Over the past few days, protestors and journalists have been met with unjust and illegal police brutality. History has taught us that the police who commit these acts will not be prosecuted. The videos below highlight the divergent rules that apply to police compared to the rest of the populace, particularly people of color. The rule of law is an aspiration, and one that centuries-old institutions like organized police forces purport to champion. Until the law is applied equally to those institutions — especially when they use undue force against those standing up against, and highlighting, institutional racism — we will never break the cycle of injustice.
People across the United States continue to document this police brutality. Take a look for yourself.
Denver, Colorado
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my older brother went to a protest in Denver last night. as the police were leaving, one of them shot him with a pepper pellet that smashed the back of his phone and exploded in his face. they were ~30 feet from each other and it looks like the officer aimed directly at his face pic.twitter.com/m9vxaSQbwI
— Rachelle D'nae (@heyydnae) May 31, 2020
Atlanta, Georgia
https://twitter.com/Brittm_tv/status/1266497944796225538
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https://twitter.com/DaRealCameronDe/status/1267261548101357569
Louisville, Kentucky
I cannot believe what I just witnessed. They pulled up onto the square with a police siren on and did this. #Louisville pic.twitter.com/65o2lgZCJh
— Natalie Neysa Alund (@nataliealund) May 30, 2020
This just happened on live tv. Wow, what a douche bag. pic.twitter.com/dQKheEcCvb
— Christopher Bishop (@ChrisBishopL1C4) May 30, 2020
Minneapolis, Minnesota
BREAKING: Police shoot non-lethal rounds at people as they stand on their porch in Minneapolis pic.twitter.com/j0aIACIRwE
— BNO News (@BNONews) May 31, 2020
This is the moment Minneapolis Police fired on our CBS News crew with rubber bullets. As you can see, no protesters anywhere near us- we all were wearing credentials and had cameras out. Our sound engineer was hit in the arm. #cbsnews pic.twitter.com/UAy7HYhGnL
— Michael George (@MikeGeorgeCBS) May 31, 2020
Minnesota State Patrol just fired tear gas at reporters and photographers at point blank range. pic.twitter.com/r7X6J7LKo8
— Molly Hennessy-Fiske (@mollyhf) May 31, 2020
https://twitter.com/chadloder/status/1266962631887224837
https://twitter.com/MichaelAdams317/status/1266945268567678976
New York City, New York
https://twitter.com/Sifill_LDF/status/1266928343141752833
Erie, Pennsylvania
Protests started in Erie.. a girl here was peacefully protesting, after 15 minutes she was maced and kicked.. #PoliceBrutality pic.twitter.com/nC6HhXMpCe
— Nick / nak5132 (@the7goonies) May 31, 2020
Here's a longer video taken by somebody else from a different angle pic.twitter.com/6lNM6ci8Jf
— Nick / nak5132 (@the7goonies) May 31, 2020
Salt Lake City, Utah
Better quality capture of this tough guy shoving around a little old man: pic.twitter.com/Ly4t4ED9JV
— Captain America (@Captain_4merica) May 31, 2020
Richmond, Virginia
Video sent to us: RPD vehicle swerving off road to drive through median full of protesters. @BeQueerDoCrime pic.twitter.com/q4n9XeQx2V
— took 'em. (@TakeEmDownRVA) May 31, 2020
Seattle, Washington
George Floyd might still be alive if a bystanding officer had stepped up to stop Derek Chauvin—like the officer in this video.
Officers must be willing to police their own colleagues to hold them accountable for inappropriate conduct. It can save a life. https://t.co/tuzppgLG0l
— Julián Castro (@JulianCastro) May 31, 2020
Compilation Of Additional Videos
https://twitter.com/JordanUhl/status/1266917228752056320
Kyle McEntee is the executive director of Law School Transparency, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a mission to make entry to the legal profession more transparent, affordable, and fair. You can follow him on Twitter @kpmcentee and @LSTupdates.