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Riot police fire tear gas round at protester | 2020-05-30

At short range, officer fires a tear gas round directly at a protester outside 1615 H Street. The round narrowly misses striking the protester in the face.

tags: less-lethal, protester, tear-gas

id: dc-dc-12

geolocation: 38.9001869, -77.0375393

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Riot Police rams shield into BBC cameraman | 2020-05-31

A BBC cameraman was charged at by police and hit with a shield.

tags: journalist, shield

id: dc-dc-1

geolocation: 38.900186, -77.0360547

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Police tear gas protesters outside of Lafayette Square | 2020-05-31

Tear gas is shot on ground near protesters. One protester is depicted needing water for eye wash. Calls for water and medics are heard.

tags: less-lethal, medic, protester, tear-gas

id: dc-dc-11

geolocation: 38.9001869, -77.0375393

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NBC News reporter shot on air | 2020-05-31

A reporter for NBC News, Garrett Haake, is filming protests when he is shot on air with an impact munition, believed to be a rubber bullet.

tags: journalist, less-lethal, projectile, rubber-bullet, shoot

id: dc-dc-40

geolocation: 38.902671, -77.036576

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Australian news crew and protesters attacked by police | 2020-06-01

Protesters and an Australian reporter and cameraman were attacked by police while reporting on protests in DC. An officer charged directly at the journalist and appeared to punch her. The journalist identified herself at media, and identified that tear gas and rubber bullets were used.

tags: journalist, less-lethal, projectile, punch, rubber-bullet, tear-gas

id: dc-dc-2

geolocation: 38.900127, -77.036227

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Protesters are quickly and violently pushed out of Lafayette Square | 2020-06-01

The protesters were given no warning to leave, resulting in forceful removal and injuries to protesters via tear gas and flashbangs.

tags: less-lethal, protester, stun-grenade, tear-gas

id: dc-dc-3

geolocation: 38.9001869, -77.0375393

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Police violence outside the White House | 2020-06-01

MSNBC captures mounted and regular police using flashbangs on peaceful protesters outside the White House. Someone injured by police is carried away live on camera.

tags: horse, less-lethal, protester, stun-grenade

id: dc-dc-5

geolocation: 38.9001858, -77.037084

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Man who sheltered protesters discusses law enforcement officers shooting tear gas into his house | 2020-06-01

A DC resident discusses being accosted by officers when trying to enter his home on Swann Street between 14th and 15th. Once inside, a crowd of protesters were allegedly confined to the street by officers, at which point the resident offered to shelter them in his home. He claims that officers then fired tear gas into his home.

tags: bystander, less-lethal, protester, tear-gas, threaten

id: dc-dc-6

geolocation: 38.9148329, -77.0334411

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Police charge peaceful crowd, beat them with shields | 2020-06-01

Here, police are captured charging into a crowd of peaceful protesters and hitting them with their shields. One individual can be seen bleeding from the mouth after being struck, before being pushed to the ground.

tags: beat, protester, shield, tackle

id: dc-dc-7

geolocation: 38.9001851, -77.0378836

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Police fire into crowd hitting one protester | 2020-06-01

Police fire into crowd outside of White House. Protester is hit and falls to the ground. The same protester is then hit again after standing. Projectile used is unknown.

tags: less-lethal, projectile, protester

id: dc-dc-8

geolocation: 38.9001864, -77.0366859

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Reporter struck with shield and baton | 2020-06-01

As a reporter tries to let the police pass by him, they pin him to the wall with a shield and an officer hits his knee with a baton.

tags: baton, journalist, shield, strike

id: dc-dc-39

geolocation: 38.900198, -77.036160

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Unmarked federal agents aid police | 2020-06-02

Armed men are seen supporting police efforts. When asked to identify themselves, they stated only that they work for the Department of Justice or "the federal government." They had no identifying names or numbers.

Individuals were seen at several locations around D.C., including the Department of Justice.

tags: abuse-of-power, hide-badge

id: dc-dc-13

geolocation: 38.8931622, -77.0272225

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Law enforcement officers fire rubber bullets into crowd, pepper-spray kneeling protester and CNN crew | 2020-06-03

In the first of these videos, a crowd can be seen shaking a piece of temporary fencing. Either in response to this or to secure the fence, law enforcement officers fire rubber bullets into the crowd to clear them. In the second video and third videos, officers pepper-spray a kneeling protester and a CNN camera crew. The second video ends with more rubber bullets being fired. The reason for this is unknown.

tags: journalist, less-lethal, pepper-spray, protester, rubber-bullet

id: dc-dc-9

geolocation: 38.900280, -77.038115

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Law enforcement officers throw stinger grenades at peaceful protesters | 2020-06-03

In this video, officer throw stinger grenades in a crowd chanting "black lives matter". Throughout, grenades continue to be used, one of which explodes directly in front of a peaceful protester.

tags: less-lethal, protester, stun-grenade

id: dc-dc-10

geolocation: 38.9001858, -77.037084

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Unknown federal agents aid police | 2020-06-04

Footage shows a line of agents wearing riot gear. They do not have names, badges or body cams. They allegedly refused to tell protesters what agency sent them.

Additional reports suggest they are members of the federal Bureau of Prisons trained specifically for prison riots.

tags: abuse-of-power, hide-badge

id: dc-dc-14

geolocation: 38.8931622, -77.0272225

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Police violently arrest protester | 2020-06-22

During a standoff around a statue of Andrew Jackson, footage shows multiple officers attempt to arrest a protester. The man appears to be passively resisting (e.g. locking his arms). Police respond by beating him with batons and kneeling on him. At one point, the man states he cannot breathe. Police do not acknowledge this.

tags: arrest, baton, beat, knee, protester

id: dc-dc-16

geolocation: 38.8995177, -77.0387365

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Protesters attempt to vandalize Andrew Jackson statue; police escalate violence | 2020-06-22

Prior to a much publicized attempt to tear down a statue of Andrew Jackson, police erected a chain-link fence around the statue.

Protesters converged on the statue, pulled down the fence, and threw chains around the statue.

Police met the protesters with immediate violence. An account states police encircled the protesters, preventing any exit, then beat protesters with shields and batons. Police pepper-sprayed protesters as well. The account additionally states police ripped off her friend's glasses and mask to pepper-spray her.

tags: baton, beat, less-lethal, pepper-spray, protester, shield, spray

id: dc-dc-17

geolocation: 38.8995177, -77.0387365

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Unidentified man working alongside police hits protesters with baton | 2020-06-22

Video shows police slowly advancing towards protesters, pushing them back. Alongside the police is a man conspicuously wearing "jeans and fatigue-colored ammo belt" wielding a baton. He has no police badge or other identification. He hits and shoves the individual filming. Neither he nor the officers answer when protesters demand to know who the man is and whether he is a cop or a vigilante. A second video in the same twitter thread shows the unidentified man striking a protester and talking with an officer. A third video in the thread shows the man assisting with an arrest. It is unclear whether the police were allowing a civilian without any authority to assault protesters, or whether they were protecting the identity of an officer from some special unit.

tags: baton, beat, protester

id: dc-dc-19

geolocation: 38.8995177, -77.0387365

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Police pepper spray protesters with hands up | 2020-06-22

Police line begins shouting, "Move back" and using their bikes to push protesters back across a street. Protesters with hands up who refuse to move are shoved and told to keep moving. Protesters near the filmer shout at police, saying, "What's wrong with you?" An officer behind the line of bikes steps forward and sprays pepper spray at protesters, including the filmer.

tags: less-lethal, pepper-spray, protester, shove, spray

id: dc-dc-23

geolocation: 38.8995177, -77.0387365

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Footage shows officer with tape over badge number | 2020-06-23

Footage shows an argument between a protester an officer. The protester films close to the officer's face; the officer shines his flashlight in the protester's eye.

Notable, however, is the strip of black tape covering the officer's badge number.

tags: hide-badge

id: dc-dc-20

geolocation: 38.9012203, -77.0365494

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Police pepper-spray peaceful protesters | 2020-06-23

Police can be heard chanting, "Move back," while pushing protesters back through a park. Protesters obeying direction are still pepper sprayed.

tags: less-lethal, pepper-spray, protester, spray

id: dc-dc-21

geolocation: 38.8995177, -77.0387365

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Eyewitness reports police destroyed supplied and attacked medics | 2020-06-23

An eyewitness to protests reports that police pushed protesters away from their protest site that morning. He states that some people were gassed, but equivocates that some people were fighting with the police and those may have been the people who were gassed.

He states that police stole all food and other supplies before forcing protesters out. He states that police beat and tear-gassed medics who were attempting to help protesters. In addition, he states that police beat "anyone they could find."

He says that volunteer medics had permission from the church where they set up, but police ignored the permission and dispersed them regardless.

tags: beat, less-lethal, medic, property-destruction, protester, tear-gas

id: dc-dc-22

geolocation: 38.9002291, -77.0365354

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Police use pepper spray, flashbangs and tear gas to disperse protest | 2020-06-23

Multiple videos from Raws media show police use of pepper spray, flashbangs and tear gas to disperse small, peaceful protests.

Protesters appear to have erected small barricades in the streets using traffic cones and planters. Police fire on protesters at range with flashbangs and tear gas. Then in a later video, police line can be seen chanting, "Move back," while spraying pepper spray.

The second clip from Raws shows protesters attempting to treat a fellow protester who was injured in the first round of violence.

Additional footage posted on Youtube shows similar events. Around 4 minutes, this footage also shows police pushing a man on crutches and harassing him to move faster. Protesters attempting to help the man on crutches are assaulted.

tags: less-lethal, pepper-spray, person-with-disability, protester, push, shove, spray, strike, stun-grenade, tear-gas

id: dc-dc-18

geolocation: 38.9008853, -77.0365427

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Police target protester handing out water | 2020-06-27

Footage from late on June 27th, police charge a protester walking away from them. She is grabbed by multiple officers, both on bike and on foot. The police then arrest her. She drops several water bottles out of her hands. Protesters state she was passing out water bottles to thirsty protesors.

tags: abuse-of-power, arrest, protester

id: dc-dc-24

geolocation: 38.9004848, -77.0365451

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Numerous officers make physical arrest | 2020-07-04

Footage from 3 tiktok videos shows numerous officers (approximately 8) arresting one protester. Protester appears to passively resist by locking his arms. He says, "Sir, I will go with you if you stop grabbing my arms." Other protesters can be heard asking why the man is under arrest.

The protester can be heard screaming in pain as police force him into cuffs. Police then lift him by his limbs and his pants to carry him away.

The third link appears to be the third in chronological order as the protesters arms are already cuffed. It is unclear why he is lying face down in the bushes at the beginning of this clip. It additionally shows the careless and physical manner of arrest used by the police.

tags: arrest, protester, strike

id: dc-dc-25

geolocation: 38.9018705, -77.0365674

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Multiple officers arrest peaceful protester | 2020-07-07

The first two videos are in chronological order, the first showing the protester speaking to one officer (he is not the person speaking with the megaphone, however his words are clearly audible). This turns violent as an officer shoves the protester into the concrete and is quickly aided by at least one other officer. In the second video, four officers are shown to be directly involved in the arrest with many more barricading them with bikes to keep the crowd back. The arrest is then made with the man on the ground.

All 11 protesters arrested on July 7th were released without charges.

tags: abuse-of-power, arrest, bike, protester, shove

id: dc-dc-26

geolocation: 38.9001858, -77.036514

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Protester surrounded and arrested | 2020-07-07

Footage shows a protester speaking to an officer in a white shirt. Two more officers quietly walk up behind the protester. Without warning, the white-shirted officer grabs the protester. The protester panics and more police join to move him off to the side and force him to the ground.

The second clip shows about 5 officers handcuffing the protester before carrying him away.

All 11 protesters arrested on July 7th were released without charges.

tags: abuse-of-power, arrest, protester, shove

id: dc-dc-27

geolocation: 38.9001858, -77.036514

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Pro-life protesters arrested for chalking sidewalk | 2020-08-01

Pro-Life protesters held a permitted protest outside the Planned Parenthood National Headquarters. Several were arrested for vandalism after attempting to paint and chalk messages on the public sidewalk. The Metropolitan Police Department states that although the rally was permitted, they state a Department of Transportation permit would also have been needed to chalk on the sidewalk. A spokesperson for the protesters states that protesters were told they would not be phyiscally stopped from painting and were even advised on what paint to buy.

tags: abuse-of-power, arrest, protester

id: dc-dc-28

geolocation: 38.9041438, -77.0336351

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Individual pepper sprayed while filming | 2020-08-14

Shortly after midnight on August 14th, an individual - allegedly a bystander - is filming police. An officer shoves him away and pepper sprays him. The officer appears to catch another officer in the pepper spray.

The Washington Post reports police confronted protesters in the vicinity of 18th and Willard.

tags: bystander, less-lethal, pepper-spray, push, shove, spray

id: dc-dc-29

geolocation: 38.9163131, -77.0416043

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Protester grabbed and punched | 2020-08-14

A protester approaches cops making an arrest and is restrained by an officer while a 2nd officer punches her.

The Washington Post reports police confronted protesters in the vicinity of 18th and Willard.

tags: grab, protester, punch

id: dc-dc-30

geolocation: 38.9163131, -77.0416043

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Police arrest, tear gas, pepper spray, and shoot protesters | 2020-08-29

After police make an arrest at a protest, the protesters become agitated and shout at police. Police then throw tear gas canisters at protesters. Officers chase protesters down the street using tear gas, stun grenades and rubber bullets. One officer discharges pepper spray at protesters and the filmer, a journalist.

tags: arrest, journalist, less-lethal, pepper-spray, protester, rubber-bullet, shoot, spray, stun-grenade, tear-gas

id: dc-dc-31

geolocation: 38.9002465, -77.0365341

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Police shove and pepper spray protesters | 2020-08-29

Police walk protesters down the street. One officer pepper sprays a protester. He stops walking as he tries to clear his eyes, and an officer shoves him. Another protester then yells at police; she is pepper sprayed as well.

tags: less-lethal, pepper-spray, protester, push, shove, spray

id: dc-dc-32

geolocation: 38.9025186, -77.0371451

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Police smash window and arrest Snack Van driver | 2020-08-29

The Snack Van from Portland joined protests in D.C. to hand out food, water and medical supplies to protesters. The driver rolled slowly alongside protesters as police began dispersal. Police told the driver to pull the van over and put in park. The driver began to comply. An officer then smashed the driver side window and arrested the occupants.

tags: arrest, property-destruction, protester

id: dc-dc-33

geolocation: 38.9024285, -77.0364604

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Police tear gas protesters | 2020-08-31

Protesters and police faced off shortly after midnight on the morning of August 31st. Protesters threw water bottles at police. Police escalated and used tear gas to disperse protesters.

tags: less-lethal, protester, tear-gas

id: dc-dc-34

geolocation: 38.9001083, -77.0365829

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Police shoot at protesters | 2020-08-31

Police behind a barricade in the street fire rubber bullets at protesters. Protesters appear to be doing no more than shouting at police to stop shooting.

tags: less-lethal, protester, rubber-bullet, shoot

id: dc-dc-35

geolocation: 38.900764, -77.0365423

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Police charge, push, and shove protesters | 2020-09-26

Police charged into a crowd of protesters, pushing and shoving. Police then grabbed one protester for arrest without apparent reason. Police then dragged the protester to the ground and arrested him.

tags: arrest, grab, protester, push, shove

id: dc-dc-36

geolocation: 38.9169607, -77.0329333

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Police make violent arrest | 2020-09-26

Police make a violent arrest, allegedly for property damage. Police grab him by the limbs and throw him face first into the ground.

tags: arrest, grab, protester

id: dc-dc-37

geolocation: 38.9002536, -77.0365248

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Police wrestle with protesters | 2020-10-03

Metro police grapple with counter-protesters at a WalkAway rally. Several Black Lives Matter protesters are pushed, tackled and arrested. It is unclear how the altercation began.

tags: arrest, protester, push, shove, tackle

id: dc-dc-38

geolocation: 38.889484, -77.035278

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Police pepper spray protesters after one protester splashes water | 2020-10-27

At a protest near the 4th precinct, a protester throws water at an officer. The officer then responds by discharging pepper spray at the entire crowd, including the mother of Karon Hylton, the young man killed in a chase with police over his lack of helmet. One user alleges Karon Hylton's father was pepper sprayed as well.

tags: less-lethal, pepper-spray, protester, spray

id: dc-dc-41

geolocation: 38.961307, -77.0280925

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Stun grenade explodes near reporter's head | 2020-10-27

In an incident that appears to have occurred near a Walmart by the 4th Police Precinct, a journalist is seen standing close to a police riot line. A stun grenade then whizzes by the journalists head, exploding near him.

tags: journalist, less-lethal, stun-grenade

id: dc-dc-42

geolocation: 38.961307, -77.0280925

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Police pepper spray crowd after protesters yell at officers | 2020-10-27

In an incident that appears to occur outside the 4th District Police Station in Washington D.C., several protesters approach police while yelling. Police then discharge pepper spray without warning.

tags: less-lethal, pepper-spray, protester, spray

id: dc-dc-43

geolocation: 38.9626774, -77.0274563

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Police pepper spray crowd after protester yells at officers | 2020-10-27

At a protest near the 4th precinct, a protester is seen yelling at police. Police then discharge pepper spray at him and other protesters.

tags: less-lethal, pepper-spray, protester, spray

id: dc-dc-44

geolocation: 38.961307, -77.0280925

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Police deploy tear gas and stun grenades | 2020-10-27

Footage shows tear gas and stun grenades were deployed outside the 4th precinct in Washington, D.C. Several bystander vehicles appear to have been caught in the gas.

tags: less-lethal, protester, stun-grenade, tear-gas

id: dc-dc-45

geolocation: 38.9609143, -77.0279237

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Officer pepper sprays journalist | 2020-10-28

A journalist films police as they advance against protesters. A protester detonates a firework about 10 feet away. An officer then turns to the journalist and pepper sprays him.

tags: less-lethal, pepper-spray, protester, spray

id: dc-dc-46

geolocation: 38.9613382, -77.0279777

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Officers pepper spray protesters and journalists | 2020-10-28

Footage taken near the intersection of Georgia and Missouri Avenues in DC shows police deploying pepper spray against protesters as well as the filmer, a journalist.

tags: journalist, less-lethal, pepper-spray, protester, spray

id: dc-dc-47

geolocation: 38.9610023, -77.030211

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Police use tear gas and stun grenades against protesters | 2020-10-28

Footage taken at the intersection of Georgia and Missouri Avenues in DC shows a riot police line, having deployed tear gas and stun grenades in an effort to keep protesters away from an area Walmart.

tags: less-lethal, protester, stun-grenade, tear-gas

id: dc-dc-48

geolocation: 38.9610023, -77.030211

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Police pepper spray crowd of protesters | 2020-10-28

Footage taken at the entrance to the 4th precinct in D.C. shows a scuffle between protesters and police. Police then blanket the crowd with pepper spray.

tags: less-lethal, pepper-spray, protester, spray

id: dc-dc-49

geolocation: 38.9624407, -77.0286733

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Police make violent arrests | 2020-11-03

Violent arrests made by MPD during an Election day protest at Black Lives Matter plaza.

tags: arrest, grab, protester, push, shove, tackle

id: dc-dc-50

geolocation: 38.9013441, -77.0387466

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Police pepper spray journalist | 2020-12-12

After shoving between Black Lives Matter protesters and Metropolitan Police officers starts on I street (between 16th and 17th), a police officer blankets the crowd with pepper spray, spraying a credentialed journalist who is carrying a camera.

tags: journalist, less-lethal, pepper-spray, protester, spray

id: dc-dc-51

geolocation: 38.9013276, -77.0380352

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Police throw medic to the ground | 2020-12-12

On K street between 16th and 17th, a white-shirted officer lifts an individual in the counter protester crowd (believed to be a medic) off the ground, carries them several feet, and hurls them to the ground. There is no clear justification and the officer made no attempt at arrest.

tags: grab, medic, throw

id: dc-dc-52

geolocation: 38.9025183, -77.0377747

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Police pepper spray jail support | 2020-12-13

At a Jail Support event near the Henry J Daly building, police blanketed the crowd with pepper spray after an altercation between police and protesters where police shoved protesters and a protester allegedly sprayed water on an officer. At least one protester was arrested during the event.

Footage seems to indicate the police escalated the conflict by repeatedly shoving protesters back.

tags: less-lethal, pepper-spray, protester, push, shove, spray

id: dc-dc-53

geolocation: 38.8940291, -77.0151978

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Police arrest mother of Karon Hylton | 2020-12-19

At a protest outside the MPD headquarters, the mother of Karon Hylton, a young black man killed during a police chase, is seen speaking on a megaphone outside the building. Several officers exit the building and arrest her. Officers do not state charges to her, nor do they answer protester inquiries. She is released several hours late.

tags: arrest, protester

id: dc-dc-54

geolocation: 38.894212, -77.0165467

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Police shove protesters with bikes | 2021-01-29

Footage shows officers repeatedly striking protesters with bicycles.

The exact location is uncertain, though around 7:30 PM, the protest was at Belmont Rd and Columbia Rd, before ending around 10:30 PM at 14th St and U St.

tags: bike, protester, push, shove, strike

id: dc-dc-55

geolocation: 38.9170927, -77.0318335

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Police charge and tackle protesters and journalists | 2021-04-17

Police charged a group of protesters at H and 7th streets, tackling protesters and journalists, and attempting to arrest individuals wearing black. The crowd was allegedly beginning to disperse when police charged.

tags: arrest, journalist, protester, push, shove, tackle

id: dc-dc-56

geolocation: 38.8998662, -77.0218744

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Police use LRAD against indigenous protesters, then make arrests | 2021-10-11

At a protest by Indigenous people, Water Protectors and allies on the morning on Indigenous People's Day, U.S. Park police deployed an LRAD acoustic weapon against protesters peacefully gathered outside the White House.

Shortly after, officers, believed to be Secret Service, began arresting protesters without clear justification.

tags: arrest, less-lethal, lrad, protester

id: dc-dc-57

geolocation: 38.8989445, -77.0364711

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