The individual was sitting on the ground peacefully, yet the police maced her, and since she didn't move, they kicked her in the head.
tags: mace, pepper-spray, spray, kick
id: pa-erie-1
Links
- https://twitter.com/ItsKadynC/status/1266967646345613317
- https://twitter.com/the7goonies/status/1266989439160590336
- Extended footage. Events around 7:45
- Article on the event from PAPost
Protesters try to help someone stand up; police wait until the person is halfway up before pepper-spraying the helpers.
tags: pepper-spray, spray, protester
id: pa-harrisburg-1
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Following a police shooting in Lancaster, protesters gathered in the streets, forming makeshift barricades. Police responded with chemical agents - believed by protesters to be tear gas, though police claim it was "OC spray," the same compound as pepper spray. However, a spent canister recovered by a journalist shows police used "CS smoke," or tear gas.
tags: protesters, tear-gas
id: pa-lancaster-1
Links
- https://twitter.com/CarterLNP/status/1305366066588274688
- https://twitter.com/CarterLNP/status/1305363288184758272
- https://twitter.com/CarterLNP/status/1305365596951973889
- https://twitter.com/CarterLNP/status/1305392469857701889
- https://twitter.com/worldofjeremiah/status/1305401461862522881
The journalist was trying to get a closer look at the police, while they were beating an individual.
tags: arrest, journalist, beat, threaten, baton, protester
id: pa-philadelphia-1
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Protester fleeing police jumps in stranger's car; driver pulls over; police beat fleeing protester, then arrest him, the driver and a passerby filming | (Believed to be) May 30th
Two protesters run from police across an intersection. One jumps into a car's open passenger window. The driver pulls away before the other protester can enter. The driver then pulls over to the side of the road shortly after.
Police drag the protester from the car and beat him with batons. After he is arrested, a police officer punches him in the face.
Police additionally arrest the driver and passerby filming the scene.
tags: arrest, shove, push, threaten, punch, baton, beat, vehicle, protester, bystander
id: pa-philadelphia-2
Links
- https://youtu.be/QDcCFN_LQPA
- driver arrested at 0:40; passerby arrested at 0:47; protester punched (1:40)
A protester is seen in a scuffle with police. It is unknown what caused this interaction. Police repeatedly push and shove the protester with no attempt to detain the individual.
tags: shove, push, protester
id: pa-philadelphia-14
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A man is being held on the ground by a police officer, who forces the man's hand onto a baton. Another officer joins in to force the man flat on the ground, kneeling on either the man's head or neck. The second officer then begins to strike the man on the head. A third officer joins in and grabs the man's arms. The police yell at witnesses to "back off", while someone yells "he can't breathe".
tags: knee, knee-on-neck, beat, baton, strike, threaten, protester
id: pa-philadelphia-3
Links
- https://metro.co.uk/2020/06/01/cop-put-baton-george-floyd-protesters-hand-put-knee-neck-12789427/
- https://twitter.com/mkultranews/status/1267305587206807553
An officer mounted atop a personnel carrier fires several tear gas rounds down an empty street without apparent justification
tags: tear-gas
id: pa-philadelphia-9
Links
- https://twitter.com/cynthiaschemmer/status/1267199590987714560
- https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1267859272639164416
Philadelphia Police Trap Protesters on Highway, Then Tear Gas Them and Shoot Rubber Bullets | June 1st
An estimated 3000-5000 protesters moved onto Interstate 676, stopping traffic. Protesters move into a tunnel under 20th street. An eye-witness states that officers inside the tunnel (eastbound on I-676) began shooting rubber bullets and macing protesters without any warning or any instructions to halt the protest on the highway. Protesters clear the tunnel, many kneel and put their hands up. Police shoot tear gas at protesters to disperse the crowd, they escape to the hill between 20th and 21st street as there was tear gas westbound on the interstate and they were still being fired at by officers in the tunnel to the east. Some throw canisters back. Officers chase protesters up the hill and appear to detain a number of them. Other officers continue to fire tear gas on to the hill, despite the only visible escape from the tear gas being over a ~10 ft fence.
Location: Interstate 676 between N 20th/21st St
tags: tear-gas, rubber-bullet, shoot, tear-gas-canister, protester
id: pa-philadelphia-4
Links
- https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/guve5f/philadelphia_police_traps_protesters_on_highway/
- https://twitter.com/bbcease/status/1267582823428501508
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXzWicPCNQg
- Aerial footage
- https://vimeo.com/425235774
- https://youtu.be/srC5l--cn14
Three protesters kneeling on the ground with their hands on their heads/covering their faces are pepper-sprayed directly in the face by a cop.
tags: pepper-spray, spray, protester
id: pa-philadelphia-5
Links
Police shove a group of protesters. A particularly aggressive police officer in a white shirt runs and shoves someone, then grabs another man. He is then approached by a young man with long hair whom he strikes with his baton, at full strength, in the head before jumping on him and cuffing him. He has assistance from another officer who presses the man's face to the pavement using his knee on his neck. Twitter accounts misreport the individual as female; later accounts in media report the individual is a male Temple University engineering student.
He now faces charges of aggravated assault, simple assault, possession of an instrument of crime and recklessly endangering another person. His bail was set at $10,000. The officer has been suspended with intent to dismiss him. The protester was detained for 24 hours, but ultimately released without charges.
tags: shove, baton, strike, beat, protester
id: pa-philadelphia-7
Links
- https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia-police-beating-temple-student-evan-gorski-protest-20200604.html
- https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1268766216161763328
- https://twitter.com/Peopledelphia/status/1267588991655784448
- https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia-police-beating-temple-student-joseph-bologna-protest-20200605.html
- https://whyy.org/articles/philly-police-commander-videotaped-beating-protesters-linked-to-narcotics-scandal-misconduct/
- https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/06/us/philly-student-protester/index.html
An officer in a white shirt is seen grabbing a woman and then attacking her before dragging her into custody. The woman did not make any apparent provocation towards the officer.
tags: shove, arrest, push, protester
id: pa-philadelphia-8
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During protests, groups of men armed with guns, bats, and other blunt instruments roved around the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia. They continued patrolling after curfew. Footage shows Philadelphia police warning militia to leave so they could enforce arrests of BLM protesters. In addition, images show police chatting and taking photos with the groups. One video taken by a gunman states that the police want to take pictures with them.
Footage shows members of the groups threatening and shouting racial and homophobic slurs at protesters without police intervention. One journalist posted a picture of himself with a head wound, alleging that one of these groups beat him for filming them.
tags: abuse-of-power, protester
id: pa-philadelphia-10
Links
- Video in comments
- https://twitter.com/StreetsDept/status/1269031817253982215
- https://twitter.com/DAZZLESTORM/status/1267621074457505792
- https://twitter.com/DAZZLESTORM/status/1267621072352022535
- https://twitter.com/jwehrens/status/1267621976379740170
- https://twitter.com/jpegjoshua/status/1267634390496149506
- https://twitter.com/jpegjoshua/status/1267636972404736000
- https://twitter.com/jpegjoshua/status/1267599264257015816
Protesters are seen in the middle of the road on their knees with their hands up. Officers are seen walking on the median and indiscriminately pepper spraying the protesters below them.
tags: pepper-spray, spray, protester
id: pa-philadelphia-13
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Police kneel on man who says "I can't breathe", officer yells profanities back | (Believed to be) June 3rd
At least 6 officers surround a handcuffed man who says "I can't breathe". Officer replies "Shut up asshole. Are you fucking stupid? Shut up, that shit don't work here."
tags: threaten, arrest, knee, protester
id: pa-philadelphia-6
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Reporter is harassed and assaulted by pro-Columbus supporters; police tell reporter to leave the scene | June 13th
A reporter from Unicorn Riot showed up at a pro-Columbus rally at a statue of Christopher Columbus in Philadelphia. He is harassed, threatened and assaulted by members of the rally. In addition, an article published by Unicorn Riot states that members of the rally slashed the journalist's tires. After several minutes, police intervene to push protesters back, but make no arrests. They appear to say nothing more to members of the rally than, "Leave him alone."
The reporter continues to film from a distance.
Around 6:20, the journalist is assaulted again by a man who says he doesn't want the journalist to film.
Shortly after, the journalist is told by the officer that he has been warned 3 times to leave. The journalist insists he is here to film. The officer states that the journalist is inciting a riot and should be mindful of the curfew time.
tags: journalist, abuse-of-power
id: pa-philadelphia-11
Links
- https://vimeo.com/428917635
- https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/hbaove/philadelphia_police_threaten_unicorn_riot/
- https://unicornriot.ninja/2020/philadelphia-police-threaten-unicorn-riot-reporter-after-vigilante-assault/
A reporter recounts on Twitter that she was arrested despite telling an officer she was a reporter. She states she was zip-tied, mocked and then dragged backwards down two flights of stairs to a detention area. She states that later an officer came and asked, "Are you Samantha?" When she confirmed her name, she was released.
Footage shows first-person video leading up to her arrest. It includes her clear identification, with press badge, as a reporter.
tags: journalist, arrest, abuse-of-power, zip-tie
id: pa-philadelphia-12
Links
- https://twitter.com/samanthamelamed/status/1275522909604372481
- https://twitter.com/samanthamelamed/status/1275523337716973570
- https://twitter.com/samanthamelamed/status/1275524750316535810
Police tear-gas, shoot and arrest protester confused by contradicting police instructions | May 30th
John Connors, a protester in Pittsburgh on Saturday, May 30th, was recording the protest on his phone, when police told him to leave the area or risk arrest. He is heard asking which direction to go. The direction given was already blocked off, so he asked for more clarity. He was given additional instructions and made his way towards a 7/11.
He asks an officer, "Are you guys police officers or are you guys cops?" The officer then release a tear gas canister at his feet and shoots him at short range. Police then arrest Connors. Connors admits his question was antagonizing, but states he did nothing to threaten officers or escalate to violence, which is supported by the footage.
tags: tear-gas, tear-gas-canister, shoot, arrest, projectile, protester
id: pa-pittsburgh-3
Links
- https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2020/06/03/protester-hopes-cell-phone-video-clears-his-name/
- https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1270149233673469957
A woman in East Liberty gets onto her knees and puts her hands in the air, while repeatedly yelling "we're peaceful, don't shoot!" Officers approach her and one of them sprays pepper spray onto her. The woman who recorded the video, Abigail Rubio, claims the police returned the next day and claimed they had video evidence of her throwing items off her balcony at them, a claim she denies and says was meant to intimidate her after posting the video. She filed a complaint with the local Citizen Review Board
tags: pepper-spray, spray, threaten, protester
id: pa-pittsburgh-1
Links
- Video of the incident
- Twitter link alleging intimidation
- Post Gazette article about alleged police intimidation
Police declare a peaceful protest an unlawful assembly. They then escalate the situation by firing tear gas and rubber bullets on the crowd.
tags: shoot, tear-gas, rubber-bullet, protester
id: pa-pittsburgh-2
Links
- https://www.reddit.com/r/pittsburgh/comments/guzshz/police_declaring_an_unlawful_assembly_against_a/
- https://www.facebook.com/BenjaminKFerris/posts/3091613010894973
- https://twitter.com/gautamyadav818/status/1267606317893550080
- Extended Facebook Live video; police begin firing at 9:00; phone is dropped at 10:53 and not recovered until the end
Two protesters kneel with their hands up 5-10 feet from police. One of the protesters appears to try to talk to the police. Police then pepper-spray the protesters, who then flee.
Users on Twitter allege the woman was a medic attempting to notify the police and/or provide aid to an injured person in a nearby parking garage.
Footage was posted on Twitter as a reply to footage of another incident on June 1st.
tags: pepper-spray, spray, protester
id: pa-pittsburgh-4
Links
- https://twitter.com/messiest_headd/status/1267816842413740034
- https://twitter.com/stabpossum/status/1268203842174361600
Footage shows police officers around several protest-related arrestees. A woman argues with them at a distance. Police then approach her and arrest her. They force her to a seated position on the ground. They then lift her and place her face down on the ground.
The crowd begins to object and asks why she is being arrested. Another officer then releases a tear gas canister and throws it at the crowd.
tags: arrest, tear-gas, tear-gas-canister, protester
id: pa-pittsburgh-5
Links
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chgIx7AToIw
- https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/video-shows-pittsburgh-police-arresting-and-pinning-woman-to-ground-in-east-liberty-before-deploying-tear-gas-at-onlookers/Content?oid=17432474
- https://www.reddit.com/r/pittsburgh/comments/gzv8y7/video_shows_pittsburgh_police_arresting_and
- https://www.facebook.com/chilcottj/videos/10223908609851965/
Footage shows a protester standing in the street filming police. One officer shoves the protester, then another shoves the protester with his baton. The protester falls into the concrete median then to the ground.
tags: protester, shove, baton, push
id: pa-pittsburgh-6
Links
A protest marshal was singled out and arrested with charges of "Obstructing Highways and Other Public Passages." He was arrested while on the sidewalk when plainclothes officers emerged from an unmarked van, grabbed him, and drove away.
tags: protester, abuse-of-power, arrest
id: pa-pittsburgh-7
Links
- https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/photos-civil-saturday-protest-disrupted-when-marshal-is-arrested-by-heavily-armed-pittsburgh-police-in-unmarked-van/Content?oid=17823887
- https://twitter.com/savlucy420/status/1294753559263817728
- https://twitter.com/samm_bones/status/1294769302348890113
A protest in Pittsburgh faced off with police when protesters stood at the edge of a sidewalk, while police stood in the road. Police then pushed protesters from the sidewalk into the park. Protesters passively resisted the shoving and were pepper sprayed.
https://twitter.com/csnyderj/status/1296275426059472902
tags: protester, shove, push, baton, pepper-spray, spray
id: pa-pittsburgh-8
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