A running list of things cops have done on camera this week during the #protests:
- Mace a child
- Arrest clearly identified press
- Shoot marker bullets at the press
- yell “shut up bitch!” and shoot a woman(who was just filming) with rubber bullets
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- Mace a child
- Arrest clearly identified press
- Shoot marker bullets at the press
- yell “shut up bitch!” and shoot a woman(who was just filming) with rubber bullets
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- intentionally hit a protester with their car door as they drive by
- indiscriminately spray pepper spray at protesters as they drive by
- shove a woman from behind, causing her to fall and hit her head on the curb
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- indiscriminately spray pepper spray at protesters as they drive by
- shove a woman from behind, causing her to fall and hit her head on the curb
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- Drive police cruisers into crowds
... https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1266896333178195969">https://twitter.com/yashar/st...
... https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1266896333178195969">https://twitter.com/yashar/st...
- Pepper spray a congresswoman and a councilwoman
- shoot a woman walking home with groceries in the face with a pellet
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- shoot a woman walking home with groceries in the face with a pellet
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- Dump out and confiscate a water supply station
... https://twitter.com/nataliealund/status/1266877181164089349">https://twitter.com/natalieal...
... https://twitter.com/nataliealund/status/1266877181164089349">https://twitter.com/natalieal...
- cover their body cams with tape
... https://twitter.com/toneninas/status/1266795583454556166">https://twitter.com/toneninas...
... https://twitter.com/toneninas/status/1266795583454556166">https://twitter.com/toneninas...
- hit a journalist’s camera for filming an arrest
.. https://twitter.com/ur_ninja/status/1266913490301792257">https://twitter.com/ur_ninja/...
.. https://twitter.com/ur_ninja/status/1266913490301792257">https://twitter.com/ur_ninja/...
- trampled a woman with a horse
- shoved an unsuspecting elderly man to the ground
- screamed expletives and violently shoved a protester to the ground that was clearly walking away
[below is an excellent video compilation of some of these]
... https://twitter.com/jordanuhl/status/1266917228752056320">https://twitter.com/jordanuhl...
- shoved an unsuspecting elderly man to the ground
- screamed expletives and violently shoved a protester to the ground that was clearly walking away
[below is an excellent video compilation of some of these]
... https://twitter.com/jordanuhl/status/1266917228752056320">https://twitter.com/jordanuhl...
- opened fire with rubber bullets on a nurse attending to a seriously injured man in a medical tent https://twitter.com/chadloder/status/1266957030285127687">https://twitter.com/chadloder...
- Assaulted an Emmy-winning photographer that clearly identified himself as press
... https://twitter.com/jeffeisenband/status/1266927721042583553">https://twitter.com/jeffeisen...
... https://twitter.com/jeffeisenband/status/1266927721042583553">https://twitter.com/jeffeisen...
- Fired tear gas at point-blank range at a group of clearly identified press
... https://twitter.com/mollyhf/status/1266911382613692422">https://twitter.com/mollyhf/s...
... https://twitter.com/mollyhf/status/1266911382613692422">https://twitter.com/mollyhf/s...
- Permanently blinded a press photographer with a marker round
... https://twitter.com/killermartinis/status/1266618525600399361">https://twitter.com/killermar...
... https://twitter.com/killermartinis/status/1266618525600399361">https://twitter.com/killermar...
- Pepper sprayed a clearly identified medic at point-blank
... https://twitter.com/joshfitz/status/1266873339542470656">https://twitter.com/joshfitz/...
... https://twitter.com/joshfitz/status/1266873339542470656">https://twitter.com/joshfitz/...
- Removed all identifying insignias and badge numbers from their uniform https://twitter.com/anactualfairy/status/1266873977609355266">https://twitter.com/anactualf...
- Removed their protective gear to march with protesters
[this is great thread of similar good cop behavior]
... https://twitter.com/alt_uscis/status/1266916437400190976">https://twitter.com/alt_uscis...
[this is great thread of similar good cop behavior]
... https://twitter.com/alt_uscis/status/1266916437400190976">https://twitter.com/alt_uscis...