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 324 protestor's GoPro bodycam captures an LAPD officer beating the everlasting sh*t out of a guy with his hands up. [h/t ... Los Angeles, CA, USA 1
TGD 380 cop pulls a gun on a random black guy at the park, yells at him at gunpoint to get on his knees... ...then gets told ... Los Angeles, CA, USA 1
TGD 416 unarmed protestors have their hands raised standing still. LAPD shoots them for sport anyway. [@MattMcGorry] Los Angeles, CA, USA 1
TGD 133 black store owners call the police to get help with looters. So the police arrest the black store owners who asked f... Los Angeles, CA, USA 3
TGD 12 police in Louisville KY – who just watched police in Minneapolis MN arrest a CNN reporter live on-air – say "hold my ... Louisville, KY, USA 2
TGD 53 forgot to add this one in earlier. Police loot medical supplies, destroys others, as cops push protestors back to sto... Louisville, KY, USA 2
TGD 98 police shoot – and kill – renowned local chef David McAtee; https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2020/06/01/bes... Louisville, KY, USA 2
TGD 218 police take position on an overpass and *shoot at cars stuck in traffic* for sport Reminder: the police are rioting Louisville, KY, USA 2
TGD 57 Virginia State Police assault an elected member of the state's House of Delegates – the legislative branch responsibl... Manassas, VA, USA 2
TGD 255 assorted Karens and Kevins losing their minds at the mere thought of protestors being allowed to walk up the road So ... Merrick, NY, USA 4
TGD 279 tremendous growth in the number of protestors. Compare and contrast with 255 above Merrick, NY, USA 1
TGD 359 another one of those moments where the photo speaks for itself More of 359 in Merrick NY. This is an insane mob of p... Merrick, NY, USA 3
TGD 99 police burst out of their SUV to tackle and arrest a peaceful unarmed protestors talking to them The man was charged ... Miami, FL, USA 2
TGD 7 Minneapolis PD officer in an SUV indiscriminately sprays random citizens with pepper spray from his car window Minneapolis, MN, USA 2
TGD 8 detonating flashbang grenades in a docile crowd of unarmed protestors for sport Minneapolis, MN, USA 2
TGD 9 shooting a random protestor in the neck with a rubber bullet, then detonating more flash-bangs Minneapolis, MN, USA 2
TGD 10 Police arresting CNN reportes on air [h/t to @KSeyiA for link] Minneapolis, MN, USA 2
TGD 16 police shoot a widely-known reporter in the face for sport, literally blowing apart her left eye Minneapolis, MN, USA 2
TGD 26 National Guard and Minneapolis PD officers illegally demand taxpayers stop filming from their porch and go inside – y... Minneapolis, MN, USA 2
TGD 242 police block people from using public transit so they can't get home by curfew New York City, NY, USA 2
TGD 262 police assault a pair of state legislators. You saw similar conduct in 18 out of Ohio New York City, NY, USA 2
TGD 29 forcing a reporter to the ground, then deliberately pepper-spraying him in the face at close range for sport Differe... Minneapolis, MN, USA 4
TGD 30 police in Minneapolis deliberately shoot at – and then arrest – a reporter as he's walking away and trying to comply ... Minneapolis, MN, USA 2
TGD 42 Minneapolis Police called our journalist the "entire problem" & threatened he "would get baked" as he filmed them at ... Minneapolis, MN, USA 2
TGD 46 police shoot rubber bullets and teargas at a reporter and his crew, as they're broadcasting live on-air Minneapolis, MN, USA 2