A group of protesters waving signs in front of a group of police officers was suddenly rushed by one police officer, triggering a brawl where police choke-slammed a man into the ground and brandished a shotgun at the protesters. Another protester shouts at an officer from several feet away; the officer immediately discharges pepper spray.
tags: choke, threaten, gun, beat, punch, baton, pepper-spray, spray, protester
id: tx-austin-2
Links
- https://gfycat.com/tautimaginativedore
- https://www.reddit.com/r/2020PoliceBrutality/comments/hhhbeh/5302020_austin/
Here, a non-violent protester can be seen standing perfectly still when he is hit directly in the head by a rubber bullet and knocked to the floor.
In the aftermath other protesters help the victim who is bleeding from a large head wound. Further reports state the victim was hospitalized
tags: child, shoot, rubber-bullet, bean-bag, protester
id: tx-austin-3
Links
- https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/guwc4y/austin_tx_nonviolent_protestor_shot_in_the_head/
- https://www.instagram.com/p/CA6TCIGnuWm/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BGyTi-KdKc (aftermath)
- https://streamable.com/o1uqgy (aftermath)
- https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/austin-teen-hospitalized-with-head-injury-after-police-shoot-him-with-bean-bags-at-protest
Protesters and Austin police squared off at the protest on I-35. Officers were seen pointing shotguns at the crowd and shooting a protester point-blank multiple times with what appeared to be either rubber bullets or bean bag shells. Tear gas was later deployed on the crowd.
tags: threaten, rubber-bullet, bean-bag, tear-gas, shoot, protester
id: tx-austin-4
Links
- https://twitter.com/highsettler/status/1266876480929349633
- https://imgur.com/gallery/VKuIIvu
- https://gfycat.com/weirdthankfulgnatcatcher
Police were seen firing multiple shots of what were allegedly rubber bullets into a crowd of protesters downtown. Current source videos are from a distance of about 100-200 feet and it is unclear what exactly caused the officers to begin firing.
tags: rubber-bullet, shoot, protester
id: tx-austin-5
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A pregnant woman in Austin states she was sitting during a May 30th protest. As police began to pepper-spray the crowd, she stood to run. Police then shot her multiple times in the abdomen, back and head. The Austin Police Chief has stated the incident is under review.
Fortunately, the woman did not suffer a miscarriage.
tags: pregnant, bean-bag, shoot, protester
id: tx-austin-8
Links
- https://www.statesman.com/news/20200612/pregnant-woman-shot-with-beanbag-round-by-austin-police-wants-them-held-accountable
- https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/austin-texas-protest-chief-brian-manley-speaks/269-904cf6f3-e619-44ed-ab31-0582508e9c04
In an attempt to clear protesters blocking a road, mounted police began walking their horses into protesters. A handful of protesters refused to move. Rather than arresting the protesters and walking them away, police continued to push them with their horses. At one point, an officer pepper-sprays a protester. After this protesters begin throwing things at police. The pepper-sprayed protester swings his sign at the officer. The officer then grabs the protester by the backpack and drags him down the road until other protesters intervene to free him. Another officer tramples one of these protesters. Protesters continue to shout at police for the duration of the footage.
Charges were filed against the protester for swinging his sign at police. Police say the sign had a wooden stick attached, but footage indicates it was only a piece of cardboard, cardstock, or similar paper material.
tags: horse, shove, pepper-spray, spray, protester
id: tx-austin-10
Links
- https://www.reddit.com/r/Bad_Cop_No_Donut/comments/h9wn2c/austin_police_used_horses_as_weapons/
- https://www.fox7austin.com/news/man-arrested-for-striking-austin-police-horse-with-sign
Police critically injure 20 year old black protester during protests against police violence | May 31st
A 20-year-old black man is hospitalized in critical condition after police shot him with beanbag rounds outside police headquarters Sunday night. He suffered a fractured skull and brain damage.
Police continued to fire on the crowd as well as medics attempting to assist the man.
Austin Police Chief confirms that police shot him with 'non-lethal' beanbag rounds and claims that he was not the intended target for the projectile.
tags: medic, bean-bag, shoot, protester
id: tx-austin-1
Links
- https://www.reddit.com/r/Bad_Cop_No_Donut/comments/gwd37n/a_black_20yearold_student_justin_howell_is_in/
- https://www.texastribune.org/2020/06/01/austin-police-george-floyd-mike-ramos/
- https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/austin-protester-police-struck-by-less-lethal-bean-bag-round/269-430f90a2-b6c1-4ee3-9d9c-639faf132100
- https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/07/us/austin-texas-police-bean-bag-20-year-old-injured/index.html
Police are seen firing multiple shots of what were allegedly rubber bullets into a crowd of protesters after one of the protesters tossed water on them
tags: shoot, rubber-bullet, protester
id: tx-austin-6
Links
- https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/gwfu8e/apd_gets_water_splashed_on_them_and_immediately/
- Mirror 1
- Mirror 2
A man wearing glasses and with his hands in his pockets stands still approximately 3-4 feet away from police officers with bicycles. An officer is spraying him directly in the face.
tags: pepper-spray, spray, protester
id: tx-austin-7
Links
- https://old.reddit.com/r/Bad_Cop_No_Donut/comments/guhgfq/please_let_others_see_this_this_guy_did_not/
- https://twitter.com/Grits4Breakfast/status/1267128210455588865
A protester was shot in the face with a bean bag round on May 31st. She was hospitalized and underwent surgery. She states that she has suffered nerve damage in her face as a result.
Footage in the third link shows the victim seated on the ground with a round stuck in her face. She is responsive and speaking with those around her. Several protest medics attend to her.
tags: shoot, bean-bag, protester
id: tx-austin-13
Links
- https://twitter.com/randomjhovall/status/1267309502845669376
- https://twitter.com/randomjhovall/status/1272076416348291072
- https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1272386250058727425
Volunteer medics were advised to bring a critically wounded protester to the police line for medical attention and were subsequently fired upon.
tags: medic, shoot, protester
id: tx-austin-9
Links
- https://www.reddit.com/r/2020PoliceBrutality/comments/gvjjwg/volunteer_medics_advised_by_police_to_bring_a/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/gwbbjs/protestor_is_shot_in_head_with_rubber_bullet/
- http://www.thebatt.com/opinion/opinion-his-name-is-justin-howell/article_93a79c44-a5b6-11ea-aa54-ebc0da33cc35.html?fbclid=IwAR11FqXr9dRCKo-ohfeBoO9FdYFRG2uon0nqAkxKO5gZuL_-4EzgukAGcBs
Footage shows police kicking aside musician's gear. He falls off his stool and is held to the ground. One officer kneels on him. He does not appear to resist at any point. Several protesters can be heard shouting, "Get your knee off his head," but the footage is obscured by the officers.
tags: arrest, shove, property-destruction, knee, knee-on-neck, protester
id: tx-austin-14
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Footage from a news report depicts multiple officers arresting a protester outside Police Headquarters. The protester made lewd gestures at police. Police then chased him and arrested him for obstructing a highway. In the arrest, footage clearly shows an officer kneeling on the protester's neck.
APD is investigating the incident.
This appears to be the same protester who was charged in tx-austin-10.
tags: arrest, knee, knee-on-neck, protester
id: tx-austin-11
Links
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Thrvojgme5I
- https://www.reddit.com/r/Bad_Cop_No_Donut/comments/hc58jg/austin_police_are_investigating_a_use_of_force/
Police detained a protester for allegedly striking a barricade with a skateboard. He is shown behind a police bike line with four officers holding him on the ground. One officer punches him repeatedly.
tags: punch, strike, arrest, knee, protester
id: tx-austin-12
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Footage shows police approaching a crowd of protesters, singling out livestreamer Hiram Gilberto and arresting him. When the crowd objects, other officers shove the protesters.
Additional footage shows Gilberto tackled to the ground, zip-tied and punched.
tags: journalist, punch, zip-tie, tackle, arrest
id: tx-austin-15
Links
Footage shows police surrounding protesters on the sidewalk. Police use bikes to hem protesters in and shove them. Police also discharge pepper spray at protesters without apparent justification. Police also arrest several protesters on the sidewalk. Some protesters attempt to grab onto the arrestees and are thrown aside by officers.
tags: protester, shove, bike, push, pepper-spray, spray, arrest
id: tx-austin-16
Links
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmglMDC-OJU
- https://www.reddit.com/r/2020PoliceBrutality/comments/i3meab/police_violently_break_up_memorial_of_murdered/
- https://twitter.com/CandiceBernd/status/1289717781395472384
- https://twitter.com/CandiceBernd/status/1289718586789986304
Footage shows a small group of mounted officers riding into a group of protesters gathered in the street. The officers use their horses to shove protesters aside. No protesters were trampled underhoof, but the justification for escalation is unclear.
tags: protester, push, shove, horse
id: tx-austin-17
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A woman films an officer arresting a protester. A second officer walks by, knocking the phone out of the filmer's hand.
tags: protester, push, shove, property-destruction
id: tx-austin-18
Links
- https://twitter.com/C38412900/status/1299901391352344576
- https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/austin-jacob-blake-protests-arrests/269-9be9ef7d-8b21-48f2-9721-d8389d823d67
Cop in Baytown Texas pulls over a black man. A white man is on the phone talking about it. Cop says white man is cussing in public and proceeds to tackle him and knee him in the head.
tags: tackle, arrest, knee, protester
id: tx-baytown-1
Links
- https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/gw2dpw/cop_in_baytown_tx_pulls_over_black_man_white_man/
- https://www.facebook.com/isaiah.benavides.94/videos/2811815772219886/
A woman who says she was simply walking home with groceries was shot in the face with a rubber bullet by Dallas police. She was seen bleeding profusely and some officers attempted to help her immediately afterwards.
tags: shoot, rubber-bullet, bystander
id: tx-dallas-1
Links
- https://twitter.com/KevinRKrause/status/1266898396339675137
- https://i.redd.it/ns0uj557x0251.jpg
- https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1267109272342736896
Man at the protests had been shot in the eye by officers.
tags: shoot, projectile, protester
id: tx-dallas-4
Links
- https://twitter.com/HERCGTH/status/1266870616570900480
- https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/dallas-county/dallas-police-investigating-possible-use-of-force-incidents-saturday/287-1d3851d2-656c-4d40-8eac-7deac44ddf2d
- https://twitter.com/chadloder/status/1267261398481920000
The first-person video shows an individual running away from what seem to be loud explosions.
Additional footage shows a protest in the same vicinity. Police sound a siren and protesters begin to back away. Police then begin releasing tear gas.
tags: stun-grenade, tear-gas, protester
id: tx-dallas-2
Links
- https://twitter.com/xtranai/status/1266898175568338945
- https://twitter.com/calvinwatkins/status/1266860555597500416
- https://www.tiktok.com/@sabby817/video/6833141380798221573
Without warning, police shoot protester with rubber bullet. Protester falls limp to the ground. Later image shows the protester helped to their feet and able to walk away
tags: shoot, rubber-bullet, protester
id: tx-dallas-5
Links
- https://twitter.com/bubbaprog/status/1267542878118727680
- https://twitter.com/elias_valverde/status/1267550636876447747
On June 2nd, protesters are routed onto Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge. They are met by a line of police officers and are then fired upon by rubber bullets, tear gas, and more.
tags: shoot, rubber-bullet, tear-gas, protester
id: tx-dallas-3
Links
- https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/gx9a5n/these_protests_took_place_on_june_2nd_in_dallas/
- Location on Google Maps
Police fire teargas canisters and projectiles into peaceful crowd of unarmed protesters | (believed to be) May 31st
Police fire teargas cannisters into peaceful crowd of unarmed protesters. Amongst the chaos you can hear the popping sounds of police firing projectiles.
tags: tear-gas-canister, projectile, protester
id: tx-elpaso-1
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A mounted police officer in Houston trampled a woman with his horse. It appeared to be somewhat accidental, but the officer was riding the horse at a decent speed within feet of the protesters. The crowd had been making peaceful chants prior to the incident but became agitated afterwards.
tags: horse, protester
id: tx-houston-1
Links
A large group of police officers were walking down the street when a woman standing near them was forcefully shoved to the ground by a police officer.
tags: shove, push, protester
id: tx-houston-2
Links
A protester is filming and asking "why?", referring to protesters being arrested. An officer then pushs the protester that is filming, knocking the camera to the ground.
tags: shove, push, property-destruction, arrest, protester
id: tx-houston-3
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Police beat protester with batons, then pepper spray another man for recording | (believed to be) June 2nd
Police isolate protester and then 4 to 5 officers beat him with a baton. When one of them realizes he is being recorded, he pepper sprays the person recording to make him stop.
tags: baton, pepper-spray, punch, protester
id: tx-houston-4
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Footage from an extended stream shows police and protesters facing off on the sidewalk. Protesters are standing still several feet away from police. On multiple occasions, several officers push from the police line, seize protesters without warning and drag them behind police lines for arrest. Only after several minutes does an officer emerge to explain that protesters will be arrested. After this, protesters comply without resistance.
tags: protester, arrest, grab, shove, push
id: tx-houston-5
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Police deploy tear gas against protesters after drunk driver ran into oncoming traffic, knocking over a woman and child. Police arrested the driver. Police said some protesters thought police were arresting a protester and attempted to intervene; the Lewisville mayor stated that police deployed tear gas because protesters were blocking a road. Police then deployed tear gas against the crowd and arrested 9 protesters. After tear gas was deployed, police allege that protesters threw bottles at officers.
tags: protester, arrest, tear-gas
id: tx-lewisville-1
Links
- https://twitter.com/psomeoki/status/1267987008380645376
- https://www.crosstimbersgazette.com/2020/06/03/lewisville-police-release-details-about-arrests-at-protest/
A man was filming police walking down the street and making comments like "that [rifle] better be on safety" towards them. Most officers continued walking down the street, while another ran towards him yelling "hands up" and shooting him with what were allegedly rubber bullets. The officer shot him once, causing the man's arm to bleed, then after a few moments shot him again in the leg. Blood can be seen dripping through the man's pants, which were clearly torn by the projectile.
tags: shoot, rubber-bullet, protester
id: tx-sanantonio-1
Links
- https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/gu3s6j/police_shoots_protestor_for_no_reason/
- Mirror
- https://twitter.com/chadloder/status/1267124991809609728
Police are protesters are gathered several feet apart. Between the two lines, a protester is seen telling other protesters to put their hands up. Police then fire as protesters scatter.
tags: shoot, projectile, protester
id: tx-sanantonio-2
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