Incidents

The primary collection for the Brutality DB

Incidents are the core of the Brutality DB. Each incident represents one alleged incident of police brutality, misconduct, or inappropriate use of force. Each incident contains one or more pieces of evidence, usually tweets or videos, and may include one or more identified officers from the videos.

Name Description Location Amount of Evidence Incident time
TGD 27 an hours-long peaceful protest turns violent as police indiscriminately fire teargas into the crowd Raleigh, NC, USA 2
TGD 51 NYPD officer (white shirt, higher rank of some sort) pushes a barricade into protestors, eventually knocks it over be... New York City, NY, USA 2
TGD 82 officer pulls out his service pistol and starts brandishing it at assorted protestors for sport New York City, NY, USA 1
TGD 152 police beat the everlasting sh*t out of a hospital worker as he walks to his hotel. Video in the article; he ended u... New York City, NY, USA 2
TGD 164 how many NYPD cops does it take to beat one woman? Seems like at least 4-5 here New York City, NY, USA 2
TGD 186 asked this before, but how many NYPD cops does it take to beat a woman? Bicyclist abruptly arrested without cause, as... New York City, NY, USA 2
TGD 196 America 2020 in a picture New York City, NY, USA 2
TGD 201 how many NYPD officers does it take to beat one woman? I count at least 4 here New York City, NY, USA 2
TGD 205 NYPD cop flings a guy into a patrol car with such force that he's knocked out cold and ends up with a concussion New York City, NY, USA 2
TGD 216 NYPD has spent taxpayer money on custom fake taxis, so they can arrest innocent protestors who are trying to go home New York City, NY, USA 2
TGD 226 how many NYPD cops does it take to beat one man? I count three this time New York City, NY, USA 2
TGD 229 a motorist honks her horn in support of the protestors, so an NYPD White Shirt walks over, leans into the car, and te... New York City, NY, USA 2
TGD 230 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 (w... New York City, NY, USA 2
TGD 235 police stealing private property without due process Not sure if it's more re 230 or 235, but the bike stolen by NYP... New York City, NY, USA 3
TGD 278 how many Tampa cops does it take to beat one person? I'm counting 3-4 Tampa, FL, USA 1
TGD 263 NYPD tackles a guy and beat him with a baton, sending him to the hospital – even though he hadn't done anything illeg... New York City, NY, USA 1
TGD 266 NYPD cop has removed his name badge / precinct pins / bodycam, and hides his badge number under a black ribbon. Claim... New York City, NY, USA 1
TGD 268 one of the several police unions is tweeting out a letter that they're fighting a "war on New York"... ...and that th... New York City, NY, USA 2
TGD 326 same night and locale as 325 above I think, but really soak all of this one in as NYPD officers go out of their way t... New York City, NY, USA 1
TGD 281 New York City, NY: thread of videos documenting the NYPD rioting, beating people indiscriminately for sport; "Just be... New York City, NY, USA 1
TGD 283 I frankly didn't know it could be done, but the NYPD has figured out how to pepper-spray people to death New York City, NY, USA 1
TGD 284 state law prohibits detaining protestors for more than 24 hours. Judge shrugs his shoulders and categorically denies ... New York City, NY, USA 1
TGD 285 peaceful protest descends into chaos as NYPD abruptly decides to start beating / spraying / arresting people Lawlessness New York City, NY, USA 1
TGD 295 cops indiscriminately beating the sh*t out of everyone in sight, and throwing one guy into a pile of garbage bags New York City, NY, USA 1
TGD 296 cops arrest a food delivery driver for violating curfew, even though food delivery is an essential service exempt fro... New York City, NY, USA 1