During a peaceful protest in Beverly Hills, police used the dispersal function of a LRAD (or sound cannon) on protesters. Footage is pointed at the ground, but audio shows individuals arguing. The LRAD's characteristic dispersal signal is used twice, each time without warning and for about 30 seconds. In addition, a photojournalist at the scene confirms the LRAD was used.
Due to its high risk of permanent injury, indiscriminate damage, and insufficient testing surrounding long-terms effects, the use of the LRAD dispersal function is considered to be police brutality in and of itself.
tags: less-lethal, lrad, protester
id: ca-beverlyhills-1
geolocation: 34.0768046, -118.4025837
Links
- 1:34, 3:43
- Photojournalist's account
- https://www.canyon-news.com/dozens-arrested-after-beverly-hills-protest/121082
A protester in the street argues with a police officer. The officer shoves the protester. The protester then says, "Don't fucking touch me." A second officer then pepper sprays the protester.
tags: less-lethal, pepper-spray, protester, push, shove, spray
id: ca-beverlyhills-2
geolocation: 34.0708678, -118.4045292
Links
Footage from a pair of dueling protests in Beverly Hills shows police slashing at protesters with batons.
tags: baton, protester, strike
id: ca-beverlyhills-3
geolocation: 34.0716265, -118.4036599
Links
- https://twitter.com/desertborder/status/1322653721130536961
- https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1322668845845413889
- https://twitter.com/waterspider__/status/1322664445990985728
- https://twitter.com/ACatWithNews/status/1322677918611300352
Law enforcement disrupt teenagers' peaceful protest by throwing a gas grenade and almost starting a fire.
tags: less-lethal, protester, tear-gas, tear-gas-canister
id: ca-clayton-1
geolocation: 37.9420027, -121.936336
Links
- https://twitter.com/CorinneAllen20/status/1268000716884283393
- https://twitter.com/CliffBraun/status/1268038070667849728
Two police offers have someone pinned to the ground and proceed to kneel on their head/neck, punch and kick them. A third officer joins them, also striking the person. The beating continues until a woman yells "why are y'all beating him?"
tags: beat, conceal, inhumane-treatment, kick, knee, knee-on-neck, protester, punch, threaten
id: ca-compton-1
geolocation: 33.9038142, -118.2141026
Links
- https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/gvdl01/they_secluded_him_behind_a_wall_and_looked_around/
- https://laist.com/2020/06/10/los_angeles_deputies_compton_video_violent_arrest_dalvin_price.php
- https://ktla.com/news/local-news/violent-arrest-caught-on-camera-in-compton/
- Street View
Several thousand protesters marched on Father's Day from the site of Los Angeles Sheriff's Department shooting of Andrés Guardado on June 18 to the Los Angeles Sheriff's station in Compton. Andrés' father addressed the crowd in English and in Spanish. Deputies in riot gear pointed guns at protesters who chanted "put down your guns." A Sheriff Department helicopter flew overhead urging local residents who had joined the march to leave and go home so that they would not be tear-gassed when outside agitators were dealt with. Black protesters and protest leaders shared hugs with Guardado's family to show solidarity between the Black and Latino communities. As a few mothers of children slain by LAPD or LASD told their stories, a group of protesters split off to confront a second band of Deputies in riot gear. One protester yelled "F*** the police!" The deputies opened fire with non-lethal rounds, tear gas, and flash bangs.
Footage shows scattered protesters on pedestrian walkway with deputies firing tear gas around them. Additional footage shows protesters helping one another recover from the damage.
A journalist states they were tear-gassed while holding up their press badge in plain view.
Footage shows police and protesters separated by a barricade. Protesters shout at deputies to put their guns down. Without verbal warning, deputies fire on protesters.
In footage from a journalist, a protester wearing a U.S. military jacket shows off wounds to the head and abdomen from less-lethal rounds shot by deputies.
tags: journalist, less-lethal, projectile, protester, rubber-bullet, shoot, tear-gas
id: ca-compton-2
geolocation: 33.894415, -118.2242897
Links
- https://twitter.com/LATACO/status/1274874827786997761
- https://twitter.com/LATACO/status/1274881935664267264
- https://www.lataco.com/protest-andres-guardado/
- https://theintercept.com/2020/06/25/andres-guardado-los-angeles-police/
- https://twitter.com/josie_huang/status/1274859389921267713
- https://twitter.com/josie_huang/status/1274860188898430976
- https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/hdrvxc/police_in_la_open_fire_on_group_protesting_the/
- https://twitter.com/josie_huang/status/1274863117004988416
An Orange County Sheriff's officer was spotted without a badge number at a protest outside the Costa Mesa Police Department. In addition, the officer wore several personal patches, one of which is associated with the "Three Percenters," an extremist right-wing militia.
tags: hide-badge
id: ca-costa-mesa-1
geolocation: 33.6637315, -117.9048468
Links
- https://old.reddit.com/r/orangecounty/comments/gvn42k/oc_sheriff_deputy_forgoing_his_name_badge_to_wear/
- https://twitter.com/OCSheriff/status/1268274765342490624
- ADL article concerning the Three Percenters
Protesters attacked; police shake hands of attackers; tell protesters to wait in patrol cars | 2020-06-28
About twenty anti-BLM protesters (holding a thin blue line flag and affiliated with California Valley Patriots (CVP)) were holding a rally in Gustine California (at the corner of Grove Avenue and 5th Street). A group of around 3 young people decided to hold an impromptu counter-protest, and parked across the street from the CVP protesters. CVP protesters came across the street and began shouting at the counter-protesters. Some time later, video shows one counter-protester on the ground, on the CVP proesters' side of the street, being beaten by CVP protesters. Another counter-protester is trying to intervene but being physically restrained by CVP protesters; a third is filming the incident as CVP protesters heckle her. Photos taken after the incident show at least two of the protesters badly beaten. Each side says the other started the altercation.
Police arrived shortly thereafter. They told the counter-protesters to wait in police cars (allegedly for their own protection); the counter-protesters say they were kept in police cars for nearly an hour. The CVP protesters were not put into police cars. One counter-protester says that counter-protesters tried to leave multiple times, but were told that they were not free to go. Police can be seen shaking the hand of one of the CVP protesters; counter-protesters claim police were somewhat dismissive of their allegations of assault against the CVP protesters. No arrests were made, but a report concerning the incident has been referred to the DA.
tags: abuse-of-power, protester
id: ca-gustine-1
geolocation: 37.2535159, -120.998706
Links
- Video after the incident
- More video after the incident
- Video during the incident
- Video during and after the incident
- Account from a counterprotester, with pictures of injuries
- Video of injuries; response (purportedly from CVP) in comments
- Twitter feed with misc. other evidence
- Merced Sun-Star Coverage
- West Side Connect Coverage
- Yahoo News Coverage, with video before the incident
- Street view of the location, for reference
Law enforcement arrest people walking, you can hear on the radio “You should not be driving past anybody, stop and take somebody into custody”. | 2020-06-01
Law enforcement arrest people walking, you can hear on the radio “You should not be driving past anybody, stop and take somebody into custody”, seemingly indiscriminately making arrests even as people are walking and it still looks to be light outside.
tags: arrest, inhumane-treatment, protester, threaten
id: ca-hollywood-1
geolocation: 34.1016738, -118.3242721
Links
Police are shown shoving a wall of peaceful protesters back from an intersection. Shortly after, officers begin to fire rubber bullets at the protesters from close range.
Footage does not indicate that any protesters were violent with any officer before the shooting began.
tags: less-lethal, protester, rubber-bullet, shoot, shove
id: ca-hollywood-2
geolocation: 34.1016048, -118.3266439
Links
Protesters laid on ground and chanted. Police may have given dispersal order, but it is difficult to hear. Within 10 seconds of audible order, as protesters began standing, police fired projectiles at protesters. Police continued to fire off and on for at least one minute while protesters obeyed order to retreat.
tags: less-lethal, projectile, protester, shoot
id: ca-hungtingtonbeach-1
geolocation: 33.658110, -118.0035402
Links
In Lakewood, police fire projectiles at protesters and discharge teargas. The protest began on Clark Avenue and marched to Lakewood City Hall.
tags: less-lethal, projectile, protester, shoot, tear-gas
id: ca-lakewood-1
geolocation: 33.8681536, -118.2024624
Links
- https://abc7.com/lakewood-protest-tear-gas-black-lives-matter-fired-during/6235358/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/longbeach/comments/gyma59/lakewoods_peaceful_protest_ends_in_cops_shooting/ftb8mvt?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x
- https://www.reddit.com/r/longbeach/comments/gyma59/lakewoods_peaceful_protest_ends_in_cops_shooting/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x
Law enforcement stand off with protesters. Seemingly without provocation they start gassing and shooting at the protesters.
tags: less-lethal, projectile, protester, shoot, tear-gas
id: ca-lamesa-2
geolocation: 32.7668143, -117.0229441
Links
La Mesa PD shoot a woman in the face with a bean bag round.
tags: bean-bag, less-lethal, protester, shoot
id: ca-lamesa-1
geolocation: 32.7668143, -117.0229441
Links
- 10:20
- https://mobile.twitter.com/MarajYikes/status/1267030131563827200
- https://mobile.twitter.com/chadloder/status/1267290221562871809/photo/1
- Body cam footage
Photo shows large bruise the reporter got from a rubber bullet
tags: journalist, less-lethal, rubber-bullet, shoot
id: ca-longbeach-1
geolocation: 33.7705086, -118.194586
Links
- https://laist.com/2020/05/31/reporters_injured_protests_police.php
- https://twitter.com/AGuzmanLopez/status/1267269781805137920
A crowd of protesters is chanting peacefully. A shot is fired offscreen and a woman screams. Footage shows the woman clutching her bleeding hand. The caption states her finger was "cut off." The crowd becomes agitated and police respond with tear gas.
tags: less-lethal, projectile, protester, shoot, tear-gas
id: ca-longbeach-2
geolocation: 33.7692847, -118.1924137
Links
- https://www.tiktok.com/@scottmbark/video/6833632749052628230
- https://www.tiktok.com/@scottmbark/video/6833477841808657669
- https://twitter.com/hagh_sadegh/status/1276177550339907585
In footage taken by a bystander filming from her apartment, police advance down a street near a Downtown LA shopping center. Protesters retreat from police. Police continuously fire less-lethal rounds and chemical agents at protesters. Towards the end of the footage, a single firework is thrown at police by protesters.
tags: gas, less-lethal, projectile, protester, shoot
id: ca-losangeles-37
geolocation: 34.0499617, -118.2576642
Links
- https://vimeo.com/424352612
- https://www.reddit.com/r/LosAngeles/comments/gti4eg/la_riots_5292020_police_line_advances_with_their/
Footage shows a protester sitting on the curb. They are bleeding from a wound to the head. Other protesters are attempting to treat them. Greg Doucette says that, per the journalist who submitted the video, police shot first, then gave the dispersal order.
Additional footage (link 3) shows other protesters with wounds from riot rounds.
tags: less-lethal, projectile, protester, shoot
id: ca-losangeles-30
geolocation: 34.071154, -118.3583053
Links
- https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1268052132252602368
- https://twitter.com/andrewcurryla/status/1266906677820833793
- https://twitter.com/andrewcurryla/status/1266905784585052160
- Street View
LAPD officer beats multiple protesters who are filming them during a protest in Beverley Hills | 2020-05-30
An officer is seen beating an individual in a black jacket who was filming the officers. After being beat by a baton, the individual in the black jacket falls, and the officer continues to beat them. The eye-witness runs over to shield and protect the individual from the officer, and was beaten by the officer from behind while helping the fallen individual escape. At the end of the video, they are hit by a less-than-lethal projectile.
tags: baton, beat, less-lethal, projectile, protester
id: ca-losangeles-2
geolocation: 34.0716789, -118.3620601
Links
A line of Los Angeles law enforcement officers are attempting to get a peaceful crowd to move back, by shoving and using less-than-lethal ammunition (what looks like rubber bullets). While this is happening, a group of officers on one side beat several protesters with batons.
tags: baton, beat, less-lethal, protester, rubber-bullet, shoot
id: ca-losangeles-3
geolocation: 34.0716608, -118.3627601
Links
- https://twitter.com/larryprincxpark/status/1266883515431505920
- https://twitter.com/kendrick38/status/1266997131430133761
- https://twitter.com/ElieTWMayniac/status/1266914242885754880
- https://www.instagram.com/p/CA1hQ8WHLp1/?igshid=x4dnp455q05t
- https://abc7.com/6231194/
- LAPD Body cam footage
ABC7 reporters are hit by a cloud of tear gas after protesters were gassed up the street by Los Angeles law enforcement, as reported in this news coverage.
tags: journalist, less-lethal, tear-gas
id: ca-losangeles-4
geolocation: 34.0718145, -118.4037679
Links
In the video, protesters can be seen kneeling. Police swing batons at several protesters and a journalist pressed against the side of a building.
tags: baton, beat, journalist, protester
id: ca-losangeles-5
geolocation: 34.0716789, -118.3620601
Links
- https://www.reddit.com/r/2020PoliceBrutality/comments/gxjk67/reposted_wo_officer_name_footage_of_lapd_at_last/
- https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1269101214706421760
- https://twitter.com/ShotOn35mm/status/1267158399772491777
LAPD swinging batons and shooting projectiles at people simply standing there with their hands up.
tags: baton, less-lethal, projectile, protester, shoot
id: ca-losangeles-24
geolocation: 34.0718292, -118.3632923
Links
- https://twitter.com/MattMcGorry/status/1267217360894562306
- https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1267605209745887233
- https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1267605209745887233
Activist and former White House and congressional staffer Deon Jones was hit in the face with a rubber bullet, fracturing two bones and nearly costing him one eye. Jones also alleges assorted other misconduct, reminiscent of incidents CA-LosAngeles-19, CA-LosAngeles32, and CA-SantaMonica-2
tags: less-lethal, projectile, protester, shoot
id: ca-losangeles-33
geolocation: 34.0762003, -118.3584538
Links
- https://www.instagram.com/p/CA20QYJgaU6/
- https://www.instagram.com/p/CA1U9L9g_LD/
- https://laist.com/2020/06/11/uninsured_protesters_free_medical_aid_la_doctor.php
- https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/video/4578194-protester-deon-jones-describes-being-shot-with-rubber-bullet-by-police/
- https://www.foxla.com/news/i-felt-like-i-was-on-the-timeline-to-my-death-local-man-speaks-out-after-weekend-protest-ends-in-violence
Footage shows a peaceful protest opposite a police line. Around 50 seconds, police fire tear gas behind protesters, trapping them between tear gas and the police line. Police tell protesters to move, but protesters insist they cannot leave because of the gas behind them. Around 1:40, police then pepper spray protesters, forcing them to retreat into the tear gas.
tags: less-lethal, mace, pepper-spray, protester, spray, tear-gas
id: ca-losangeles-34
geolocation: 34.0760872, -118.3542065
Links
Images show a forehead injury received by a protester who had been hiding behind a dumpster at 3rd st and Fairfax Avenue.
This, among other incidents, has led LA Mayor Garcetti to instruct the LAPD to limit its use of rubber bullets.
tags: less-lethal, protester, rubber-bullet, shoot
id: ca-losangeles-35
geolocation: 34.0716005, -118.361296
Links
- https://i.redd.it/xpn4dnw342551.jpg
- https://www.reddit.com/r/LosAngeles/comments/h9e7i8/protesters_hid_from_lapd_shooting_rubber_bullets/
- https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-02/lapd-will-limit-use-of-rubber-bullets-on-protesters-garcetti-says
Early in the morning on May 30th, a streamer is filming arrests from her apartment. She captures police pointing riot guns at another apartment in her building. Police fire one shot.
The man at whom police shot posted images of what appears to be a bean bag round and a broken window.
tags: bean-bag, bystander, less-lethal, property-destruction, shoot
id: ca-losangeles-36
geolocation: 34.0447132, -118.2521683
Links
- Stream; police target apartment at 0:30, shoot at 0:45
- https://twitter.com/Sarah_Mojarad/status/1266633046591078400
- https://twitter.com/tracemeYo/status/1266633586322497538
Around 2AM on May 30th, a bystander films police from his apartment. Police fire projectiles - the filmer claims, based on a livestreamer's feed, that they are rubber bullets - at a small group of protesters from across an intersection. Police then take the intersection and march down the street, continuing to fire at protesters. At one point, another bystander asks the filmer who the police are shooting at. After the filmer points out the protesters, the other bystander states, "There are like 4 of them."
tags: less-lethal, protester, rubber-bullet, shoot
id: ca-losangeles-39
geolocation: 34.0450101, -118.249553
Links
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDLxeshoPnI
- https://www.reddit.com/r/LosAngeles/comments/gtjd0p/rubber_bullets_at_2am_dtla/
A journalist photographing protests was detained and zip tied by police on Figueroa Street and Olympic Boulevard when he was caught in a rush of fleeing protesters. He was detained for 20 minutes before being released. He states he was not carrying a press badge at the time, but did have a camera, as is visible in the picture. He later posted that there is no mandate requiring members of the press to carry their badges at all times.
tags: arrest, journalist
id: ca-losangeles-61
geolocation: 34.0449992, -118.2661443
Links
- https://twitter.com/aaron_con_choco/status/1267185920995807233
- https://twitter.com/aaron_con_choco/status/1267185923734659072
- https://twitter.com/aaron_con_choco/status/1267185927836712960
- https://twitter.com/aaron_con_choco/status/1267185931414409217
- https://twitter.com/aaron_con_choco/status/1267185933293547520
The chants of "don't shoot" are very clear, and at around 0:20, the police opens fire on the peaceful protesters, scattering them.
tags: less-lethal, pepper-ball, protester, rubber-bullet, shoot
id: ca-losangeles-6
geolocation: 34.0709188, -118.3566185
Links
A police officer has his knee on a woman's neck, who already had 3 police officers on her. A different officer had to pull him away.
tags: knee, knee-on-neck, protester
id: ca-losangeles-7
geolocation: 34.0702948, -118.3527073
Links
After a driver forces their way through a crowd, the police start shooting rubber bullets at the people nearby.
tags: less-lethal, protester, rubber-bullet, vehicle
id: ca-losangeles-8
geolocation: 34.0717309, -118.3619933
Links
Man receives a shot to head from what looks to be a large deterrent round, he claims police shot him and he now has internal bleeding in the head. The LAPD has released body cam footage confirming he was shot in the head with a bean bag round while his hands were up. The LAPD says it is investigating the incident.
tags: bean-bag, less-lethal, projectile, protester, shoot
id: ca-losangeles-9
geolocation: 34.0760754, -118.3552518
Links
- https://www.foxnews.com/media/marine-corps-veteran-shot-with-rubber-bullets-by-police-at-protest-i-had-my-hands-up
- https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-07-31/video-protester-had-hands-up-when-lapd-officer-shot
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msNyNyw0JUM
LAPD officer quickly drives his SUV into a crowd near Pershing Square, hitting what looks like two protesters, then throws it in reverse and speeds away
tags: drive, protester, vehicle
id: ca-losangeles-12
geolocation: 34.0487635, -118.2518526
Links
- https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1267277826354556928
- https://twitter.com/SophiaLeeHyun/status/1267216604388978689
- https://twitter.com/chadloder/status/1267314138428014594
- https://v.redd.it/9aiytt50g6251/DASH_1080#mp4
- https://old.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/gu8mqp/police_drives_into_protestors_in_los_angeles/
- https://old.reddit.com/r/gifs/comments/gu8inv/la_cop_car_rams_protester_on_live_tv_chopper/
- https://www.tiktok.com/@youarelwl/video/6833135548887043334
Los Angeles police fire less lethal projectiles at several residents of the Ava and Wakaba apartments in Little Tokyo. All of the residents were filming quietly from their balconies.
tags: bystander, less-lethal, projectile, shoot
id: ca-losangeles-13
geolocation: 34.0498992, -118.2426862
Links
- https://twitter.com/cwellborn3/status/1267318753571811329
- https://twitter.com/jesse_erdek/status/1267322407884218368
- https://twitter.com/o_morimori_/status/1267315391186919424
- https://twitter.com/o_morimori_/status/1267335590510424064
A crowd of protesters chanting are shot with rubber bullets by a line of officers.
tags: less-lethal, protester, rubber-bullet, shoot
id: ca-losangeles-16
geolocation: 34.0761439, -118.3573996
Links
Protesters kneeling in the street are approached by a line of police in riot gear. Police beat them with their shields, shove them, and appear to be arresting them when a riot round is fired and the camera moves.
tags: arrest, beat, protester, shield, shove
id: ca-losangeles-28
geolocation: 34.0760986, -118.3566148
Links
Two peaceful protesters are standing in an empty street. Dozens of police officers move forward and the protesters are shot by rubber bullets fired from officers.
tags: less-lethal, protester, rubber-bullet, shoot
id: ca-losangeles-15
geolocation: 34.0488192, -118.2504901
Links
- https://twitter.com/liveinochi/status/1267504585926557696
- https://twitter.com/JacksonWMonroe/status/1267208621558915072
- https://tikitoks.com/@jacksonmonroe/video/6833397689187716358
Alleged looters and the owner and employees at a liquor store stood off outside store. A crowd had assembled to help the employees. Seeing a police cruiser passing by, one black employee flagged down the officers to request help.
The employee was arrested, along with her husband and others helping them, while the alleged looters ran off. The employee says she told police they had the wrong people and the criminals were getting away. She says the officer arresting her said, "I don't care about them." In addition, she says she was thrown against a wall when arrested.
tags: arrest, bystander, racial-profiling, shove
id: ca-losangeles-26
geolocation: 34.2046129, -118.4511648
Links
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/police-handcuff-good-samaritans-protect-store-looters/
- https://twitter.com/bubbaprog/status/1267641851215036416
Police arrested protesters en masse in downtown Los Angeles. Protesters hands were zip tied excessively tightly behind their backs and they were loaded onto buses and driven around the city. Some were taken to a temporary field jail at UCLA's Jackie Robinson stadium; UCLA claims it "failed to stop" LAPD from using the stadium as a "staging area," but was not told about the field jail until after the fact. Arestees were detained for long periods, still in excessively tight zip ties. Social distancing procedures were not observed.
Many protesters allege that conditions in the makeshift jails were poor -- detainees denied medical attention and permission to use the restroom, for instance -- and that they were released, many with dead phones, in unfamiliar places in the middle of the night with no way to get home. Two arrestees allege that police prevented them from leaving before the curfew went into effect, then arrested them for violating the curfew. One arrestee alleges that she was twice threatened with guns, that she was sexually assaulted by police, and that police mocked detainees having panic attacks. Police also allegedly arrested at least one homeless person (to whom the curfew was not supposed to apply) for a curfew violation.
A lawsuit has been filed in connection with these and other abuses by the National Lawyers' Guild; a separate lawsuit has been filed by one of the arrestees. (See also incidents ca-losangeles-32 (near-identical behavior the following day) and ca-santamonica-2 (similar behavior in Santa Monica).)
tags: abuse-of-power, arrest, homeless, inhumane-treatment, protester, threaten, zip-tie
id: ca-losangeles-19
geolocation: 34.0593522, -118.4614724
Links
- Complaint in NLG lawsuit
- Allegations by protester Laura Montilla
- Relevant video
- Local news coverage mentioning the incident
- LA Times article mentioning both lawsuits
- UCLA disapproves of use of Jackie Robinson stadium for a field jail
- First response by UCLA professors, containing further allegations of misconduct by LAPD and LASD
- Second response by UCLA professors
- https://www.reddit.com/r/LosAngeles/comments/gxi8b2/how_is_noone_talking_about_this_women_from/
- https://abc7.com/uclas-jackie-robinson-stadium-used-as-field-jail-during-protests-/6229078/
- https://dailytrojan.com/2020/06/09/police-protocol-compromises-safety-of-student-protesters/
- https://www.tiktok.com/@manicxmel/video/6833292986214894853
LAPD seen smashing windows to drag passengers & driver out of a stopped car. The people inside said they were out protesting. So far LAPD hasn’t said why the stop was made.
tags: property-destruction, protester
id: ca-losangeles-25
geolocation: 34.0908516, -118.3180258
Links
- https://twitter.com/GadiNBC/status/1268016449320177665
- https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/protests-george-floyd-los-angeles-curfew-downtown-la-venice/2373095/
Police arrested protesters en masse near the home of LA mayor Eric Garcetti and in other parts of the city, zip tied their hands, and held them for extended periods without appropriate social distancing. At least one arrestee alleges that protesters were given explicit permission to remain past the curfew, then arrested for being out after curfew. Many arrestees say they were released in the middle of the night, without transportation home, in unfamiliar parts of the city.
Several arrestees describe police sexually harassing/assaulting them; other arrestees corroborate these accounts. Two arrestees report that processing of arrestees on their bus was delayed because they requested medical attention and other improvements in their conditions, which would constitute first-amendment-protected speech. Four other arrestees report that processing of arrestees on their bus was delayed because some arrestees removed unsafely-tight zip ties using a lighter. All arrestees who have shared accounts mention officers behaving in a mocking, condescending, and unprofessional manner. One arrestee recalls asking officers to turn on bodycams, and officers refusing to do so. If true, this would be a clear violation of LAPD policy. One arrestee allegedly should have been exempt from the curfew as they were returning home from work.
A lawsuit has been filed in connection with these and other abuses by the National Lawyers' Guild. (See also incidents ca-losangeles-19 (near-identical behavior the previous day) and ca-santamonica-2 (similar behavior in Santa Monica).)
tags: abuse-of-power, arrest, inhumane-treatment, lgbtq+, protester, threaten, zip-tie
id: ca-losangeles-32
geolocation: 34.0591193, -118.3227323
Links
- Complaint in NLG lawsuit
- LATaco article, with audio
- Allegations by protester Kayla Soren
- Allegations by protester Julia Dupuis
- https://dailytrojan.com/2020/06/09/police-protocol-compromises-safety-of-student-protesters/
A group of people walk down the street as a police car approaches. The police car slows to a stop. The people turn and flee; an officer fires less-than-lethal ammunition out of the police car at them. The police car then continues on its way.
tags: drive, less-lethal, pepper-ball, protester, shoot, vehicle
id: ca-losangeles-1
geolocation: 34.0944075, -118.3385753
Links
- https://twitter.com/balleralert/status/1268014113105555456
- https://twitter.com/theweirdingwayy/status/1268048483920928768
- https://twitter.com/EarvinD/status/1268087279458775040
- abc7 report
A man confined to a wheelchair is shot in the eye with a rubber bullet causing hemorrhaging from his eye. The man was unarmed and not protesting. Still photos show LAPD shooting less-than-lethal round at the man.
This incident took place at 426 South Broadway
tags: bystander, homeless, less-lethal, person-with-disability, projectile, shoot
id: ca-losangeles-17
geolocation: 34.0487865, -118.2504023
Links
- https://www.reddit.com/r/LosAngeles/comments/gwzgn8/lapd_shoots_less_than_lethal_rounds_directly_at/
- https://www.dailynews.com/2020/06/03/dozens-arrested-in-downtown-los-angeles-tuesday-night-after-day-of-peaceful-protests/
- https://www.instagram.com/p/CBCiZXOlno4/
- https://twitter.com/Terminal_Redux/status/1268870944615026690
- https://abc7.com/society/homeless-man-hit-in-face-with-rubber-bullet-amid-la-protest-witnesses-say/6234476/
A handful of protesters are seen walking away from police with their hands up. Police shoot at the protesters repeatedly for the duration of the video, about 40 seconds.
tags: less-lethal, projectile, protester, shoot
id: ca-losangeles-27
geolocation: 34.0944075, -118.3385753
Links
Officer strikes peaceful crowd with baton, police then fire riot rounds | (Believed to be) 2020-06-02
Footage shows police near a group of protesters. One officer walks across the line of protesters, shoving many of them with his baton. Another officer then shoves an individual in a wheelchair. A third officer then grabs the wheelchair and pushes that individual away, back behind the police line.
Protesters become agitated and police begin firing riot rounds.
After 50 seconds, footage cuts to various other incidents.
tags: baton, person-with-disability, protester, shoot, shove, strike
id: ca-losangeles-31
geolocation: 34.0689615, -118.3440646
Links
An officer rips a sign away from a protester then shoots him in the groin with a rubber bullet at close range. The protester suffered serious injuries to his testicles and was rushed to an emergency room.
tags: less-lethal, projectile, protester, rubber-bullet, shoot
id: ca-losangeles-57
geolocation: 34.1015944, -118.328136
Links
- LAPD footage; incident at 4:20
- https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-09-19/video-shows-lapd-officers-protesters-shoot-him-in-groin
Footage from June 3rd shows a still of a wound on a protester's abdomen, inflicted by a less-lethal round. This is in the wake of a Mayoral ordinance for the LAPD to restrict their use of kinetic projectiles, particularly rubber bullets, and the injury is more consistent with direct, close range fire than proper use. Footage was taken in Downtown LA. While it is not clear exactly where the shot was fired, the protester states at one point that he was near the harbor freeway entrance in downtown LA.
tags: less-lethal, projectile, protester, shoot
id: ca-losangeles-41
geolocation: 34.049168, -118.2595779
Links
Footage from June 8th shows a medic treating a wound on the thigh of a female protester. The bullet broke the skin and has caused major bruising in a circle around the point of contact. This is in the wake of a Mayoral ordinance for the LAPD to restrict their use of kinetic projectiles, particularly rubber bullets, and the injury is more consistent with direct, close range fire than proper use.
While the location of the shooting is not certain, protesters can be heard saying they are on Melrose street. Protests tended to occur around the intersection of Melrose and Fairfax, radiating around the area.
tags: less-lethal, protester, rubber-bullet, shoot
id: ca-losangeles-42
geolocation: 34.0838456, -118.3614283
Links
Police make violent arrests, including ripping a protester out of his wheelchair and inducing an asthma attack | 2020-07-15
Footage shows a scuffle as police arrest protesters. A protester in a wheelchair pushes police away from him. Police then knock him backwards out of his chair. The man attempts to pull himself away. Police close in. The protester grabs the officer's baton, but multiple officers restrain him and take his wheelchair away. One officer drags the chair and appears to knock a wheel loose, which then falls off after the officer scuffles with another protester. The protester who was in the wheelchair passively resists by locking his arms while police arrest him. Body cam footage released by the LAPD shows the man in the wheelchair striking an officer in the face during a physical altercation between the protester and the officer. Notably, the LAPD footage fails to show the lead up to the protester in the wheelchair slapping the officer.
Footage from instagram (second link, fourth in list) shows a man suffering an asthma attack after allegedly being struck in the neck with a baton. The last video in the instagram post appears to show the man on a gurney receiving medical attention. Other videos in the post show police shoving protesters with their hands and with batons. The poster also alleges that police held a woman in a chokehold.
Additional footage shows an officer striking a protester with a baton as the protester tries to help the man in the wheelchair.
Another update states all charges against him were dropped.
tags: arrest, baton, person-with-disability, property-destruction, shove, strike
id: ca-losangeles-40
geolocation: 34.0509527, -118.2585966
Links
- https://www.reddit.com/r/2020PoliceBrutality/comments/hrwunn/cops_assaulting_blm_protesters_including_a_man_in
- https://www.instagram.com/p/CCsYvr7n-Rg/
- https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-07-16/police-said-they-assaulted-an-officer-but-protesters-have-a-different-account
- https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/national-international/lapd-releases-video-from-confrontation-with-protesters-in-downtown-la/2328794/?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_BAYBrand
- https://twitter.com/LAPDHQ/status/1284891644454596608
- https://www.instagram.com/p/CCqPuekHCyg/
- https://twitter.com/allykerans/status/1283563591900164096
- https://www.instagram.com/p/CCxPb28hRdN/
Footage shows police approaching a protester in the street and shoving her to the ground, knocking the phone out of her hand. As police continue to shove the protester, another runs into frame and knocks an officer to the ground. More police then join to arrest the two protesters. Two other protesters come into frame, yelling at police. One is thrown to the ground and knelt on by an officer to arrest her. The other is shoved over a vertical ring used to lock bikes. She is then repeatedly shoved as she tries to stand and approach her fellow protester on the ground.
tags: arrest, baton, property-destruction, protester, shove, strike
id: ca-losangeles-43
geolocation: 34.0530795, -118.2440239
Links
- https://twitter.com/KTLA/status/1287241665703374848
- https://ktla.com/news/local-news/hundreds-of-protesters-gather-in-downtown-l-a-as-some-march-onto-101-freeway/
LAPD stand-off with protesters during a Portland Solidarity march on 7/25. Officers advance towards protesters, who slowly back away. One officer fires a riot gun at protesters without apparent provocation and at a dangerously close range. Several officers then begin firing at protesters. Protesters throw small projectiles in response.
tags: less-lethal, projectile, protester, shoot
id: ca-losangeles-44
geolocation: 34.0535364, -118.2488016
Links
A woman who was recording protests was shot with less lethals by LAPD officers. She states that bystanders and peaceful protesters were struck.
tags: less-lethal, projectile, protester, shoot
id: ca-losangeles-47
geolocation: 34.0535364, -118.2488016
Links
- https://twitter.com/Jas20274433/status/1288141598698610689
- https://twitter.com/Jas20274433/status/1288141708484464641
A man filming protesters being arrested is told by officers conflicting places to stand. One officer then shoves him to the ground and tells him to back up.
tags: protester, push, shove
id: ca-losangeles-46
geolocation: 34.2413537, -118.2675791
Links
- https://twitter.com/chadloder/status/1289385606099812352
- https://twitter.com/chadloder/status/1289395335211540481
At a dual protest between pro-Trump and Black Lives Matter protesters, BLM protesters entered the street and were confronted by police. This occurred after a member of the pro-Trump protest pepper sprayed BLM protesters.
Officers shoved protesters with batons, then an officer with a riot gun fired into the crowd from short distance. Justification is unclear. Regardless, the distance from which the officer fired the gun is against protocols.
tags: baton, less-lethal, projectile, protester, push, shoot, shove
id: ca-losangeles-48
geolocation: 34.2413537, -118.2675791
Links
- https://twitter.com/abc7chriscristi/status/1297041164902649858
- https://twitter.com/desertborder/status/1296970764701192192
- https://twitter.com/teegeez123/status/1297036568352272384
- https://twitter.com/WallofVets/status/1297061991802998785
- https://twitter.com/WallofVets/status/1297351314653896704
LA Sheriffs surround protesters and begin firing tear gas and impact munitions without warning. Protesters do not appear to be inciting violence or agitating in any way.
tags: less-lethal, projectile, protester, shoot, tear-gas
id: ca-losangeles-49
geolocation: 34.051824, -118.2461446
Links
- https://www.instagram.com/tv/CEV-cnggrvj/
- https://twitter.com/VPS_Reports/status/1345837990703075329
- https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-08-25/protesters-marching-in-downtown-l-a-monday-night-decry-police-shootings
- https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/08/25/jacob-blake-protesters-clash-with-officers-outside-lapd-headquarters/
Protesters in LA were trapped by police in the 3rd Street Tunnel. Police demanded that protesters relinquish their shields. As protesters began to do so, police fired on the crowd. Police then held protesters at the scene, allegedly allowing them to leave in small groups after being frisked.
tags: abuse-of-power, less-lethal, projectile, protester, shoot
id: ca-losangeles-50
geolocation: 34.0528905, -118.2532847
Links
- https://twitter.com/cogeian/status/1298864638411431938
- https://twitter.com/cogeian/status/1298867138547994629
- https://twitter.com/DjMontecito/status/1298868748074405888
- https://twitter.com/teegeez123/status/1299006192526585857
- https://twitter.com/missippigurl/status/1299061628051156992
- https://www.instagram.com/p/CEY5r64AEip/
LA Sheriffs throw stun grenades and fire impact munitions at protesters on the sidewalk outside the LASD station at 1310 West Imperial Highway. The LASD allegedly never declared an unlawful assembly.
tags: foam-bullet, less-lethal, pepper-ball, projectile, protester, shoot, stun-grenade
id: ca-losangeles-51
geolocation: 33.9296714, -118.3007234
Links
- https://twitter.com/PplsCityCouncil/status/1302457503125389313
- https://twitter.com/PplsCityCouncil/status/1302452861876408320
- https://twitter.com/cogeian/status/1302452302339387392
- https://twitter.com/cogeian/status/1302451901221335040
- https://twitter.com/bfeinzimer/status/1302453111152279552
- https://twitter.com/waterspider__/status/1302452882562662400
- https://twitter.com/waterspider__/status/1302454947317907456
- https://clips.twitch.tv/GeniusPrettyPartridgeHeyGirl
Police fire impact munitions (believed to be pepper balls), stun grenades and tear gas at protesters without provocation. Police then continue to fire on protesters as they retreat.
At least one journalist was shot during the incident. The last link shows an image of a protesters injuries after being hit with the less lethal munitions.
tags: journalist, less-lethal, pepper-ball, projectile, protester, shoot, stun-grenade, tear-gas
id: ca-losangeles-52
geolocation: 33.9308852, -118.2985867
Links
- https://twitter.com/desertborder/status/1303197878169382912
- https://twitter.com/desertborder/status/1303199667971215362
- https://twitter.com/desertborder/status/1303199962432299008
- https://twitter.com/VenturaReport/status/1303206541240066048
- https://twitter.com/VenturaReport/status/1303205807589224448
- https://twitter.com/VenturaReport/status/1303208091673010176
- https://twitter.com/VenturaReport/status/1303205326615789568
- https://twitter.com/VenturaReport/status/1303211258376716288
- https://twitter.com/VenturaReport/status/1303389344749682688
- https://twitter.com/itsa_talia/status/1303396046840700928
- https://twitter.com/desertborder/status/1303210505658494977
- https://twitter.com/jintakhan/status/1303266851502223360
- https://twitter.com/jintakhan/status/1303422157578412033
Protesters gathered in the street in Los Angeles on September 8th. Police approached in a line, flanking an armored vehicle. Police then charged protesters without warning and fired impact munitions (both rubber bullets and pepper balls) and stun grenades for several minutes. Several bystander cars were struck by munitions.
tags: bystander, less-lethal, pepper-ball, projectile, property-destruction, protester, rubber-bullet, shoot, stun-grenade
id: ca-losangeles-53
geolocation: 33.9309062, -118.3000642
Links
- https://twitter.com/SamBraslow/status/1303563878039658497
- https://twitter.com/chrismatography/status/1303567876360527872
- https://twitter.com/bfeinzimer/status/1303573309041201157
- 3:20
- 36:00-42:00; filmer then shows recovered rubber bullet at 55:00
An independent journalist, AlienAlphabet, was livestreaming as they biked away from a protest. The livestream shows the journalist knocked off their bike. Police yell for them to get on the ground. Police then arrest the journalist.
tags: arrest, journalist, tackle
id: ca-losangeles-54
geolocation: 33.9317661, -118.300295
Links
Reporter Josie Huang was covering the shooting of 2 LASD officers and a small ensuing protest in LA when she was arrested for "obstruction of justice;" Huang states she was simply documenting an arrest. In addition, officers claim she was not properly identified, but footage shows a LASD-issued press pass around her neck.
Huang was released early on September 13th. Footage Huang uploaded following her release shows officers shoving her and knocking her phone to the ground. Officers then step on and kick the phone while Huang can be heard stating that officers are hurting her.
tags: arrest, journalist, property-destruction
id: ca-losangeles-55
geolocation: 33.9305919, -118.2053695
Links
- https://twitter.com/TheChalkOutline/status/1305030195066236928
- https://twitter.com/StoltzeFrankly/status/1305041338803523586
- https://twitter.com/busblog/status/1305079558861848576
- https://laist.com/latest/post/20200913/80222d039da6e2435bed1e10df36e367457cd4af
- https://twitter.com/Terrence_STR/status/1305142121767276544
- https://twitter.com/josie_huang/status/1305111565285253122
- https://twitter.com/josie_huang/status/1305265081144410112
- https://twitter.com/josie_huang/status/1305265782352310273
Footage shows a standoff between protesters and police. Police tape divides the two groups. Additional officers approach the line, then charge across at protesters without warning. One protester, Sean, is seen thrown to the ground and arrested with his hands held behind his back. Sean labels himself a "protest observer;" while not officially press, he focuses on filming protests, rather than participating. He can be heard screaming in pain during the arrest. He allegedly waited 20 minutes in handcuffs for EMS to arrive.
tags: arrest, protester
id: ca-losangeles-56
geolocation: 34.0501764, -118.2490047
Links
- 7:40
- https://twitter.com/itsa_talia/status/1305336981069594624
- https://www.reddit.com/r/2020PoliceBrutality/comments/isqbcw/an_unarmed_member_of_the_press_was_dragged/
- https://www.tiktok.com/@sunflower_haze_/video/6872014053036854533
- https://www.tiktok.com/@sunflower_haze_/video/6872019962655984902
A journalist films an argument with police as police tell him to leave the area. The journalist states repeatedly that he is press. He also asks why he must leave the area and if there has been a declaration of unlawful assembly. Police do not respond. One officer then walks him down the street, pushing him. The officer's response to all questions asked by the journalist is: "It is not hard for you to comply."
tags: journalist, push, shove
id: ca-losangeles-58
geolocation: 34.0518579, -118.2436692
Links
Police in Los Angeles deploy impact munitions, believed to be pepper balls, against protesters in large quantities as they push back the crowd and make several arrests.
tags: less-lethal, pepper-ball, projectile, protester, shoot
id: ca-losangeles-59
geolocation: 34.0906705, -118.3858618
Links
- https://twitter.com/desertborder/status/1309716359517929473
- https://www.instagram.com/tv/CFloiqgAM75/
- https://twitter.com/SamBraslow/status/1309734358564048896
During a protest, police made several arrests. One officer is seen detaining a protester, while a second uses his shield to subdue the protester. The officer swings the shield downward, striking the protester's ankle repeatedly with the edge of the shield.
tags: arrest, protester, shield, strike
id: ca-losangeles-60
geolocation: 34.0906705, -118.3858618
Links
- https://twitter.com/SamBraslow/status/1309726758023831552
- https://twitter.com/AnonOpsSE/status/1309852261947002882
- https://twitter.com/savannimalz/status/1309774662851731457
- https://twitter.com/SamBraslow/status/1309780362340388864
- https://twitter.com/SamBraslow/status/1309734358564048896
- https://twitter.com/TinaDesireeBerg/status/1309935292246261763
Members of the LAPD arrested several legal observers and at least one member of the press at a protest in Los Angeles. The cited reason was for being a "pedestrian on the roadway." A jaywalking charge is generally a citation and ticket, but rarely an arrest.
The incident is believed to have occurred near the Staples Center.
tags: arrest, journalist, legal-observer
id: ca-losangeles-62
geolocation: 34.0430219, -118.2694428
Links
LAPD officers grab and arrest an individual wearing a clearly-labeled PRESS vest. The journalist was covering a protest near Pershing Square. In a later tweet, the journalist confirms their arrest.
Another journalist was also arrested in this incident.
tags: arrest, journalist
id: ca-losangeles-63
geolocation: 34.048569, -118.2550804
Links
- https://twitter.com/desertborder/status/1324196358002155520
- https://twitter.com/VPS_Reports/status/1324235124519526400
- https://twitter.com/VPS_Reports/status/1324217037195862016
- https://twitter.com/SamBraslow/status/1324246891903610880
- https://twitter.com/ACatWithNews/status/1324224193202855937
- https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-11-04/lapd-detain-cite-two-videographers-after-declaring-downtown-protest-unlawful
Following evictions of squatting families from CalTrans-owned homes by California State Police on November 25th, protesters gathered at 2970 Lowell Ave to bar the way in an attempt to prevent these evictions. Officers swing batons at protesters and make violent arrests. Several protesters were knelt on during arrests; some were also hog-tied and carried away to vans
tags: arrest, baton, beat, protester, strike
id: ca-losangeles-64
geolocation: 34.080414, -118.1642954
Links
- https://twitter.com/chadloder/status/1332242220590665728
- https://twitter.com/chadloder/status/1332244234540175364
- https://twitter.com/chadloder/status/1332246600660381697
- https://twitter.com/chadloder/status/1332249085382836225
On the 13th day of protests outside the Getty House, the official Los Angeles mayoral residence, police charged protesters, striking them and legal observers with batons.
Protests have been intended to show popular discontent with the possibility of President-Elect Biden nominating Mayor Garcetti to a position in his cabinet.
tags: baton, legal-observer, protester, strike
id: ca-losangeles-65
geolocation: 34.063557, -118.3186402
Links
- https://twitter.com/PplsCityCouncil/status/1335651332179386368
- https://twitter.com/PplsCityCouncil/status/1335814255212314624
- https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/k8a6iy/chaos_erupts_as_lapd_officers_swings_wildly_at/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/k8jlae/la_cops_doing_what_they_do_best/
Police shot a journalist with a less lethal round near La Mirada and Vine in Downtown Hollywood, when he stopped to film a trash fire on the sidewalk.
tags: journalist, less-lethal, projectile, shoot
id: ca-losangeles-66
geolocation: 34.0932681, -118.3265906
Links
At a protest against the forced removal of a homeless encampment in Echo Park, police attempt to move protesters away from the park. In this video, an officer is seen repeatedly shoving a protester with a baton.
A reporter who attend the protest as a protester shared a picture of himself with his arm in a sling, as well as an x-ray. He states that the LAPD broke his arm with a baton.
tags: baton, protester, push, shove, strike
id: ca-losangeles-67
geolocation: 34.0757143, -118.2615167
Links
- https://twitter.com/desertborder/status/1374952209536884737
- https://twitter.com/isaacscher/status/1375132620724391939
During a second night of protests at Echo Park, police kettled the crowd and began mass arrests of protesters, legal observers, and journalists alike. Some of these arrests turned violent, with police tackling and dragging protesters away.
tags: arrest, journalist, legal-observer, protester, tackle, zip-tie
id: ca-losangeles-68
geolocation: 34.0766135, -118.2584333
Links
- https://twitter.com/chadloder/status/1375352551650947073
- https://twitter.com/ShotOn35mm/status/1375293050679828487
- https://twitter.com/chadloder/status/1375306480396595203
- https://twitter.com/ShotOn35mm/status/1375292448499499008
- https://twitter.com/KateCagle/status/1375312294578515974
- https://twitter.com/steffdaz/status/1375317388200005632
- https://twitter.com/xashgiggles/status/1375475186955214850
During the second day of protests at Echo park, police brandished riot control firearms at protesters at close range. One officer fired rubber bullets at protesters.
In addition, a photographer for AP uploaded images of alleged wounds sustained at the protest.
tags: journalist, less-lethal, projectile, protester, rubber-bullet, shoot
id: ca-losangeles-69
geolocation: 34.0766135, -118.2584333
Links
- https://twitter.com/chrismatography/status/1375309722845290498
- https://twitter.com/chadloder/status/1375315934085144579
- https://twitter.com/chadloder/status/1375540498471944195
At a protest near the LAPD Headquarters in Los Angeles, police attempt to grab a protester, who escapes. Police then fire on the crowd with rubber bullets.
tags: grab, less-lethal, projectile, protester, rubber-bullet, shoot
id: ca-losangeles-70
geolocation: 34.051824, -118.2461446
Links
At a counter-protest to a Proud Boys rally in Los Angeles at Coronado and Wilshire, a police officer shoots a protester standing on the sidewalk with a bean bag round. The apparent justification given for firing was the use of Silly String by counterprotesters.
tags: less-lethal, projectile, protester, rubber-bullet, shoot
id: ca-losangeles-71
geolocation: 34.0604942, -118.2825653
Links
- https://twitter.com/joeyneverjoe/status/1416461219884457984
- https://twitter.com/waterspider__/status/1416461162707755010
- https://twitter.com/BGOnTheScene/status/1416510564025704448
- https://twitter.com/abolitionandy/status/1416601314927149056
- https://twitter.com/waterspider__/status/1416473053618266114
Police told counter-protesters at a Proud Boys Rally to get on the sidewalk and despite people following orders, police decided to beat people with batons. Among those hit with a baton was journalist Vishal P. Singh. In the second link Vishal gives his account of the events that transpired.
tags: baton, journalist, protester, strike
id: ca-losangeles-72
geolocation: 34.0604942, -118.2825653
Links
- https://twitter.com/LCRWnews/status/1416462374865838080
- https://twitter.com/waterspider__/status/1416469446063915008
A man wearing a shirt with two SS lightning bolts harasses a filming BLM protester. He and another counter-protester call her a bitch repeatedly, then slaps the phone out of her hand. Police state they did not see the incident, although the link shows clearly that an officer is standing next to them. The officer is joined by another. They stand between the groups of protesters and tell the BLM protesters to keep moving. The woman says she needs to find her phone and the officer says they have to come back for it later.
In addition, the second link shows this individual having assaulted protesters on multiple occasions without repercussion.
tags: abuse-of-power, protester
id: ca-norco-1
geolocation: 33.9311538, -117.5605275
Links
- https://twitter.com/le_maria21/status/1277801107033481216
- https://twitter.com/le_maria21/status/1277800993984413696
A police cruiser in Oakland was seen driving erratically and chasing down protesters in the street, hitting several of them.
tags: drive, protester, vehicle
id: ca-oakland-1
geolocation: 37.7730406, -122.2162003
Links
- https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/gttdkj/cop_driving_into_crowds_of_protestors/
- https://tuckbot.tv/#/watch/gttdkj
- https://imgur.com/a/Izbobvx
A reporter films a street with a few protesters walking around. In the distance, a line of Oakland law enforcement is standing. The law enforcement officers shoot the reporter.
tags: journalist, shoot
id: ca-oakland-2
geolocation: 37.8060529, -122.2705301
Links
Footage shows a water bottle lobbed towards police. Police then retaliate against the entire crowd, firing tear gas indiscriminately.
tags: less-lethal, protester, tear-gas
id: ca-oakland-3
geolocation: 37.8002087, -122.2737406
Links
- https://twitter.com/byjacobward/status/1267695808784199680
- https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1270490060287344642
During an Oakland protest on June 2nd, police charged protesters and began a series of mass arrests. KPIX reporter Katie Nielsen was handcuffed and detained during the incident, though she was soon released. Images of her detention show a clearly visible press pass clipped to her belt loop. She was released several minutes later and issued an apology by a police spokesperson.
tags: arrest, journalist
id: ca-oakland-5
geolocation: 37.800244, -122.273785
Links
- https://twitter.com/reuterspictures/status/1267864547253194752
- https://www.facebook.com/1358662787515870/posts/2956866357695497/?d=n
- https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2020/06/01/tear-gas-rubber-bullets-oakland-protest-george-floyd-kpix-katie-nielsen
- https://twitter.com/e_baldi/status/1267652314619244545
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM2VaCAeqqY
Police gather around a protester standing on a pedestrian median. He is singled out by police. He is threatened with arrest, then flees. A hissing sound can be heard prior to his flight, which may be pepper spray. Officers then chase, tackle, and arrest him. Motive for the arrest is unclear.
tags: arrest, protester, tackle
id: ca-oakland-4
geolocation: 37.8059558, -122.2703161
Links
A line of law enforcement officers are walking down the street. When they approach a parked vehicle, law enforcement break the vehicle's window for no apparent reason.
tags: property-destruction
id: ca-riverside-1
geolocation: 33.9813734, -117.3754766
Links
A man who said he was bringing snacks to protesters says he was caught in police fire and severely injured. He states he a tear gas canister exploded in his face and he was shot with impact munitions. He required a titanium plate in his skull to repair the damage caused by a tear gas canister striking him in the head. He also requires surgery to repair his jaw. He is part of a lawsuit against the city, along with lawyer Danny Garza.
tags: less-lethal, projectile, protester, shoot, tear-gas
id: ca-sacramento-6
geolocation: 38.5763383, -121.4807559
Links
- https://www.kcra.com/article/sacramento-resident-needs-surgery-head-injuries-george-floyd-protest/32801846
- https://www.docdroid.com/veyoGHL/phansopha-v-city-of-sacramento-complaint-pdf#page=4
A crowd of protesters demonstrating in front of a line of police officers was fired upon, after which a man fell to the ground. He was carried away and seen to be bleeding profusely.
tags: less-lethal, projectile, protester, shoot
id: ca-sacramento-1
geolocation: 38.5827287, -121.4985581
Links
Sacramento law enforcement shoot protesters and then announce their assembly is unlawful | 2020-05-31
Sacramento law enforcement shoot protesters and then announce their assembly is unlawful. A legal observer, Danny Garza, was shot in the eye during the incident. He and several other protesters have brought a lawsuit against the city of Sacramento.
tags: legal-observer, less-lethal, projectile, protester, shoot
id: ca-sacramento-2
geolocation: 38.5763383, -121.4807559
Links
- https://www.facebook.com/danny.garza.167/videos/10222535335080905/
- https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/sacramento-police-sued-for-exessive-force-allegation/103-3ae82150-782c-4606-a5e5-6d25bb10bb00?fbclid=IwAR0ru-oqE9MEgTpBdSE81XM19qxsxngBjtjgavg0WPWG9-HnB3y6ft0DhGE
- https://www.docdroid.net/veyoGHL/phansopha-v-city-of-sacramento-complaint-pd
Footage shows protesters facing off against police. Without warning, police fire tear gas and flashbangs, causing protesters to flee.
tags: less-lethal, protester, stun-grenade, tear-gas
id: ca-sacramento-5
geolocation: 38.5781843, -121.4943541
Links
- https://www.reddit.com/r/Sacramento/comments/gul234/last_night_sacramento_protesters_for_george_floyd/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSshaAoTuUw
Two to three police officers choke a black man on the ground. The woman documenting this on video is then pushed away/over.
tags: baton, choke, protester, push, shove, threaten
id: ca-sacramento-3
geolocation: 38.5784745, -121.4868259
Links
- From perspective of woman pushed, where we see man being choked
- From a different angle, where we see filming woman pushed down
- Additional angle
Police block off sidewalks to kettle protesters outside the Edward J. Schwartz federal building in downtown San Diego. Tear gas canisters can be heard as the police line advances. An officer fires on several fleeing protesters at close range. Protesters are shoved by authorities as they plead for officers to stop firing on them.
tags: less-lethal, protester, shoot, tear-gas, tear-gas-canister
id: ca-sandiego-2
geolocation: 32.7144295, -117.1668697
Links
- Youtube link
- Youtube mirror
- /r/2020PoliceBrutality thread where date of protest is confirmed by poster
Footage shows protesters playing music and dancing. Without warning, shots can be heard and tear gas is seen. Protesters then flee.
tags: less-lethal, projectile, protester, shoot, tear-gas
id: ca-sandiego-4
geolocation: 32.7164306, -117.1636962
Links
A student journalist attended protests in San Diego on May 31st. San Diego Police declared an unlawful assembly, then began firing tear gas and pepper balls at protesters. The journalist was standing on the sidewalk filming, when tear gas drifted into his eyes. He then turned for cover and was shot with pepper balls.
tags: journalist, less-lethal, pepper-ball, shoot, tear-gas
id: ca-sandiego-5
geolocation: 32.7155187, -117.165556
Links
- https://pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/san-diego-student-journalist-hit-tear-gas-projectiles-while-covering-protest/
- https://twitter.com/plutotoplato/status/1267224695239131137
A group of police officers carry a woman into an unmarked van. They state they will shoot anybody that follows the van. The incident occurred by the entrance to San Diego High School.
tags: arrest, hide-badge, inhumane-treatment, protester, threaten
id: ca-sandiego-1
geolocation: 32.720796, -117.153584
Links
Footage shows protesters attempting to lower a California state flag outside the San Diego Police Department downtown headquarters. Police charge at protesters. Protesters scatter. Police then deploy stun grenades at protesters after they have already cleared from around the flag.
tags: less-lethal, protester, stun-grenade
id: ca-sandiego-6
geolocation: 32.7153466, -117.1532613
Links
Police pin protesters against a wall, shoving them with bikes. Protesters then push back, knocking one officer to the ground.
tags: bike, protester, push, shove
id: ca-sandiego-7
geolocation: 32.7177756, -117.1695895
Links
- https://twitter.com/TheActivatedPod/status/1309745516247351296
- https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/j06kl7/protestors_and_san_diego_police_clash_last_night/
Police make several violent arrests, allegedly for knocking over barricades near the San Diego Police Headquarters. Officers then threaten the filmer with pepper spray.
tags: arrest, protester, push, shove, threaten
id: ca-sandiego-8
geolocation: 32.7153421, -117.1532613
Links
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r74JUAjXsuk
- https://twitter.com/TheActivatedPod/status/1323407925935706112
At dueling rallies in Pacific Beach between Pro-Trump supporters and Black Lives Matter counter-protesters, riot police lined up facing the BLM group. Footage taken after the beginning of a scuffle shows police with batons beating a BLM protester on the ground. Police can be heard firing pepper balls at protesters throughout the footage. The protester is then released without arrest.
tags: baton, beat, less-lethal, pepper-ball, projectile, protester, shoot, strike
id: ca-sandiego-9
geolocation: 32.7960603, -117.2553022
Links
A police SUV is attempting to drive through a crowd. A law enforcement officer shoves the man from behind off the sidewalk onto the ground in front of the vehicle.
tags: drive, protester, shove
id: ca-sanfrancisco-1
geolocation: 37.7925758, -122.3974486
Links
A police officer shoots a projectile at a protester for yelling out profanities. The same officer is seen excited about the protests yelling "let's get this motherfucker".
tags: less-lethal, projectile, protester, shoot, threaten
id: ca-sanjose-1
geolocation: 37.3381932, -121.8862008
Links
- https://twitter.com/junkieanteater/status/1266603252839141377
- https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/gtksgq/cop_decides_to_shoot_at_protestor_who_hurt_his/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/gtg2cb/cop_waits_in_excitement_like_its_a_game/
- https://twitter.com/bowiezamudio/status/1266598285206106113
- https://twitter.com/kakimeows/status/1266982771005616128
- https://twitter.com/venomwithinher/status/1266826205833031680
A police officer shoves aside another officer restraining a suspect so he can put his knee on the suspect's neck.
tags: arrest, knee-on-neck, protester
id: ca-sanjose-3
geolocation: 37.3386496, -121.8852466
Links
A protester and community activist, known for work anti-bias and community building work with the San Jose PD, is fired upon by police. Though he has his hands in the air, police fire on him numerous times, striking him once in the groin. Later reports state the man suffered a ruptured testicle.
tags: less-lethal, protester, rubber-bullet, shoot
id: ca-sanjose-2
geolocation: 37.3381942, -121.886265
Links
- https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1269267786792144898
- https://abc7news.com/man-who-trains-san-jose-police-about-bias-severely-injured-by-riot-gun-during-protest/6234212/
- https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-06/community-organizer-shot-by-rubber-bullet-during-protest
- https://www.fox23.com/news/trending/george-floyd-protests-san-jose-police-fire-rubber-bullets-own-bias-trainer-rupture-his-testicle/K5HUBNAHTJERPBKA2CVC2B5LRU/
A protester can be seen filming SJPD officers' badge numbers. One officer swats the phone out of the protester's hand. The camera angle shifts, but the protester appears to retaliate by punching the officer.
The riot police retaliate against the entire protest, firing rubber bullets and tear gas.
tags: less-lethal, property-destruction, protester, rubber-bullet, shoot, shove, tear-gas
id: ca-sanjose-4
geolocation: 37.3396426, -121.883425
Links
A protester filming receives water bottles from a car and begins to distribute them. Without warning, police fire into the crowd. The man is hit and is helped by a second protester. While the second protester is attempting to help, a canister explodes at the man's feet.
tags: explosive, less-lethal, projectile, protester, rubber-bullet, shoot
id: ca-sanjose-5
geolocation: 37.3353196, -121.8893149
Links
A woman at a protest on May 29th was shot in the temple by a foam bullet. She stated in an interview, "she heard no audible verbal warning from SJPD about their intent to use riot guns or physical force." The SJPD stated several verbal warnings were given. The woman stated she was assisted by a paramedic, given an ice pack, and told to see a doctor.
tags: foam-bullet, less-lethal, protester, shoot
id: ca-sanjose-8
geolocation: 37.3392172, -121.8863874
Links
- https://abc7news.com/video/embed/?pid=6326456
- https://abc7news.com/san-jose-police-department-sjpd-lawsuit-george-floyd-protest-civil-rights/6325926/
- https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/hundreds-of-rubber-bullets-later-san-jose-starts-to-reckon-with-human-toll-of-tactics/
- https://www.sanjoseinside.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Breanna9-768x1024.jpg
- https://www.sanjoseinside.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Breanna2-768x1024.jpg
A man approaches police, filming with his camera. He is struck in the face by an officer with a baton. He then throws a punch back and is wrestled to the ground by several officers and arrested. He was taken to a hospital for arrestees and diagnosed with a shattered kneecap. He says that the recovery is expected to take months.
tags: arrest, baton, beat, protester, strike
id: ca-sanjose-9
geolocation: 37.3392126, -121.8843452
Links
- https://twitter.com/abc7newsbayarea/status/1266527253862719488
- https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/hundreds-of-rubber-bullets-later-san-jose-starts-to-reckon-with-human-toll-of-tactics/
- https://www.sanjoseinside.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/48416200_1590892268340884_r.jpeg
- https://www.sanjoseinside.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/DSC08021.jpg
A woman was yelling at police during a May 30th protest from her apartment window. Shortly after starting a recording on her cell phone, police fired projectiles at the woman's apartment. She recovered 13 projectiles, including rubber bullets and pepper balls. Several of her windows were damaged.
A police spokesperson stated that someone in the building was throwing glass bottles at police. The woman states she was not throwing anything.
The woman has retained a lawyer. A team from the mayor's office helped repair the woman's apartment the day after the incident.
tags: bystander, less-lethal, pepper-ball, property-destruction, rubber-bullet, shoot
id: ca-sanjose-10
geolocation: 37.3387932, -121.8877422
Links
- https://abc7news.com/video/embed/?pid=6260831
- https://abc7news.com/new-excessive-force-complaint-against-sjpd/6260863/
A man is seen running across a street, chased by several officers. An officer on a motorcycle strikes him and he is arrested.
Officers allege he was seen attempting to break into a bank after curfew.
tags: arrest, protester, vehicle
id: ca-sanjose-6
geolocation: 37.335747, -121.8860163
Links
Police give orders to disperse and subsequently to lay on the ground. Protesters attempt to flee and first-person footage states a protester was tripped and shot at short range.
Additional footage shows numerous officers corralling protesters into a small area before firing
tags: protester, shoot
id: ca-sanjose-7
geolocation: 37.3381843, -121.8862205
Links
- https://twitter.com/ex_Tesla/status/1268341102211297280
- https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1269985578474524673
Protesters standing with their arms raised are chanting "This is what democracy looks like". Law enforcement fire on the crowd and gas can be seen.
tags: less-lethal, protester, shoot, tear-gas
id: ca-sanluisobispo-1
geolocation: 35.2855771, -120.6624956
Links
- https://twitter.com/ma7dz/status/1267697838244298752
- https://twitter.com/ma7dz/status/1267723661122760705
The protester filming calls for a medic to help a fellow protester in a street median. A police line approaches. At 0:16, police fire on the protesters again.
Tear gas was also deployed against protesters during this incident.
tags: less-lethal, projectile, protester, shoot
id: ca-santaana-1
geolocation: 35.2855771, -120.6624956
Links
- https://twitter.com/YourAnonCentral/status/1266991237355069442
- https://twitter.com/CBSmichelegile/status/1266956544647692288
- https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/05/31/santa-ana-protestors-throw-bottles-fireworks-at-officers/
Live on TV, police fire multiple pepper bullets at a second-story apartment window from the street below.
tags: less-lethal, pepper-ball, protester, shoot
id: ca-santamonica-1
geolocation: 34.0107251, -118.4940541
Links
Police arrest protesters en masse, confine them for long periods, and improperly zip tie them | 2020-05-31
On May 31st, police arrested numerous protesters for curfew violations. These protesters were zip tied and held for long periods, in tight quarters which did not permit social distancing, then released late at night with no way to get home. At least one detainee alleges that detainees were denied medical care and permission to use the restroom.
Zip ties were put on too tight. Police attempted to remove zip ties with a long knife (which is not the appropriate tool). This led to multiple protesters being injured, including one who required 21 stitches; it seems unlikely that the knife was appropriately sterilized between uses, raising the possibility of bloodborne pathogen transmission.
One protester, who has lived in Santa Monica since high school, states police dropped him and other protesters off outside town late at night. Police then told him he would be arrested if he returned to Santa Monica.
(See also incidents ca-losangeles-19 and ca-losangeles-32 (similar behavior in Los Angeles). Note that the final link incorrectly states that the incident it describes was perpetrated by LAPD; in fact, as several commenters pointed out, it was perpetrated by Santa Monica PD, though there are allegations of similar conduct by the LAPD.)
tags: abuse-of-power, arrest, inhumane-treatment, protester, zip-tie
id: ca-santamonica-2
geolocation: 34.0164136, -118.4989781
Links
- Picture of one detainee's hand with stitches; description of what happened
- Another detainee, apparently being injured as her zip ties are removed
- Images and video of police removing zip ties with a knife, cutting protesters
- Video of detainees zip tied on a bus. Also includes account of what happened.
- News article, mentioning incident with comment from Santa Monica police
- Example of the appropriate tool to cut zip ties
- https://www.reddit.com/r/LosAngeles/comments/gy3e3r/the_lapd_has_been_slicing_into_protesters_hands/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x
- https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/man-arrested-at-protest-said-he-was-told-he-cant-go-back-to-santa-monica-where-he-lives/2379044/
A reporter for Primer Impacto was livestreaming a protest on Facebook. Around 12 minutes into the video, shots are fired without warning and the woman screams. She says to a man on her crew (in Spanish), "They just hit me, Patricio, in the leg."
tags: journalist, less-lethal, rubber-bullet, shoot
id: ca-santamonica-3
geolocation: 34.0107251, -118.4940541
Links
- https://pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/primer-impacto-reporter-injured-rubber-bullet-during-protests-santa-monica/
- 12:00
Police in northern California fatally shot an unarmed 22-year-old who was on his knees with his hands up outside a Walgreens store while responding to a call of alleged looting, officials said... An officer in the city of Vallejo was inside his car when he shot Sean Monterrosa on Monday night amid local and national protests against police brutality. Police said an officer mistakenly believed Monterrosa had a gun, but later determined he had a hammer in his pocket... 'When confronted by the police, he dropped to his knees and surrendered, and they fired at him,' said Melissa Nold, a Vallejo civil rights attorney representing Monterrosa’s family.
Six officers fired 55 bullets in 3.5 seconds; police investigation determined this use of force 'reasonable.'
Vallejo PD has posted composite video containing body cam footage, radio chatter with Dispatch and prior footage of Walgreen's security cameras being destroyed. This footage shows a car with alleged looters peeling out of the Walgreens as police arrive; this car strikes an unmarked police vehicle and continues. Police open the doors of their unmarked van and fire on Monterrosa immediately and without warning. They state that they believed Monterrosa was armed, thought it turned out to be only a hammer.
tags: death, live-round, shoot
id: ca-vallejo-1
geolocation: 38.1231701, -122.2523552
Links
- https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/04/vallejo-police-kill-unarmed-man-california
- https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jun/12/willie-mccoy-shooting-vallejo-police-55-shots
- Footage provided by Vallejo PD; CW: death
In this video, an armored law enforcement vehicle tells protesters blocking a highway to disperse over megaphone. It sounds like the operator is saying "if you do not move, you will be dead," but video later released by the police department seems to show that the operator instead said "if you do not move, you will be gassed." The protesters do not move; the officers deploy tear gas, coating the highway in dense, opaque clouds of blinding fog. Vehicles are seen waiting to continue on their way; it is unclear whether these vehicles attempted to navigate the clouds of tear gas. (Note: Jalopnik reports that this happened on June 2; however, protests consistent with the video were only reported on June 1, and other sources place the video on June 1.)
tags: less-lethal, protester, tear-gas, threaten, vehicle
id: ca-walnutcreek-1
geolocation: 37.9148825, -122.0660187
Links
- https://www.instagram.com/p/CA7KMc9pX5S/
- https://jalopnik.com/cop-in-armored-truck-tells-peaceful-protesters-if-you-1843886752
- https://abc7news.com/walnut-creek-curfew-tonight-protest-in-today-looting-protests/6231856/
- https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/as-protests-remain-mostly-peaceful-walnut-creek-considers-extending-curfew/
- https://www.ktvu.com/news/walnut-creek-police-says-mutual-aid-officer-did-not-say-what-many-thought-they-heard
Police threw tear gas at protesters blocking a roadway in an effort to disperse them. One protester, Joseph Malott, allegedly threw a tear gas canister back at police. Police arrested him for (per Mercury News) “assaulting a police officer with a deadly weapon.” During the arrest, Malott was bitten and scratched repeatedly by a police dog, leaving bite marks and scratches all over his back and a wound on his leg which required 10 stitches. During the arrest, he says he was slammed against a fence then thrown to the ground, and recalls thinking “when are they going to take the dogs off me?”
tags: arrest, dog, less-lethal, protester, tear-gas, tear-gas-canister
id: ca-walnutcreek-3
geolocation: 37.9151504, -122.0641695
Links
- https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/06/06/protester-recounts-getting-attacked-by-police-dogs-tear-gassed-at-walnut-creek-demonstration/
- https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2020/06/17/walnut-creek-police-discuss-protest-response-critics-not-impressed/
- https://www.ktvu.com/news/walnut-creek-police-says-mutual-aid-officer-did-not-say-what-many-thought-they-heard
A small number of peaceful protesters are scattered in the street. Someone shouts, "Get back," and protesters begin running. Shots can be heard and tear gas is fired into the crowd.
tags: less-lethal, protester, tear-gas
id: ca-walnutcreek-2
geolocation: 37.9034738, -122.0650245
Links
Footage shows police grabbing a woman at a protest, forcing her to the ground and arresting her. A male protester attempts to intervene and is arrested as well. The filmer states the victims were his sister and her boyfriend and provided continued updates on their status. She states that when she attempted to call the precinct, she was told that the arrestees had waived their rights and were sleeping and could not be woken up. They were released about 8 hours after being arrested. The filmer responded to a request from 2020PB stating that her sister has been charged with obstruction of justice, battery of an officer, and a crosswalk violation; her boyfriend has been charged with resisting arrest.
tags: arrest, protester
id: ca-whittier-1
geolocation: 33.9751207, -118.0366598
Links