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 348 thread from a reporter on finding CS canisters after he and his photographer were gassed twice by police. Police are... Lincoln, NE, USA 1
TGD 126 peaceful protestors, kneeling with hands raised, get blown away by LRPD Little Rock, AK, USA 2
TGD 69 police intentionally shoot a reporter in the throat Long Beach, CA, USA 2
TGD 108 police point a gas canister launcher at folks as a young child sits atop dad's shoulders Long Beach, CA, USA 2
TGD 34 LAPD tackling one unarmed protestor and indiscriminately beating others with their batons Los Angeles, CA, USA 2
TGD 70 LAPD officer quickly drives his SUV into a crowd near Pershing Square, hitting what looks like two protestors, then t... Los Angeles, CA, USA 2
TGD 87 LAPD shoots a man *in his own apartment* recording from his upstairs balcony Los Angeles, CA, USA 2
TGD 105 LAPD sharing a jovial chuckle with a white woman as she spraypaints a building to make it look like it was done by pr... Los Angeles, CA, USA 2
TGD 107 police shoot a USMC veteran in the head for sport Los Angeles, CA, USA 2
TGD 118 LAPD scanner chatter: "$100 for a n*gger! $50 for a Mexican! Kill 'em all! ... We gotta start shooting to kill, man. ... Los Angeles, CA, USA 2
TGD 119 LAPD beat the sh*t out of well-known actor Kendrick Sampson (@kendrick38) Then once they're done beating him, the bat... Los Angeles, CA, USA 4
TGD 123 LAPD officers beat the sh*t out of several unarmed peaceful protestors for sport, while other cops in the pack shoot ... Los Angeles, CA, USA 3
TGD 148 police open fire for sport on two guys standing still yards away having a conversation with each other Los Angeles, CA, USA 2
TGD 153 extended montage (15+ minutes) of police violence footage out of LA Los Angeles, CA, USA 2
TGD 177 police doing casual drive-by shootings from the comfort of their SUV Los Angeles, CA, USA 2
TGD 178 no video, but UCLA is apparently concerned about policing turning their athletic facilities into a field jai Los Angeles, CA, USA 2
TGD 181 at least 6 cops destroy a car, breaking out its windows to drag out the occupants Los Angeles, CA, USA 1
TGD 182 police block a street to swarm out and start arresting random motorists for violating curfew Los Angeles, CA, USA 2
TGD 176 police pre-beatings huddle, Popo: "Don't kill 'em. But hit 'em HARD!" Seattle, WA, USA 2
TGD 184 protestors shot in the head at 3rd & Fairfax by the Grove Per the journalist who got the video, police shot first, *t... Los Angeles, CA, USA 1
TGD 225 powerful montage of police violence juxtaposed with a speech from the mayor Another reminder that the love of police ... Los Angeles, CA, USA 2
TGD 257 police shooting at protestors at point-blank range Near the end of the vid @roebotwriter takes a bullet to the stomach Los Angeles, CA, USA 2
TGD 272 how many LA County deputies in riot gear does it take to beat unarmed protestors in a huddle? Lower per capita ratio ... Los Angeles, CA, USA 1
TGD 303 another where the picture speaks for itself A homeless non-protestor has his eye shot out by LAPD for sport Another ... Los Angeles, CA, USA 3
TGD 308 text thread on LAPD's casual sex assaults on female- and gender-nonconforming arrestees Sadly, this is common. Large ... Los Angeles, CA, USA 2