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]
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) https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1266565461937917953
(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) https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1266565461937917953
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)
https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/12665575093319 https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1266557509331976192
(3 different videos in this same thread with different angles of the assault)
https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/12665575093319 https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1266557509331976192
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 https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1266568719901372416
New York City, NY: beating a variety of unarmed protestors for sport https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1266574531621195776
Las Vegas, NV: beating a variety of unarmed protestors for sport https://twitter.com/bridgetkbennett/status/1266561128185819136
Fort Wayne, IN: pepper-spraying a variety of unarmed protestors for sport https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1266745200656990208
Minneapolis, MN: pepper-spraying a variety of unarmed protestors for sport https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1266207705863262208
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) https://www.facebook.com/1462345700/posts/10220863688809651/?d=n
(Note: this was from the first day of protests; the police are firing from the roof of the 3rd Precinct, which is now ash) https://www.facebook.com/1462345700/posts/10220863688809651/?d=n
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) https://www.facebook.com/1462345700/posts/10220863812572745/?d=n
(Note: this was from the first day of protests; the police are firing from the roof of the 3rd Precinct, which is now ash) https://www.facebook.com/1462345700/posts/10220863812572745/?d=n
Minneapolis, MN: police arresting an identified reporter, live on-air https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1266352623608901634
Denver, CO: police shooting reporters with paintballs, live on-air https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1266576309540487169
Louisville, KY: police shooting reporters with pepperballs, live on-air https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1266557059606163456
Denver, CO: intentionally pepper-spraying anyone recording police brutality, outside the state's capitol grounds
Lincoln, NE: doing a Tiananmen Square with a police SUV through a line of unarmed protestors https://twitter.com/theryanswanigan/status/1266674265635553284
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 above, it's the "Redneck Militia" children )
https://twitter.com/spacebird77/status/1266796179603574786
https://twitter.com/spacebird77/status/1266796179603574786
Minneapolis, MN: police shoot a widely-known reporter in the face for sport, literally blowing apart her left eye https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1266804517858881538
Atlanta, GA: a bike cop picks up his bike and uses it to push over an unarmed protestor for sport https://twitter.com/brittm_tv/status/1266497944796225538
Columbus, OH: police, unprovoked, pepper-spraying a United States Congresswoman and several other elected officials for sport https://twitter.com/krobphoto/status/1266796191469252610
Detroit, MI: an officer charges through a group of other officers to attack a protestor who is backing away (timestamp 0:13-0:17) https://twitter.com/joeguillen/status/1266563974658744321
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 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 https://twitter.com/nbc4i/status/1266779721162948608
Looks like the officer throws a protestor to the ground, then another comes in to pepper-spray the Congresswoman and other elected officials https://twitter.com/nbc4i/status/1266779721162948608
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
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 above, licking his lips in anticipation of getting to shoot civilians
Unhinged https://twitter.com/bowiezamudio/status/1266598285206106113
Unhinged https://twitter.com/bowiezamudio/status/1266598285206106113
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"
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 https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1266885769282584576
New York City, NY: doing a Tiananmen Square, making sure to accelerate quickly to run over protestors before they can move https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1266903868295778310
Overhead view of above
Minneapolis, MN: police (illegally) demand homeowners go inside instead of filming, then *shoot them on their own porch* when they don't https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1266940018196692995
Raleigh, NC: an hours-long peaceful protest turns violent as police indiscriminately fire teargas into the crowd https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1266951077183868928
Raleigh, NC: pepperballing peaceful and unarmed protestors https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1266960621129601026
Minneapolis, MN: forcing a reporter to the ground, then deliberately pepper-spraying him in the face at close range for sport https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1266957458649595906
Minneapolis, MN: shooting and arresting an unarmed reporter who's trying to comply with police orders https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1266958068807544839
Philadelphia, PA: hitting a reporter and trying to knock down their camera to block them from filming as officers dogpile an unarmed black man https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1266958774713159680
Seattle, WA: police pepper-spray a 10-year-old child for sport
Denver, CO: police caught on camera pushing a reporter into an open fire
Los Angeles, CA: LAPD tackling one unarmed protestor and indiscriminately beating others with their batons
Columbus, OH: pepper-spraying peaceful unarmed protestors as they sit on the ground
New York City, NY: no video for this one, but NYPD arrested a reporter to stop him from covering the protests https://twitter.com/huffpost/status/1266936484692725766
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] https://twitter.com/keithboykin/status/1266936136418701317
[Arresting someone for blocking traffic that the police had already blocked was tried in Durham back during the Jose Huerta protests too] https://twitter.com/keithboykin/status/1266936136418701317
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 https://twitter.com/jcb_journo/status/1266897672545480706
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled there's a 1A right to record public police activity https://twitter.com/jcb_journo/status/1266897672545480706
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 https://twitter.com/johncusack/status/1266953514242228229
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 https://twitter.com/johncusack/status/1266953514242228229
Dallas, TX: police shoot a totally innocent bystander – a woman walking home with her groceries – in the head 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
Another protestor yells "GET YOUR FUCKING KNEE OFF HIS NECK" – at which point the *other* officer forcibly moves the first officer's leg
Minneapolis, MN: police threaten to "bake" a reporter for filming them, as he claims journalists are "the problem" https://twitter.com/ur_ninja/status/1267074770576838658
Detroit, MI: police deliberately target a journalist with pepper-spray to prevent him from reporting https://twitter.com/jcreindl/status/1266925170192715782
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
Erie, PA: police pepper-spray a peaceful protestor, then kick her over for sport
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
"They're sighting us in, dude!"
Notice the reporters are *nowhere near* any protestors or police
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
"I'M A MEDIC! I'M A MEDIC!!!"
"I'M A MEDIC! I'M A MEDIC!!!"
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
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
Sacramento, CA: police shoot out a young black boy's eye for sport https://twitter.com/chadloder/status/1267029301389492224
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 https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1266889425298108421
This violates the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution btw https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1266889425298108421
For folks sharing stuff on Facebook, the original compilation (videos through ) is available here: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10107365231528889
The 05/30-31 compilation ( through ) is available here: https://www.facebook.com/greg.doucette/posts/10107365226389189
Feel free to share as you deem appropriate
The 05/30-31 compilation ( through ) is available here: https://www.facebook.com/greg.doucette/posts/10107365226389189
Feel free to share as you deem appropriate
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) https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1267160179923136518
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 https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1267153847824285697
Then shooting him a second time in the leg https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1267153847824285697
Denver, CO: police – leaving – do a parting goodbye shot with a pepperball to stop an unarmed protestor from recording https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1267153291638685702
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 https://twitter.com/tristanshields/status/1266994214878932993
Fort Wayne, IN: police shoot a tear gas canister at a man's face, blowing out his eye and blinding him
https://twitter.com/notbalin/status/1266972999296704513
https://twitter.com/notbalin/status/1266972999296704513
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
Richmond, VA: Police fire pepper-spray into a man's 2nd floor apartment to stop him from recording them https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1123349158037544&id=100010874104187
Shorter in-Twitter video of above – and poster notes that the police sprayed random girls before spraying the guy in his apartment https://twitter.com/cwillis_worm/status/1267209188968669188
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
Charleston, SC: Armored Personnel Carrier plows into a woman's car in the intersection downtown
San Diego, CA: Police shoot an unarmed protestor between the eyes
(CW: graphic) https://twitter.com/saudiasakari/status/1267134500087062528
(CW: graphic) https://twitter.com/saudiasakari/status/1267134500087062528
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 https://twitter.com/val_ebertz/status/1266975058230235137
Turns out protestors caught the Minneapolis PD and National Guard on camera doing the slashing https://twitter.com/val_ebertz/status/1266975058230235137
La Mesa, CA: police casually start throwing flash-bangs and open fire on unarmed protestors standing still with their hands raised
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 https://www.instagram.com/p/CA14rooHIC6/ ]
And then, to the unarmed non-protestor filming, point and say "You're next! You're next!"
[IG at https://www.instagram.com/p/CA14rooHIC6/ ]
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 https://twitter.com/p0kes/status/1267230163521191936
Fort Lauderdale, FL: police officer hits an unarmed black woman in the head as she's on her knees on the ground
Long Beach, CA: police intentionally shoot a reporter in the throat
https://twitter.com/AGuzmanLopez/status/1267269781805137920 https://twitter.com/AGuzmanLopez/status/1267269781805137920
https://twitter.com/AGuzmanLopez/status/1267269781805137920 https://twitter.com/AGuzmanLopez/status/1267269781805137920
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
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) https://twitter.com/drivenbyboredom/status/1267263490009546753
(Next tweet in original thread below shows the protest was peaceful before this point) https://twitter.com/drivenbyboredom/status/1267263490009546753
Street level view of above https://twitter.com/argovox/status/1267278811747373056
Grand Rapids, MI: riot cops advance on crowd of unarmed protestors
Closer view of 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
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 https://www.instagram.com/p/CA1-0b8D7i5/ ]
...then another officer shoots him directly in the face with a teargas canister
[IG at https://www.instagram.com/p/CA1-0b8D7i5/ ]
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
Murfreesboro, TN: police fire tear gas and flash-bang grenades because yelling protestors hurt their fee-fees https://twitter.com/joe_spears7/status/1267246919673434113
Raleigh, NC: police shoot a protestor in the back as he's walking away, and then tackle him to the ground
Fredericksburg, VA: police escalate and fire tear gas into a peaceful protest
(Several more videos in the thread below) https://twitter.com/dannyklein69/status/1267261377435099142
(Several more videos in the thread below) https://twitter.com/dannyklein69/status/1267261377435099142
Charleston, SC: peaceful protestor, kneeling, talks at length to a phalanx of riot cops...
...so they arrest him
...so they arrest him
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
Kansas City, KS: like 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
El Paso, TX: police fire teargas and bullets into peaceful crowd of unarmed protestors
New York City, NY: officer pulls out his service pistol and starts brandishing it at assorted protestors for sport
Boston, MA: police... seem to be bashing out the windshield of their own patrol car?
No clue what's going on here tbh
https://twitter.com/HongPong/status/1267308401211645953 https://twitter.com/HongPong/status/1267308401211645953
No clue what's going on here tbh
https://twitter.com/HongPong/status/1267308401211645953 https://twitter.com/HongPong/status/1267308401211645953
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
Jacksonville, FL: on the right side of the screen, looks like a protestor just milling about gets tackled from behind and arrested
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) https://twitter.com/byrobertor/status/1267264167314182144
(The "badge," like in most states, is a press credential issued *in coordination with* police; the VA Press Assoc coordinates w/ VA State Police) https://twitter.com/byrobertor/status/1267264167314182144
Los Angeles, CA: LAPD shoots a man *in his own apartment* recording from his upstairs balcony
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 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
[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]
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
Richmond, VA: police on the hunt with rifles, briefly pointing one at the woman recording
Columbus, OH: police posing for the Gram, to show everyone what brave big- commando warrior peace servants they are https://twitter.com/eniodajko/status/1267282776794988544
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
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
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
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
Louisville, KY: police shoot – and kill – renowned local chef David McAtee https://twitter.com/fikismusic/status/1267443001422491652
More re above on the extrajudicial summary execution without due process of David McAtee by Louisville KY police and National Guard https://twitter.com/mattstonephotog/status/1267477509844750341
More re above about David McEtee https://twitter.com/jecoreyarthur/status/1267469827557527552
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
Washington, DC: police pin a CNN reporter against a wall while another one clubs him in the knee with a baton
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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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)
Boston, MA: multiple police officers beat the everlasting sh*t out of two people for sport, apparently for crossing the street?
https://twitter.com/RimeAndTreason/status/1267268090351489024/video/1
https://twitter.com/RimeAndTreason/status/1267268090351489024/video/1
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 above was dragged away for the truly heinous crime of walking to his car
https://twitter.com/shapuku/status/1267217544898678785?s=21 https://twitter.com/Shapuku/status/1267217544898678785
https://twitter.com/shapuku/status/1267217544898678785?s=21 https://twitter.com/Shapuku/status/1267217544898678785
Google Doc spreadsheet of the thread so far; includes sortable locality info, URL, video file name, etc https://twitter.com/jasonemiller/status/1267546935470088192
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 @ https://www.instagram.com/p/CA4YEAAlBR3/?igshid=rb8olzdet8ca]
[Original on IG @ https://www.instagram.com/p/CA4YEAAlBR3/?igshid=rb8olzdet8ca]
Austin, TX: Police shoot a pregnant black woman in the abdomen for sport https://twitter.com/jayjanner/status/1267111893753307137
Los Angeles, CA: police shoot a USMC veteran in the head for sport
Long Beach, CA: police point a gas canister launcher at folks as a young child sits atop dad's shoulders https://twitter.com/richardgrant88/status/1267523353289474048
Nationwide: a compilation of at least 100 known attacks by police on reporters, compiled by @NiemanLab https://twitter.com/verambergen/status/1267553666770391042
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
Indianapolis, IN: a half-dozen police repeatedly shoot and club a protestor for sport
https://twitter.com/cassluvslaughs/status/1267281444466036736/video/1
https://twitter.com/cassluvslaughs/status/1267281444466036736/video/1
Des Moines, IA: police teargas and arrest a Des Moines Register reporter so she'll stop tweeting updates
Last tweet from reporter in above before her arrest https://twitter.com/andreamsahouri/status/1267256849344221188
I'm told folks over on Reddit are compiling videos as well, at this link: https://www.reddit.com/r/2020PoliceBrutality/
Philadelphia, PA: police deliberately herd protestors up an embankment against an unclimbable fence – and then repeatedly gas them all for sport
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
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."
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
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 https://twitter.com/kyleclark/status/1267574072885551106
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!
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 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
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
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
Richmond, VA: police start using tear gas at peaceful protest near Monument Avenue
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 above, showing the officer pushing a woman down with his baton
Philadelphia, PA: all-white vigilante groups now roaming the streets
(We don't have these in Durham NC, because people here shoot back) https://twitter.com/jpegjoshua/status/1267599264257015816
(We don't have these in Durham NC, because people here shoot back) https://twitter.com/jpegjoshua/status/1267599264257015816
Richmond, VA: another video where everything was peaceful, it wasn't curfew yet, and police started gassing everyone for sport https://twitter.com/kburnellevans/status/1267603923306717184
The Richmond VA police Twitter account has apologized for the use of tear gas in above
They blame it on their officers' lack of tactical awareness https://twitter.com/richmondpolice/status/1267609063224938499
They blame it on their officers' lack of tactical awareness https://twitter.com/richmondpolice/status/1267609063224938499
First-person view of 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: and are different videos of the same incident https://twitter.com/taconuclear/status/1267621386392141827
@jasonemiller: and are different videos of the same incident https://twitter.com/taconuclear/status/1267621386392141827
Little Rock, AR: peaceful protestors, kneeling with hands raised, get blown away by LRPD
2nd follow-up apology re above https://twitter.com/richmondpolice/status/1267633929483411459
Re 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 https://twitter.com/aidachavez/status/1267578449482272768
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 https://twitter.com/vahn16/status/1267479022457565186
Going to RT the whole thing separate from this thread https://twitter.com/vahn16/status/1267479022457565186
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
Atlanta, GA: as with 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 https://twitter.com/raiinntweets/status/1267615113953099778
Several more videos in the thread https://twitter.com/raiinntweets/status/1267615113953099778
Omaha, NE: police shoot protestors with pepperballs, kick several repeatedly after tackling them
Pittsburgh, PA: police pepperspray and shoot peaceful unarmed protestors as they chant https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2935858916468885&id=100001344162878&sfnsn=mo&d=n&vh=i
All-white vigilante thug force in posing with Philadelphia police force for Instagram
https://twitter.com/jpegjoshua/status/1267634390496149506
https://twitter.com/jpegjoshua/status/1267634390496149506
Guy who video'd the all-white mob in was severely beaten for recording their parade, heading to the hospital https://twitter.com/antifa_ne/status/1267631674344574976
Guy referenced in prior tweet https://twitter.com/jwehrens/status/1267621976379740170
Different angle of 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)
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
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.)
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"
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: https://www.facebook.com/danny.garza.167/videos/10222535335080905/]
[FB: https://www.facebook.com/danny.garza.167/videos/10222535335080905/]
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
Riverside, CA: police destroying private property while being filmed live on the nightly news
Seattle, WA: police shoot a teargas canister at a reporter – live on-air as she's reporting
Re above, police indicate the SUV was *not* deliberately targeting them; the occupants had been shot https://twitter.com/aaronbesecker/status/1267666769210114053
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.)
Seattle, WA: overhead view of Seattle PD pepper-spraying protestors, then indiscriminately firing flash bang grenades deep into the crowd
Another angle on above in Raleigh, where you can see the guy they repeatedly shot was unarmed with his hands out
Atlanta, GA: four police team up to arrest a photographer, as the nightly news broadcasts it
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
Joliet, IL: Protestors arrested as they're leaving, including one grabbed by the neck and dogpiled by at least 3 cops
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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 https://twitter.com/alexctaliadoros/status/1267696501129654273
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
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 above in Joliet IL: one of the cops wasn't a cop
It was the *mayor* https://www.shawmediaillinois.com/2020/06/02/mayor-scuffles-during-george-floyd-demonstration/a8kc44b/?utm_medium=TwitterKCR&utm_source=Twitter
It was the *mayor* https://www.shawmediaillinois.com/2020/06/02/mayor-scuffles-during-george-floyd-demonstration/a8kc44b/?utm_medium=TwitterKCR&utm_source=Twitter
Denver, CO: Colorado State Patrol shoot a Denver reporter (who didn't realize at the time that the camera was still recording) https://twitter.com/jeremyjojola/status/1267536778577100800
Los Angeles, CA: police open fire for sport on two guys standing still yards away having a conversation with each other
Des Moines, IA: Just like above, police terrorize and pepper-spray a journalist so she'll stop reporting
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
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:
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)
I don't have copies + am not storing these. If you want them, feel free to DL https://twitter.com/jasonemiller/status/1267904738504265729
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)
I don't have copies + am not storing these. If you want them, feel free to DL https://twitter.com/jasonemiller/status/1267904738504265729
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 https://twitter.com/noahshachtman/status/1267896385678061569
Video in the article; he ended up getting stitches and 2 CT scans at the hospital where he works https://twitter.com/noahshachtman/status/1267896385678061569
Full video of above in Seattle WA
Los Angeles, CA: extended montage (15+ minutes) of police violence footage out of LA
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) https://twitter.com/cmdrclueless/status/1267919299982823427
So these vids cover ~4 days now (and I'm missing quite a few that are thankfully being documented by others) https://twitter.com/cmdrclueless/status/1267919299982823427
Street-level view of above in Seattle WA
The cops are rioting
[full video is 3:31 long, on IG @ https://www.instagram.com/tv/CA63KMnlVvu/?igshid=hfp3uoaqe23p]
The cops are rioting
[full video is 3:31 long, on IG @ https://www.instagram.com/tv/CA63KMnlVvu/?igshid=hfp3uoaqe23p]
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) https://twitter.com/dfriedman33/status/1267936203522932738
(Unless Under Armour became standard issue and I didn't get the memo) https://twitter.com/dfriedman33/status/1267936203522932738
El Centro, CA: police casually aiming their guns at kids recording on their phones from the roof
Just realized I used twice
We're gonna make this DC one instead so we don't duplicate numbers on the spreadsheet
@jasonemiller https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1267963097316233219
@jasonemiller https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1267963097316233219
Another angle on above
NOTE: the city on 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
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. https://twitter.com/elisabeth/status/1267842432605073416
So Denver police shot her 2x.
From behind. https://twitter.com/elisabeth/status/1267842432605073416
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 https://twitter.com/nathantbernard/status/1267971614500667394
Hoover, AL: when people say "defund the police," this is the type of overreactive they're talking about
14 high schoolers
50 cops https://twitter.com/ianhoppe/status/1267968991424909312
14 high schoolers
50 cops https://twitter.com/ianhoppe/status/1267968991424909312
Athens, GA: policing firing teargas and bullets near the UGA campus
Athens, GA: more indiscriminate teargas use
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
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
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 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
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
San Diego, CA: One set of cops kettle protestors toward another set of cops, so the second set of cops can shoot them
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
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]
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
San Diego, CA: no video, but the woman is an employee of Child Protective Services, shot as she was leaving work https://twitter.com/teenhankgst/status/1267582454488944641
Richmond, VA: not sure if this is the same day as , but it looks like the same location
Police looking like invaders
Police looking like invaders
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::
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://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-county/dallas-police-investigating-possible-use-of-force-incidents-saturday/287-1d3851d2-656c-4d40-8eac-7deac44ddf2d
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://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-county/dallas-police-investigating-possible-use-of-force-incidents-saturday/287-1d3851d2-656c-4d40-8eac-7deac44ddf2d
Austin, TX: police shoot a 16-year-old boy in the head and leave him for dead on the side of the road
https://www.kxan.com/investigations/everything-we-know-about-the-teenager-officers-shot-in-the-head-with-less-lethal-round-at-austin-protest/
[CW: gore]
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https://www.kxan.com/investigations/everything-we-know-about-the-teenager-officers-shot-in-the-head-with-less-lethal-round-at-austin-protest/
[CW: gore]
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Seattle, WA: police pre-beatings huddle
: "Don't kill 'em. But hit 'em HARD!"
: "Don't kill 'em. But hit 'em HARD!"
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 jail https://twitter.com/ucla/status/1268039753015812096
Washington, DC: cops pepper-spray a CNN crew as they're broadcasting live on-air
Wilmington, NC: police kneel "in solidarity"...
...so protestors will get closer...
...for the police to shoot them.
https://twitter.com/80SREDKY/status/1267961620921298944/video/1
...so protestors will get closer...
...for the police to shoot them.
https://twitter.com/80SREDKY/status/1267961620921298944/video/1
Another angle of above in Wilmington NC
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
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
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
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 https://twitter.com/edfelten/status/1267838832298393602
This one is a Stinger (not flash-bang): it's a glorified IED that shoots rubber bullets https://twitter.com/edfelten/status/1267838832298393602
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
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 above, I can't tell]
[This may be a different area of the same night as above, I can't tell]
San Jose, CA: cop casually hitting a guy with his motorcycle and sending him to asphalt as 3 more cops pile on
Seattle, WA: another night of indiscriminate flash-bang and teargas use on peaceful protestors
Another angle on above
More of 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
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 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
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!"
Multiple: mashup of several videos at once, locations are at the bottom of each panel
The Seattle one (top left) is above
The Seattle one (top left) is above
Cincinnati, OH: the casual banality of evil
Boston, MA: cop destroying private property without due process
https://twitter.com/xcaseadillax/status/1267321297643724800/video/1
https://twitter.com/xcaseadillax/status/1267321297643724800/video/1
Video of 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
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
New York City, NY:
America 2020 in a picture https://twitter.com/seywarddarby/status/1268183539633266689
America 2020 in a picture https://twitter.com/seywarddarby/status/1268183539633266689
San Diego, CA: peaceful protest – downright festive really – interrupted by tear gas and bullets
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)
Kalamazoo, MI: protestors lay on the ground, so cops start shooting teargas canisters at their heads for sport
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 : actor John Cusack was attacked by police in Chicago IL, not Los Angeles CA
Appreciate the correction https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1267106688064200710
Appreciate the correction https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1267106688064200710
New York City, NY: how many NYPD officers does it take to beat one woman? I count at least 4 here
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"
Huntington Beach, CA: police open fire on unarmed protestors laying flat on the ground