It’s starting to feel like all of the “police reform” measures that have been been implemented I’ve the past 10-15 years haven’t worked, it’s time to change tactics. Our policy team has been working all night and will be releasing our response tomorrow. https://twitter.com/davidcayj/status/1266556127136882688
The “starting to feel like” is sarcastic. This change has been a long time coming, people just didn’t want to believe it was necessary. https://theintercept.com/2020/05/29/george-floyd-minneapolis-police-reform/
I’m going to document the multiple instances across the country that we are seeing unprovoked violence from police officers. All should be arrested and fired
1. Purposefully trampling peaceful protestors while on horseback https://twitter.com/vikthewild/status/1266538354939756544
1. Purposefully trampling peaceful protestors while on horseback https://twitter.com/vikthewild/status/1266538354939756544
2. Shooting of local media camera crew.
https://twitter.com/kyle_feldscher/status/1266553290189406209?s=21 https://twitter.com/Kyle_Feldscher/status/1266553290189406209
https://twitter.com/kyle_feldscher/status/1266553290189406209?s=21 https://twitter.com/Kyle_Feldscher/status/1266553290189406209
3. Cop flinging a 100 pound girl to the ground causeing a seizure and her being rushed to the ER
https://twitter.com/whitney_hu/status/1266540710188195843?s=21 https://twitter.com/whitney_hu/status/1266540710188195843
https://twitter.com/whitney_hu/status/1266540710188195843?s=21 https://twitter.com/whitney_hu/status/1266540710188195843
4. Police officer doing a hit and run with a car door on a protestor as they drive by https://twitter.com/nickatnews/status/1266537738364477446
5. Pepper spraying peaceful gatherers
https://twitter.com/deme_michelle/status/1266519027356180482?s=21 https://twitter.com/deme_michelle/status/1266519027356180482
https://twitter.com/deme_michelle/status/1266519027356180482?s=21 https://twitter.com/deme_michelle/status/1266519027356180482
6. Pepper spraying sitting NY assembly women trying to intervene between police and protestors
https://twitter.com/gwynnefitz/status/1266522692326428672?s=21 https://twitter.com/GwynneFitz/status/1266522692326428672
https://twitter.com/gwynnefitz/status/1266522692326428672?s=21 https://twitter.com/GwynneFitz/status/1266522692326428672
7. Keep in mind the people who protect those who commit these acts, and those who justify murder
https://twitter.com/thedweck/status/1266526696745783296?s=21 https://twitter.com/thedweck/status/1266526696745783296
https://twitter.com/thedweck/status/1266526696745783296?s=21 https://twitter.com/thedweck/status/1266526696745783296
8. In addition a NY state senator was also pepper sprayed while trying to keep the peace
https://twitter.com/aoc/status/1266579280038936579?s=21 https://twitter.com/aoc/status/1266579280038936579
https://twitter.com/aoc/status/1266579280038936579?s=21 https://twitter.com/aoc/status/1266579280038936579
9. Multiple NYPD ganging up on and beating man with baton https://twitter.com/mollycrabapple/status/1266517118545207296
10. Unprovoked aggression and violence against people walking in the street.
https://twitter.com/letsgomathias/status/1266557813855305729?s=21 https://twitter.com/letsgomathias/status/1266557813855305729
https://twitter.com/letsgomathias/status/1266557813855305729?s=21 https://twitter.com/letsgomathias/status/1266557813855305729
11. Kentucky State representative tear gassed
https://twitter.com/atticascott4ky/status/1266554648112087047?s=21 https://twitter.com/atticascott4ky/status/1266554648112087047
https://twitter.com/atticascott4ky/status/1266554648112087047?s=21 https://twitter.com/atticascott4ky/status/1266554648112087047
12. Photojournalist in Denver gassed while standing alone taking pictures
https://twitter.com/kevinjbeaty/status/1266565780671348736?s=21 https://twitter.com/kevinjbeaty/status/1266565780671348736
https://twitter.com/kevinjbeaty/status/1266565780671348736?s=21 https://twitter.com/kevinjbeaty/status/1266565780671348736
13. Police officers running through barricade into a crowd
https://twitter.com/awkwordrap/status/1266897055642984448?s=21 https://twitter.com/awkwordrap/status/1266897055642984448
https://twitter.com/awkwordrap/status/1266897055642984448?s=21 https://twitter.com/awkwordrap/status/1266897055642984448
14. US Congresswomen peppersprayed. https://twitter.com/timwcbd/status/1266787064735043591?s=21 https://twitter.com/timwcbd/status/1266787064735043591
15. My hometown Indianapolis with a police officer threatening a photographer
https://twitter.com/gracehollars/status/1266580277733851147?s=21 https://twitter.com/gracehollars/status/1266580277733851147
https://twitter.com/gracehollars/status/1266580277733851147?s=21 https://twitter.com/gracehollars/status/1266580277733851147
16. Traffic cop uses bicycle to hit women excercising her first amendment right
https://twitter.com/ava/status/1266797973834395648?s=21 https://twitter.com/ava/status/1266797973834395648
https://twitter.com/ava/status/1266797973834395648?s=21 https://twitter.com/ava/status/1266797973834395648
17. Officer shoving protester to the ground
https://twitter.com/jordanuhl/status/1266837637672960002?s=21 https://twitter.com/jordanuhl/status/1266837637672960002
https://twitter.com/jordanuhl/status/1266837637672960002?s=21 https://twitter.com/jordanuhl/status/1266837637672960002