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 276 peaceful protest ends in teargas Tampa, FL, USA 1
TGD 291 how many Tampa cops does it take to choke out and arrest one woman? I count three Another angle of 291 above, as pol... Tampa, FL, USA 4
TGD 292 protestor asks on bullhorn, "Why are you shooting at us?" Police respond by shooting at them Tampa, FL, USA 1
TGD 293 extended montage of brutality by Tampa police Tampa, FL, USA 1
TGD 349 Mayor says "I don't believe there has ever been a good person of color killed by a police officer" Then blames it on ... Temecula, CA, USA 1
TGD 347 police open fire on protestors and shoot a reporter in the process while he's live on-air. [h/t @KTULNews] Tulsa, OK, USA 2
TGD 337 the Lowndes County Sheriff *literally strangles a protestor* for having a protest sign with "FUCK TRUMP" on it [h/t @... Valdosta, GA, USA 2
TGD 338 making this a separate incident because it happened the following day — the Sheriff of Lowndes County illegally arres... Valdosta, GA, USA 3
TGD 162 police using teargas and bullets on a peaceful protest in broad daylight Walnut Creek, CA, USA 1
TGD 191 cops casually threatening to murder citizens. Cop: "IF YOU DO NOT MOVE, YOU WILL BE DEAD." [Note well: the Constitut... Walnut Creek, CA, USA 1
TGD 100 police pin a CNN reporter against a wall while another one clubs him in the knee with a baton Washington, DC, USA 1
TGD 120 one cop repeatedly beats the sh*t out of a cameraman with his riot shield, as another beats the reporter next to him ... Washington, DC, USA 2
TGD 128 peaceful protestors try to go home to comply with curfew Police block them in until after curfew so they can arrest e... Washington, DC, USA 1
TGD 134 borrowing a page from the best authoritarian regimes across the globe – didn't Hosni Mubarak do this in Egypt a few y... Washington, DC, USA 1
TGD 136 by now you've probably seen this one on the news, but they decided to gas clergy and other protestors so the Yapping ... Washington, DC, USA 1
TGD 185 police leaving unexploded ordnance laying around This one is a Stinger (not flash-bang): it's a glorified IED that sh... Washington, DC, USA 2
TGD 204 high-def footage of the indiscriminate use of Stinger grenades and other ordnance by DC law enforcement. Notice one ... Washington, DC, USA 3
TGD 217 military troops? Cops? Whoever they are, they walk up the fence and start indiscriminately shooting into the backs of... Washington, DC, USA 1
TGD 219 private security personnel falsely representing themselves as police? Washington, DC, USA 2
TGD 223 police illegally telling voters to go home because of the curfew, falsely insisting they're not allowed to vote Washington, DC, USA 2
TGD 265 protestor in gray shirt badly injured as a cop bashes his head in with a shield. He's then shoved and shot for sport Washington, DC, USA 1
TGD 270 confirmation that the feds used chemical weapons on protestors and journalists Washington, DC, USA 1
TGD 305 the White House is using federal prison guards for riot control If you saw my previous coverage about Butner FCI up t... Washington, DC, USA 1
TGD 333 check out the video in the tweet quoted here. Moving. "People don't understand he's there because he has to be not b... Washington, DC, USA 1
TGD 341 another instance of totally unidentifiable people acting as law enforcement. No nameplates, no badges, no insignia, n... Washington, DC, USA 3