️⃣3️⃣ Boston, MA: police... seem to be bashing out the windshield of their own patrol car?
No clue what's going on here tbh
No clue what's going on here tbh
8️⃣4️⃣ 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
...and is shoved by a police officer back into the path of the vehicle
8️⃣5️⃣ Jacksonville, FL: on the right side of the screen, looks like a protestor just milling about gets tackled from behind and arrested
8️⃣6️⃣ Richmond, VA: no video, just police deliberately targeting badged journalists so they'll stop reporting
(The "badge," like in most states, is a press credential issued *in coordination with* police; the VA Press Assoc coordinates w/ VA State Police)
(The "badge," like in most states, is a press credential issued *in coordination with* police; the VA Press Assoc coordinates w/ VA State Police)
8️⃣7️⃣ Los Angeles, CA: LAPD shoots a man *in his own apartment* recording from his upstairs balcony
8️⃣8️⃣ 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
8️⃣9️⃣ Seattle, WA: same technique as 8️⃣8️⃣ 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
9️⃣0️⃣ 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
9️⃣1️⃣ 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
[Vid is on "slo mo" iPhone setting; normal speed a few seconds in]
[Vid is on "slo mo" iPhone setting; normal speed a few seconds in]
9️⃣2️⃣ 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
She's a reporter so they let her continue, but this conduct is wholly unacceptable for regular people too
9️⃣3️⃣ Richmond, VA: police on the hunt with rifles, briefly pointing one at the woman recording
9️⃣4️⃣ Columbus, OH: police posing for the Gram, to show everyone what brave big-🍆 commando warrior peace servants they are
Should be obvious from the thread, but we're in the 5/31 date range
Didn't expect this thread to get this long when I tweeted "past 36 hours" 48 hours ago 😑
Didn't expect this thread to get this long when I tweeted "past 36 hours" 48 hours ago 😑
9️⃣5️⃣ Columbus, OH: woman is peacefully walking away down the sidewalk
So an officer randomly pepper-sprays her from behind
So an officer randomly pepper-sprays her from behind
9️⃣6️⃣ 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
9️⃣7️⃣ Fort Lauderdale, FL: 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
Then a black female cop pulls him aside and starts yelling at him
9️⃣8️⃣ Louisville, KY: police shoot – and kill – renowned local chef David McAtee
More re 9️⃣8️⃣ above on the extrajudicial summary execution without due process of David McAtee by Louisville KY police and National Guard
More re 9️⃣8️⃣ above about David McEtee
9️⃣9️⃣ 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
The man was charged with violating the 8:00pm curfew; original poster says the arrest happened ~5:45pm
1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ Washington, DC: police pin a CNN reporter against a wall while another one clubs him in the knee with a baton
1️⃣0️⃣1️⃣ Seattle, WA: police appear to be trying to break the glass window of whatever business this is at 2nd and Pine?
*Pike 😑
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1️⃣0️⃣2️⃣ Raleigh, NC: audio from police communication, admitting to using expired tear gas for crowd control
(Multiple reports that expired tear gas converts to cyanide and other lethal chemicals; not a chemist so I'll leave that to y'all to discuss)
(Multiple reports that expired tear gas converts to cyanide and other lethal chemicals; not a chemist so I'll leave that to y'all to discuss)
1️⃣0️⃣3️⃣ Boston, MA: multiple police officers beat the everlasting sh*t out of two people for sport, apparently for crossing the street?
1️⃣0️⃣4️⃣ 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
This is at least the *4th* person whose eye has been shot out by police in the past 3 days
The guy in 6️⃣6️⃣ above was dragged away for the truly heinous crime of walking to his car
Google Doc spreadsheet of the thread so far; includes sortable locality info, URL, video file name, etc
1️⃣0️⃣5️⃣ 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
[Original on IG @ instagram.com]
[Original on IG @ instagram.com]
1️⃣0️⃣6️⃣ Austin, TX: Police shoot a pregnant black woman in the abdomen for sport
1️⃣0️⃣7️⃣ Los Angeles, CA: police shoot a USMC veteran in the head for sport
1️⃣0️⃣8️⃣ Long Beach, CA: police point a gas canister launcher at folks as a young child sits atop dad's shoulders
1️⃣0️⃣9️⃣ Nationwide: a compilation of at least 100 known attacks by police on reporters, compiled by @NiemanLab
1️⃣1️⃣0️⃣ Columbus, OH: police officer peppersprays 2 people in the face as they silently kneel
Then another officer takes their water
Then another officer takes their water
1️⃣1️⃣1️⃣ Indianapolis, IN: a half-dozen police repeatedly shoot and club a protestor for sport
1️⃣1️⃣2️⃣ Des Moines, IA: police teargas and arrest a Des Moines Register reporter so she'll stop tweeting updates
Last tweet from reporter in 1️⃣1️⃣2️⃣ above before her arrest
I'm told folks over on Reddit are compiling videos as well, at this link:
reddit.com
reddit.com
1️⃣1️⃣3️⃣ Philadelphia, PA: police deliberately herd protestors up an embankment against an unclimbable fence – and then repeatedly gas them all for sport
1️⃣1️⃣4️⃣ 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
Original poster indicates police stole the car soon thereafter, leaving the driver and another passenger in the lot
1️⃣1️⃣5️⃣ 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."
👤: "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."
1️⃣1️⃣6️⃣ 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
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
1️⃣1️⃣7️⃣ 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
1️⃣1️⃣8️⃣ Los Angeles, CA: LAPD scanner chatter
👮🏼♂️: "$100 for a n*gger! $50 for a Mexican! Kill 'em all!
👮🏼♂️: "$100 for a n*gger! $50 for a Mexican! Kill 'em all!
1️⃣1️⃣9️⃣ 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
Then once they're done beating him, the baton cops back away so another cop can shoot him at close range
Another angle of 1️⃣1️⃣9️⃣ above
Notice the situation is peaceful – until LAPD decides it's time to get violent
Notice the situation is peaceful – until LAPD decides it's time to get violent
1️⃣2️⃣0️⃣ 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
1️⃣2️⃣1️⃣ 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
1️⃣2️⃣2️⃣ Richmond, VA: police start using tear gas at peaceful protest near Monument Avenue
1️⃣2️⃣3️⃣ 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
Happy 99th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre btw
Different angle of 1️⃣2️⃣3️⃣ above, showing the officer pushing a woman down with his baton
1️⃣2️⃣4️⃣ Philadelphia, PA: all-white vigilante groups now roaming the streets
(We don't have these in Durham NC, because people here shoot back)
(We don't have these in Durham NC, because people here shoot back)
1️⃣2️⃣5️⃣ Richmond, VA: another video where everything was peaceful, it wasn't curfew yet, and police started gassing everyone for sport
The Richmond VA police Twitter account has apologized for the use of tear gas in 1️⃣2️⃣2️⃣ above
They blame it on their officers' lack of tactical awareness
They blame it on their officers' lack of tactical awareness
First-person view of 1️⃣2️⃣0️⃣ above
The DC cop punches the camera man first, before hitting him with his shield
The DC cop punches the camera man first, before hitting him with his shield
Sh*t, you're right – thanks!
@jasonemiller: 6️⃣8️⃣ and 9️⃣7️⃣ are different videos of the same incident
@jasonemiller: 6️⃣8️⃣ and 9️⃣7️⃣ are different videos of the same incident
1️⃣2️⃣6️⃣ Little Rock, AR: peaceful protestors, kneeling with hands raised, get blown away by LRPD
2nd follow-up apology re 1️⃣2️⃣2️⃣ above
Re 9️⃣8️⃣ above, after Louisville KY police and the National Guard summarily executed chef David McAtee, they left his rotting corpse in the street for 12 hours
1️⃣2️⃣7️⃣ Richmond, VA: no video for this, but a long thread on Richmond police flagrantly violating citizens' constitutional rights
Going to RT the whole thing separate from this thread
Going to RT the whole thing separate from this thread
1️⃣2️⃣8️⃣ Washington, DC: peaceful protestors try to go home to comply with curfew
Police block them in until after curfew so they can arrest everyone
Police block them in until after curfew so they can arrest everyone
1️⃣2️⃣9️⃣ Atlanta, GA: as with 1️⃣2️⃣8️⃣ above, police and National Guard are blocking people from leaving, forcing them to stay out until after curfew so they can be arrested
Several more videos in the thread
Several more videos in the thread
1️⃣3️⃣0️⃣ Omaha, NE: police shoot protestors with pepperballs, kick several repeatedly after tackling them
1️⃣3️⃣1️⃣ Pittsburgh, PA: police pepperspray and shoot peaceful unarmed protestors as they chant
m.facebook.com
m.facebook.com
All-white vigilante thug force in 1️⃣2️⃣4️⃣ posing with Philadelphia police force for Instagram
Guy who video'd the all-white mob in 1️⃣2️⃣4️⃣ was severely beaten for recording their parade, heading to the hospital
Guy referenced in prior tweet
Different angle of 1️⃣3️⃣0️⃣ above
Omaha police instantly tackle a reporter when he announces he's media
(Media are excluded from the Omaha curfew)
Omaha police instantly tackle a reporter when he announces he's media
(Media are excluded from the Omaha curfew)
1️⃣3️⃣2️⃣ 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
1️⃣3️⃣3️⃣ 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.)
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.)
1️⃣3️⃣4️⃣ 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"
1️⃣3️⃣5️⃣ 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
[FB: facebook.com]
[FB: facebook.com]
1️⃣3️⃣6️⃣ 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
1️⃣3️⃣7️⃣ Riverside, CA: police destroying private property while being filmed live on the nightly news
1️⃣3️⃣8️⃣ Seattle, WA: police shoot a teargas canister at a reporter – live on-air as she's reporting
Re 1️⃣3️⃣2️⃣ above, police indicate the SUV was *not* deliberately targeting them; the occupants had been shot
1️⃣3️⃣9️⃣ 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
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
(The order is unconstitutional, as many of these will turn out to be. Just sharing because Government overreach seems to be the order of the day, but for some reason it's fine now.)
1️⃣4️⃣0️⃣ Seattle, WA: overhead view of Seattle PD pepper-spraying protestors, then indiscriminately firing flash bang grenades deep into the crowd
Another angle on 7️⃣6️⃣ above in Raleigh, where you can see the guy they repeatedly shot was unarmed with his hands out
1️⃣4️⃣1️⃣ Atlanta, GA: four police team up to arrest a photographer, as the nightly news broadcasts it
1️⃣4️⃣2️⃣ West Philadelphia, PA: police shooting teargas down empty streets for sport?
I assume there's a purpose for this
I assume there's a purpose for this
1️⃣4️⃣3️⃣ Joliet, IL: Protestors arrested as they're leaving, including one grabbed by the neck and dogpiled by at least 3 cops
[YT @ youtu.be]
[YT @ youtu.be]
1️⃣4️⃣4️⃣ 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
1️⃣4️⃣5️⃣ Columbus, OH: police pepper-spray members of the news media so they'll stop reporting
News media are exempt from the city's curfew
News media are exempt from the city's curfew
1️⃣4️⃣6️⃣ 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)
(Not sure if this is just an earlier shot of one of the earlier Richmond vids; let me know if so)
More on 1️⃣4️⃣3️⃣ above in Joliet IL: one of the cops wasn't a cop
It was the *mayor*
shawmediaillinois.com
It was the *mayor*
shawmediaillinois.com
1️⃣4️⃣7️⃣ Denver, CO: Colorado State Patrol shoot a Denver reporter (who didn't realize at the time that the camera was still recording)
1️⃣4️⃣8️⃣ Los Angeles, CA: police open fire for sport on two guys standing still yards away having a conversation with each other
1️⃣4️⃣9️⃣ Des Moines, IA: Just like 1️⃣1️⃣2️⃣ above, police terrorize and pepper-spray a journalist so she'll stop reporting
1️⃣5️⃣0️⃣ 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
1️⃣5️⃣1️⃣ 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."
Listen close to the officed's radio
"You should not be driving past anyone. Stop where you are, and take someone into custody."
Two reminders:
1️⃣ These are not my videos; under each one there's a clickable link to take you to the original tweet (exceptions are off-site vids where I'll add in a URL)
2️⃣ I don't have copies + am not storing these. If you want them, feel free to DL
1️⃣ These are not my videos; under each one there's a clickable link to take you to the original tweet (exceptions are off-site vids where I'll add in a URL)
2️⃣ I don't have copies + am not storing these. If you want them, feel free to DL
1️⃣5️⃣2️⃣ 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
Video in the article; he ended up getting stitches and 2 CT scans at the hospital where he works
Full video of 1️⃣3️⃣8️⃣ above in Seattle WA
1️⃣5️⃣3️⃣ Los Angeles, CA: extended montage (15+ minutes) of police violence footage out of LA
youtu.be
youtu.be
1️⃣5️⃣4️⃣ San Luis Obispo, CA: police open fire on peaceful protestors with their hands raised
The juxtaposition is striking...
🗣: "THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE!"
👮🏼♂️👮🏼👮🏼♀️: ::starts shooting::
The juxtaposition is striking...
🗣: "THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE!"
👮🏼♂️👮🏼👮🏼♀️: ::starts shooting::
First tweet was 30 May 2020 at lunch time, covering back to May 29th then onward
So these vids cover ~4 days now (and I'm missing quite a few that are thankfully being documented by others)
So these vids cover ~4 days now (and I'm missing quite a few that are thankfully being documented by others)
Street-level view of 1️⃣4️⃣0️⃣ above in Seattle WA
The cops are rioting
[full video is 3:31 long, on IG @ instagram.com]
The cops are rioting
[full video is 3:31 long, on IG @ instagram.com]
1️⃣5️⃣4️⃣ 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)
(Unless Under Armour became standard issue and I didn't get the memo)
1️⃣5️⃣5️⃣ El Centro, CA: police casually aiming their guns at kids recording on their phones from the roof
Just realized I used 1️⃣5️⃣4️⃣ twice 😑
We're gonna make this DC one 1️⃣5️⃣6️⃣ instead so we don't duplicate numbers on the spreadsheet
@jasonemiller
@jasonemiller
Another angle on 1️⃣5️⃣5️⃣ above
NOTE: the city on 1️⃣5️⃣5️⃣ is wrong, it's in Los Angeles but by a place called El Centro, not the El Centro city (I think?)
California geography is confusing me, sorry for the error y'all
California geography is confusing me, sorry for the error y'all
1️⃣5️⃣7️⃣ 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.
So Denver police shot her 2x.
From behind.
1️⃣5️⃣8️⃣ 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
1️⃣5️⃣9️⃣ Hoover, AL: when people say "defund the police," this is the type of overreactive 💩 they're talking about
14 high schoolers
50 cops
14 high schoolers
50 cops
1️⃣6️⃣0️⃣ Athens, GA: policing firing teargas and bullets near the UGA campus
1️⃣6️⃣1️⃣ Athens, GA: more indiscriminate teargas use
1️⃣6️⃣2️⃣ Walnut Creek, CA: police using teargas and bullets on a peaceful protest in broad daylight
NOTE: The thread has reached a length where Twitter's default thread-scrolling is broken
If you share the first tweet, you will *not* be able to scroll forward for more than a tweet or so (we had the same problem with the Threadnought last year)
You *can* scroll backward though
If you share the first tweet, you will *not* be able to scroll forward for more than a tweet or so (we had the same problem with the Threadnought last year)
You *can* scroll backward though
1️⃣6️⃣3️⃣ Asheville, NC: police destroy medical supplies and cut open all the water bottles
Creating a tremendous plastic mess outside of Farm Burger
Creating a tremendous plastic mess outside of Farm Burger
1️⃣6️⃣4️⃣ New York City, NY: how many NYPD cops does it take to beat one woman?
Seems like at least 4-5 here
Seems like at least 4-5 here
More on 1️⃣6️⃣3️⃣ in Asheville NC above
You can see the destruction from the rioting cops mid-video
You can see the destruction from the rioting cops mid-video
1️⃣6️⃣5️⃣ 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
*Years* of data – decades likely – have repeatedly proven that crackdowns radicalize people and lead to more protestors
This is what cops rioting causes
1️⃣6️⃣6️⃣ San Diego, CA: One set of cops kettle protestors toward another set of cops, so the second set of cops can shoot them
1️⃣6️⃣7️⃣ 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
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
1️⃣6️⃣8️⃣ Charlotte, NC: police kettle protestors in between two parking decks, then open fire on them
[Excerpt of the @queencitynerve livestream]
[Excerpt of the @queencitynerve livestream]
1️⃣6️⃣9️⃣ Orlando, FL: 7-8 police officers pile on to one guy who's already on the ground not resisting
1️⃣7️⃣0️⃣ Orlando, FL: overhead view of when bike cops started beating protestors with their bikes for sport
1️⃣7️⃣1️⃣ San Diego, CA: no video, but the woman is an employee of Child Protective Services, shot as she was leaving work
1️⃣7️⃣2️⃣ Richmond, VA: not sure if this is the same day as 1️⃣2️⃣2️⃣, but it looks like the same location
Police looking like invaders
Police looking like invaders
1️⃣7️⃣3️⃣ San Antonio, TX: police abruptly open fire into crowd of peaceful protestors
🗣: "Everybody put your hands up!"
👮🏼♂️👮🏼♀️👮🏼: ::starts shooting::
🗣: "Everybody put your hands up!"
👮🏼♂️👮🏼♀️👮🏼: ::starts shooting::
1️⃣7️⃣4️⃣ 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
wfaa.com
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
wfaa.com
1️⃣7️⃣6️⃣ Seattle, WA: police pre-beatings huddle
👮🏼♂️: "Don't kill 'em. But hit 'em HARD!"
👮🏼♂️: "Don't kill 'em. But hit 'em HARD!"
1️⃣7️⃣7️⃣ Los Angeles, CA: police doing casual drive-by shootings from the comfort of their SUV
1️⃣7️⃣8️⃣ Los Angeles, CA: no video, but UCLA is apparently concerned about policing turning their athletic facilities into a field jail
1️⃣7️⃣9️⃣ Washington, DC: cops pepper-spray a CNN crew as they're broadcasting live on-air
1️⃣8️⃣0️⃣ Wilmington, NC: police kneel "in solidarity"...
...so protestors will get closer...
...for the police to shoot them.
...so protestors will get closer...
...for the police to shoot them.
Another angle of 1️⃣8️⃣0️⃣ above in Wilmington NC
1️⃣8️⃣1️⃣ Los Angeles, CA: at least 6 cops destroy a car, breaking out its windows to drag out the occupants
1️⃣8️⃣2️⃣ Los Angeles, CA: police block a street to swarm out and start arresting random motorists for violating curfew
1️⃣8️⃣3️⃣ Portland, OR: indiscriminate teargas and flash-bang grenade use
More videos in the same thread as this one
More videos in the same thread as this one
1️⃣8️⃣4️⃣ 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
Per the journalist who got the video, police shot first, *then* gave order to disperse
*protestor, singular
1️⃣8️⃣5️⃣ 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
This one is a Stinger (not flash-bang): it's a glorified IED that shoots rubber bullets
1️⃣8️⃣6️⃣ 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
Bicyclist abruptly arrested without cause, as at least two cops beat her for sport
1️⃣8️⃣7️⃣ Portland, OR: cops defacing private property with spray paint
1️⃣8️⃣8️⃣ Portland, OR: casual war-zoning as police shoot into a crowd for fun
[This may be a different area of the same night as 1️⃣8️⃣3️⃣ above, I can't tell]
[This may be a different area of the same night as 1️⃣8️⃣3️⃣ above, I can't tell]
1️⃣8️⃣9️⃣ San Jose, CA: cop casually hitting a guy with his motorcycle and sending him to asphalt as 3 more cops pile on
1️⃣9️⃣0️⃣ Seattle, WA: another night of indiscriminate flash-bang and teargas use on peaceful protestors
Another angle on 1️⃣9️⃣0️⃣ above
More of 1️⃣9️⃣0️⃣ above in Seattle
Note the person on a motorized scooter getting caught in a cloud of gas
Note the person on a motorized scooter getting caught in a cloud of gas
1️⃣9️⃣1️⃣ Walnut Creek, CA: cops casually threatening to murder citizens
👮🏼♂️: "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]
👮🏼♂️: "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]
From-a-distance angle of 1️⃣7️⃣5️⃣ 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
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
1️⃣9️⃣2️⃣ Philadelphia, PA: how many Philly cops does it take to beat one man? I count at least 6
🗣: "I can't breathe!"
👮🏼♂️👮🏼👮🏼♀️: "SHUT UP ASSHOLE! ARE YOU FUCKING STUPID? SHUT UP! THAT SHIT DON'T WORK HERE!"
🗣: "I can't breathe!"
👮🏼♂️👮🏼👮🏼♀️: "SHUT UP ASSHOLE! ARE YOU FUCKING STUPID? SHUT UP! THAT SHIT DON'T WORK HERE!"
1️⃣9️⃣3️⃣ Multiple: mashup of several videos at once, locations are at the bottom of each panel
The Seattle one (top left) is 1️⃣9️⃣0️⃣ above
The Seattle one (top left) is 1️⃣9️⃣0️⃣ above
1️⃣9️⃣4️⃣ Cincinnati, OH: the casual banality of evil
1️⃣9️⃣5️⃣ Boston, MA: cop destroying private property without due process
Video of 3️⃣6️⃣ above in New York City, as police deliberately arrest a reporter so he'll stop recording
NOTE: thread reader apps are now broken too, they only get videos from the first tweet to 1️⃣9️⃣1️⃣
The only way folks will see everything is by opening the tail tweet – which unfortunately keeps getting added on too – then manually scrolling up / backward to the start
The only way folks will see everything is by opening the tail tweet – which unfortunately keeps getting added on too – then manually scrolling up / backward to the start
1️⃣9️⃣6️⃣ New York City, NY:
America 2020 in a picture
America 2020 in a picture
1️⃣9️⃣7️⃣ San Diego, CA: peaceful protest – downright festive really – interrupted by tear gas and bullets
1️⃣9️⃣8️⃣ Columbus, OH: more police destroying private property without due process
(Can you imagine how small your 🍆 must be to have all that body armor and guns and still be afraid of water bottles? Yikes)
(Can you imagine how small your 🍆 must be to have all that body armor and guns and still be afraid of water bottles? Yikes)
1️⃣9️⃣9️⃣ Kalamazoo, MI: protestors lay on the ground, so cops start shooting teargas canisters at their heads for sport
2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ Des Moines, IA: police use pepper-spray in an elevator on apartment residents trying to go home, including on one woman carrying a baby
Correction to 3️⃣9️⃣: actor John Cusack was attacked by police in Chicago IL, not Los Angeles CA
Appreciate the correction
Appreciate the correction
2️⃣0️⃣1️⃣ New York City, NY: how many NYPD officers does it take to beat one woman? I count at least 4 here
2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣ Cincinnati, 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"
Several more videos like this on Twitter if you search for "Cincinnati courtyard"
2️⃣0️⃣3️⃣ Huntington Beach, CA: police open fire on unarmed protestors laying flat on the ground
2️⃣0️⃣4️⃣ Washington, DC: 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)
Notice one exploding at mid-height in front of a guy (stills pulled by @HackyScientress in next tweet)
Excerpted from 2️⃣0️⃣4️⃣ above by @HackyScientress
2️⃣0️⃣5️⃣ 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
2️⃣0️⃣6️⃣ Clayton, CA: distance view of police opening fire on kids for curfew violations
Field-level view of 2️⃣0️⃣6️⃣ above in Clayton CA
CORRECTION: on 8️⃣0️⃣ above, I'm told this was actually in Kansas City, *Missouri* instead of Kansas City, Kansas
cc: @jasonemiller
cc: @jasonemiller
2️⃣0️⃣7️⃣ Oakdale, CA: about an hour ago, peaceful protest turns violent when a white supremacist attacks people in a car driving by
In addition to what's on video, at least one officer fired multiple rounds in the air – with one hitting a BLM protestor
In addition to what's on video, at least one officer fired multiple rounds in the air – with one hitting a BLM protestor
As I keep combing through the DMs, I know there are a lot of folks who've started their own lists (thank God 😂)
If you're on Reddit, here's the 2020PoliceBrutality subreddit (@2020police) Github / Netlify repository: 2020policebrutality.netlify.app
Subreddit:
reddit.com
If you're on Reddit, here's the 2020PoliceBrutality subreddit (@2020police) Github / Netlify repository: 2020policebrutality.netlify.app
Subreddit:
reddit.com
And here's a Github-powered map of the videos posted so far:
2️⃣0️⃣8️⃣ Portland, OR: people are trying to clean up the street
So a police SUV speeds through trying to run them over for sport
So a police SUV speeds through trying to run them over for sport
2️⃣0️⃣9️⃣ Prince George's County, MD: A police officer beats the sh*t out of someone at a gas station
The department announced 3 officers have been suspended pending investigation
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The department announced 3 officers have been suspended pending investigation
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2️⃣1️⃣0️⃣ Baytown, TX: police best the sh*t out of two men for sport
You can hear the officer say the white guy is being arrested for "cussing in public"
(The First Amendment protects cussing in public)
You can hear the officer say the white guy is being arrested for "cussing in public"
(The First Amendment protects cussing in public)
*beat 😑
2️⃣1️⃣1️⃣ Chicago, IL: an officer runs through the crowd of his colleagues to push down a protestor and start beating the everlasting sh*t out of them for sport
2️⃣1️⃣2️⃣ Dallas, TX: police indiscriminately gas peaceful protestors outside Johnsson Central Library
2️⃣1️⃣3️⃣ Salt Lake City, UT: cop shoots an unarmed protestor at point-blank range for sport
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2️⃣1️⃣4️⃣ Los Angeles, CA: baton cops initiate the attack on protestors so the gas cops behind them will start shooting teargas
2️⃣1️⃣5️⃣ Sacramento, CA: how many SPD cops does it take to choke out one black man? I'm counting 2-3
2️⃣1️⃣6️⃣ New York City, NY: NYPD has spent taxpayer money on custom fake taxis, so they can arrest innocent protestors who are trying to go home
2️⃣1️⃣7️⃣ Washington, DC: military troops? Cops?
Whoever they are, they walk up the fence and start indiscriminately shooting into the backs of the crowd as it runs away
Whoever they are, they walk up the fence and start indiscriminately shooting into the backs of the crowd as it runs away
2️⃣1️⃣8️⃣ Louisville, KY: police take position on an overpass and *shoot at cars stuck in traffic* for sport
Reminder: the police are rioting
Reminder: the police are rioting
2️⃣1️⃣9️⃣ Washington, DC: private security personnel falsely representing themselves as police? 🧐
2️⃣2️⃣0️⃣ Seattle, WA: deploying a busload of riot troops at a peaceful protest
Reminder: it's the police who have been escalating the violence
Reminder: it's the police who have been escalating the violence
2️⃣2️⃣1️⃣ Raleigh, NC: remember just a week or so ago when the #ReOpenNC folks insisted that forced business closures were literal fascism?
Deputies attacked an LGBT bar in downtown for providing first aid
Deputies attacked an LGBT bar in downtown for providing first aid
2️⃣2️⃣2️⃣ Bentonville, AR: protestors peacefully chant "We want peace!"
So police shoot them with rubber bullets and teargas
So police shoot them with rubber bullets and teargas
2️⃣2️⃣3️⃣ Washington, DC: police illegally telling voters to go home because of the curfew, falsely insisting they're not allowed to vote
2️⃣2️⃣4️⃣ Colorado Spring, CO: how many CSPD cops does it take to beat one man? I count 5
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[Full vid @ krdo.com]
*Springs 😑
2️⃣2️⃣5️⃣ Los Angeles, CA: powerful montage of police violence juxtaposed with a speech from the mayor
Another reminder that the love of police brutality is strongly bipartisan
Another reminder that the love of police brutality is strongly bipartisan
2️⃣2️⃣6️⃣ New York City, NY: how many NYPD cops does it take to beat one man? 🤔 I count three this time
More on the officer in 6️⃣8️⃣ / 9️⃣7️⃣ out of Fort Lauderdale: the man has racked up *79* internal affairs reviews of his conduct in just 3.5 years
Lawlessness
Lawlessness
2️⃣2️⃣7️⃣ Orlando, FL: police deliberately box in protestors *before* curfew, forcing them to stay in place until after curfew so they can be arrested
This is a violation of the Fourth Amendment
This is a violation of the Fourth Amendment
Different angle on 1️⃣1️⃣1️⃣ out of Indianapolis
From this view you can see the cop grope the woman he's restraining, that's why she breaks away
Then of course a half dozen cops beat her for not wanting to be groped
Lawlessness
From this view you can see the cop grope the woman he's restraining, that's why she breaks away
Then of course a half dozen cops beat her for not wanting to be groped
Lawlessness
2️⃣2️⃣8️⃣ Houston, TX: how many Houston cops does it take to beat one man? 🤔 I count at least four here, maybe five
And then another pepper-sprays the guy recording it so he'll stop
Lawlessness
And then another pepper-sprays the guy recording it so he'll stop
Lawlessness
2️⃣2️⃣9️⃣ New York City, NY: a motorist honks her horn in support of the protestors, so an NYPD White Shirt walks over, leans into the car, and tells her to turn the vehicle off and hand over the keys
Then they push another guy over a bike
Lawlessness
Then they push another guy over a bike
Lawlessness
2️⃣3️⃣0️⃣ New York City, NY: NYPD is beating so many people at the same time in this one it's hard to keep track of what's going on
Lawlessness
Lawlessness
2️⃣3️⃣1️⃣: Buffalo, NY: police arrest a man *while he's being interviewed by the press* *with his hands in the air*
Lawlessness
Lawlessness
2️⃣3️⃣2️⃣ Huntsville, AL: police officer gets out of his car and just walks around casually pepper-spraying people
2️⃣3️⃣3️⃣ Huntsville, AL: local reporters try to leave the protest area as they're overwhelmed by tear gas – but then find themselves blocked in my police who won't let them leave
Lawlessness
Lawlessness
2️⃣3️⃣4️⃣ Fredericksburg, VA: some photos of the protests
2️⃣3️⃣5️⃣ New York City, NY: police stealing private property without due process
Lawlessness
Lawlessness
2️⃣3️⃣6️⃣ Fargo, ND: deputy police chief admits in email to his colleagues that he infiltrated protestors and tried to instigate unrest
2️⃣3️⃣7️⃣ Huntsville, AL: police lieutenant openly admits his cops are gassing peaceful protestors
2️⃣3️⃣8️⃣ Orlando, FL: thought I had posted this one already so apologies if it turns out to be a duplicate
Bike cop pepper-sprays a guy 20min before curfew. You see the Bike Cop Army show up at the end
Bike cop pepper-sprays a guy 20min before curfew. You see the Bike Cop Army show up at the end
2️⃣3️⃣9️⃣ Montréal, Canada: it's not just American police getting the itch to indiscriminately teargas our own citizens
2️⃣4️⃣0️⃣ Indianapolis, IN: police teargassing a worship service for sport
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