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 392 police shoot a black man as he has his hands raised in the air – and the media is streaming live. [@BruceBrownJr] Oklahoma City, OK, USA 2
TGD 356 cops posing with 3%er vigilantes for the gram Olympia, WA, USA 1
TGD 130 police shoot protestors with pepperballs, kick several repeatedly after tackling them Different angle of 130 above O... Omaha, NE, USA 3
TGD 275 police open fire on unarmed, peaceful protestors as they kneel Omaha, NE, USA 1
TGD 167 you see a protestor in gray hoodie walking away with his hands up. A cop rushes into the crowd to grab him so some o... Orlando, FL, USA 2
TGD 169 7-8 police officers pile on to one guy who's already on the ground not resisting Orlando, FL, USA 1
TGD 170 overhead view of when bike cops started beating protestors with their bikes for sport Orlando, FL, USA 1
TGD 227 police deliberately box in protestors *before* curfew, forcing them to stay in place until after curfew so they can b... Orlando, FL, USA 2
TGD 238 thought I had posted this one already so apologies if it turns out to be a duplicate Bike cop pepper-sprays a guy 20m... Orlando, FL, USA 1
TGD 244 officer deliberately covering up his bodycam Orlando, FL, USA 2
TGD 271 indiscriminate use of pepper-spray by police (Soon after they teargassed the entire area) Orlando, FL, USA 1
TGD 313 peaceful protest outside City Hall turns violent as police open fire with teargas, flash-bangs, and what sounds like ... Orlando, FL, USA 1
TGD 412 bike cop pepper-sprays a woman and then another protestor while a trio of his colleagues arrest someone [@Concerned407] Orlando, FL, USA 1
TGD 318 Bill Barr's DOJ has federally charged a man for "using the internet to incite a riot" Seems like it could set up a di... Peoria, IL, USA 1
TGD 31 hitting a reporter and trying to knock down their camera to block them from filming as officers dogpile an unarmed bl... Philadelphia, PA, USA 2
TGD 113 police deliberately herd protestors up an embankment against an unclimbable fence – and then repeatedly gas them all ... Philadelphia, PA, USA 4
TGD 116 four cops brutalize and arrest a man Notice how one cop deliberately put the man's hand on the baton / stick / whatev... Philadelphia, PA, USA 2
TGD 124 all-white vigilante groups now roaming the streets All-white vigilante thug force in 124 posing with Philadelphia po... Philadelphia, PA, USA 3
TGD 150 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 s... Philadelphia, PA, USA 2
TGD 192 how many Philly cops does it take to beat one man? I count at least 6. Man: "I can't breathe!" Gang of cops: "SHUT ... Philadelphia, PA, USA 2
TGD 334 cop abruptly grabs a woman for no reason and attacks her, as the other cops assemble and a supervisor yells "why do y... Philadelphia, PA, USA 1
TGD 339 Guy runs from cops and dives into a random SUV. So police club him (0:33), but then punch him in the face for sport a... Philadelphia, PA, USA 1
TGD 354 police collaborating with the white vigilante thug force in 124 Philadelphia, PA, USA 1
TGD 294 how many Philly cops does it take to beat one woman? I count two, after the pudgy bastard in white starts beating peo... Philadelphia, PA, USA 3
TGD 260 protestor walking home on Saturday night when police tackle him to the ground and beat the sh*t out of him You also h... Phoenix, AZ, USA 2