Police brutality directed against protesters protesting the death of George Floyd is frightening. And shows why we need to keep protesting.
Just as shocking as this video is the decision by over 50+ police officers throwing a tantrum and quitting the police force.
very much looks like the police just killed this old man pic.twitter.com/D7dDDcfFSy
— Josh Albert (@jpegjoshua) June 5, 2020
NEW TONIGHT: Philadelphia area district attorney will prosecute Philadelphia Police Staff Inspector Joseph Bologna on a charge of Aggravated Assault for busting open the head of a college student by hitting him with a police baton during protests. @CBSPhilly pic.twitter.com/6SixH8BwU1
— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) June 6, 2020
A Cop Was Filmed Telling Armed White Men To Avoid Arrest "So We Don't Look Like We're Playing Favorites" https://t.co/PfyMvJFipF
— End The Duopoly (@EndDuopolyNow) June 6, 2020
A healthcare worker that was working was arrested tonight in Brooklyn pic.twitter.com/rMHGBwc5z4
— NYC-DSA 🌹#DefundTheNYPD (@nycDSA) June 6, 2020
North Carolina cops raid community organizer’s home in the middle of the night after he announces plans to sue
— Raw Story (@RawStory) June 6, 2020
https://t.co/Nv5vyu4UvK
How many cops does it take to beat up one woman?#PoliceBrutality pic.twitter.com/TCSNtPMMLA
— David Leavitt (@David_Leavitt) June 5, 2020
Police using rubber bullets on protesters that can kill, blind or maim for life https://t.co/0FXihf5NRv
— Raw Story (@RawStory) June 5, 2020
Officers nationwide are hiding their badges and concealing their identities, making accountability even more elusive pic.twitter.com/U7T155hg5a
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) June 5, 2020
At least 125 press freedom violations reported over 3 days of U.S. protests https://t.co/H7g0dhTMC6
— #ProgressiveParty (@GottaBernNow) June 5, 2020
Video shows a Sacramento police officer holding an 18-year-old man from behind in a neck hold.
— Emily Maher (@EmilyMaherTV) June 5, 2020
Tyzhon Johnson told me he couldn't breathe.
This is a portion of the video recorded by Zakiyah Guillory.
WARNING: Profanity used pic.twitter.com/nliUNINFhw
Erie, PA better fire this officer! https://t.co/Xj6muvH7wc
— Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) May 31, 2020
After #Austin police shot and critically injured Justin Howell, they also fired on the people trying to carry him forward to receive medical help #HisnameisJustinHowell #AustinProtests pic.twitter.com/hnBu5Mxm5Q
— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) June 4, 2020
Glendale? Glendale?!!? Chief of Police, find these officers, and then FIRE them. In this time of hysteria and anger and this is how your peace officers behave? It is not right NOW or EVER!!!!!pic.twitter.com/9Vy2CzrGj8
— anita haeggstrom (@AnitaHaeggstrom) June 2, 2020
This is a police riot.
— Julián Castro (@JulianCastro) June 5, 2020
In video after video, police give the American people more reasons to take to the streets and demand change.
We need a wholesale overhaul of policing. pic.twitter.com/xiFC9jHAEb
Look at this shit Mann 🤦🏾♂️ @SFPD this is crazy asf how they did me pic.twitter.com/l5w8acIm8z
— kjbangaa💔🖤🧟♂️ (@kjBangaa) June 3, 2020
US Park Police announce two officers have been assigned to "administrative duties" pending the outcome of an investigation into an assault on a news crew with Australia's @7NewsAustralia as they were broadcasting live from Lafayette Square in DC when it was cleared out on Monday. pic.twitter.com/NOvEONbEs7
— Jeevan Vittal (@JvittalTV) June 3, 2020
A Florida police officer has been placed on administrative leave after a cell phone video showed the cop kneeling on a black man’s neck during an arrest back in May, according to a reporthttps://t.co/ftZmiwsgVS
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) June 4, 2020
More unbelievable police brutality. This in Indianapolis. This woman appears to be groped and then several cops are beating the heck out of her and another person trying to help her and is shoved to the ground and surrounded by multiple officers. Outrageous! @KattyKay_ https://t.co/NFJ4ATdWtN
— Bob Lapinski (@BobLapinski) June 5, 2020
Here's your violent protesters in Salt Lake City…2 old men, one with a cane shoved into a barricade by police right in front of camera crews. https://t.co/0TkhxmZX54
— Angela Covele (@UniqueWomanA1) June 4, 2020
0:05 There's a woman in blue getting violently shoved by military police. A fellow protester tries to help her up, they go at him too. And at the woman again, even while she's down. https://t.co/5jSB2BdcaI
— Nina (@BetterTweetNina) June 1, 2020
NYPD officer Vincent D’Andraia is under investigation after pushing Douyna Zayer, who was taken to the ER with serious head injuries pic.twitter.com/0CwckLXqqg
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) June 3, 2020