Bodycam footage shows an unarmed man walking around in the street. The man allegedly called for oxygen and appears to be in distress, with difficulty communicating his mental state or his medical needs. Another officer arrives on scene and fires his taser at the man. The officer kneels on his neck and continues to tase him. The body cam footage is covered briefly, before showing the other officer pressing his stun gun into the man's neck, then strikes him on the head with the taser. The man screams and attempts to stand. The EMTs assist the police in subduing him, while an officer places his hands in cuffs. Near the end of the footage he can be heard saying, "I can't breathe".
This footage does not appear to be protest related, but demonstrates a severe escalation in force dealing with a man not in a fit mental state.
tags: taser, strike, arrest, non-protest, knee-on-neck
id: va-fairfax-1
Links
- https://ktla.com/news/nationworld/a-virginia-police-officer-faces-charges-for-use-of-stun-gun-on-a-black-man/
- https://forthuntherald.com/mount-vernon-police-officer-who-forcefully-apprehended-a-black-man-charged-with-assault-battery/
- Full video
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/fairfax-county-police-officer-charged-after-using-stun-gun-on-black-man-without-provocation-police-say/2020/06/07/4e7b4a90-a858-11ea-b619-3f9133bbb482_story.html
Footage shows deployment of tear gas by police on peaceful protest on the street. In one image, protesters are lying on the ground as tear gas canisters fall around them.
tags: tear-gas, protester
id: va-fredericksburg-2
Links
- https://twitter.com/Dannyklein69/status/1267261733376229379
- https://twitter.com/Dannyklein69/status/1267261914138267649
- https://twitter.com/Dannyklein69/status/1267261377435099142
- https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1268398488783642625
In this video, delegate Lee Carter asks officers questions about their methods in the protests. He stands in the way of an advancing line of law enforcement officers; he is pushed to the ground at 1:30 and pepper-sprayed at 2:27. He also claims to have been hit by a flashbang grenade earlier in the protest (see also third link). At some point (see Facebook video), someone who seems to be the delegate shouts "I'm a member of the general assembly. I write the state police budget. They're gonna fucking regret that."
It is unclear how the protest unfolded, and why the police were advancing on the crowd wearing riot gear; police allege that the protest turned violent and some protesters say that they were tear-gassed or shot at with rubber bullets while peacefully protesting or retreating. (See fourth and fifth links.)
tags: politician, push, shove, pepper-spray, spray, protester
id: va-manassas-1
Links
- https://twitter.com/tristanshields/status/1266994214878932993
- https://www.facebook.com/isaiahknightVA/videos/1144330232600106/
- https://twitter.com/carterforva/status/1267309976994938880
- https://potomaclocal.com/2020/05/31/va-delegate-maced-protestors-hit-with-rubber-bullets-at-protest-near-manassas/
- https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/virginia/virginia-george-floyd-protest-delegate-lee-carter-manassas/65-a6984ec2-3fdf-4f11-a230-01f3d8dd8412
Footage taken on May 30th near Monument Ave shows a police cruiser jump the median where a crowd of protesters are gathered. Protesters are forced to run to avoid being hit.
tags: vehicle, protester
id: va-richmond-9
Links
A police officer pepper sprayed a man watching from his second floor apartment after spraying three people just walking down the sidewalk.
tags: spray, pepper-spray, bystander
id: va-richmond-1
Links
- https://www.reddit.com/r/rva/comments/gtwdzi/someone_got_pepper_sprayed_from_his_second_floor/
- https://twitter.com/ADeliciousBear/status/1268048506247405568
- Full video
Tear gas canisters were launched by police at peaceful protesters around Robert E. Lee Monument at approximately 7:35 PM. The police chief has said that the officers' actions were "unwarranted" and "outside dept protocols." At least one protester has sued the officers involved.
tags: tear-gas, tear-gas-canister, protester
id: va-richmond-2
Links
- https://twitter.com/i/status/1267650345947271176
- https://twitter.com/i/status/1267613150112858116
- https://twitter.com/i/status/1267601158534815745
- https://twitter.com/LVozzella/status/1267603037532704769
- https://twitter.com/myVPM/status/1267605983641075712
- Drone footage of Event
- Police chief's response
- Court filing
A police officer spits on a detained protester who is restrained and sitting on the ground. The officer appears to repeat the action after other protesters mention that he's on camera. Extended footage shows the officer continuing to spit on the protester.
tags: arrest, inhumane-treatment, protester
id: va-richmond-3
Links
- https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/guzgf9/police_officer_in_richmond_va_spits_on_and_near_a/
- Extended Footage
- Youtube mirror of extended footage
In this video, an officer fires a tear gas canister at a slow moving vehicle. It appears that he was unaware the vehicle belonged to the police.
tags: tear-gas, tear-gas-canister
id: va-richmond-4
Links
In this video, protesters on bikes are shown blocking a police vehicle from progressing down a road. The vehicle moves around the protesters, but instead of continuing on the sidewalk until getting past the crowd, the cop pushes the car through the protesters and knocks a protester off of their bike.
The officer driving the vehicle has been cleared by the department of any wrongdoing.
tags: vehicle, drive, protester
id: va-richmond-6
Links
- https://twitter.com/BreRVA/status/1271982379180138502
- https://richmond.com/news/local/crime/richmond-prosecutor-clears-richmond-police-in-several-complaints-related-to-civil-unrest/article_7bb5a33f-0b35-5d19-9416-a3049a9670b0.html
Shortly before 10 PM on June 14th, police pepper sprayed protesters on the sidewalk. Police sprayed broadly at protesters several feet away, some locking arms with one another. No aggression on the part of protesters can be seen.
tags: protester, pepper-spray, spray
id: va-richmond-20
Links
A single water bottle can be seen thrown at and striking an officer. The bottle appears to be empty. Water is then sloshed in the officer's direction. The officer unholsters his pepper spray.
Footage uploaded 3 minutes later shows another officer discharging pepper spray at a protester without apparent cause.
tags: protester, pepper-spray, spray
id: va-richmond-21
Links
- https://twitter.com/aeringle/status/1272357473211559936
- https://twitter.com/aeringle/status/1272358269122723846
Around 10 pm on June 15th, peaceful protesters gathered outside the Richmond Police Headquarters at some distance from the officers. Officers fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters.
Richmond was no longer under curfew restrictions at this time.
In addition, one protester's phone was shot. Police also appear to deploy pepper spray about an hour after the initial shots.
tags: tear-gas, rubber-bullet, shoot, protester, property-destruction, pepper-spray, spray
id: va-richmond-5
Links
- https://twitter.com/ZyahnaB/status/1272716305813118976
- https://twitter.com/ZyahnaB/status/1272716632541089792
- https://twitter.com/GoadGatsby/status/1272701413169287175
- https://twitter.com/GoadGatsby/status/1272711269775224841
- https://twitter.com/GoadGatsby/status/1272716271059173381
First-person footage from a journalist shows him shouting, "I'm press, I'm press," while police pepper-spray him and others indiscriminately.
He states that shortly after this footage, he bumped into an officer and was shoved to the ground.
Reddit link shows scuffle was instigated after a protester beat a lacross stick against his own homemade shield like a drum and an officer went to stop him.
tags: pepper-spray, spray, shove, journalist
id: va-richmond-7
Links
- https://twitter.com/aeringle/status/1274898298923606017
- https://www.reddit.com/r/2020PoliceBrutality/comments/hdycck/more_video_from_richmond_last_night_police_spray/
Officers quickly escalate against a peaceful nighttime protest outside city hall. Police shoot what looks like a gas canister into the head of one man and tackle a woman backing away behind an umbrella.
tags: shove, tear-gas, shoot, protester
id: va-richmond-8
Links
- Full timeline of events twitter thread
- tear gas
- screams from protestors
- Man being shot with gas canister
- Retreating woman tackled
- Additional shot of individual struck in head
Footage shows a group of scattered protesters some distance from officers. An explosive projectile explodes in a man's face. The filmer kneels next to the man, who can be heard saying, "That hit my face."
tags: shoot, projectile, explosive, protester
id: va-richmond-10
Links
Police can be heard saying, "Grab somebody. Get ahold of somebody." An officer then charges into a small group of protesters. He grabs a protester on a bike, then proceeds to drag the protester into the street and off the bike. Several officers aid the officer in arresting the protester, while the original officer kneels on the protester's back.
tags: bike, grab, arrest, knee, protester
id: va-richmond-11
Links
Footage shows a police officer shoving a protester to the ground. The protester scrambles away as a second officer then sprays pepper-spray at the ground in the area, catching several protesters.
tags: shove, pepper-spray, spray, protester
id: va-richmond-12
Links
- https://twitter.com/woznyphoto/status/1276865711835623424
- https://twitter.com/DomicoPhillips/status/1276723211879755777
- https://twitter.com/nilsrva/status/1276752643528982530
Around midnight on June 26th, an attorney recounts his experience with Richmond police at a staging area in the parking lot of a Whole Foods. The attorney states the parking lot was open, there were no signs, and there was no trespassing order given.
He states that he was told to leave. Then, when he tried to photograph the officer, he was yanked out of his car and arrested. Image shows marks left by zip ties. He states that eventually he was released with a summons.
A few days earlier, the attorney had helped arrestees file a suit against the Richmond Police Department.
tags: arrest, abuse-of-power, bystander, zip-tie
id: va-richmond-13
Links
- https://twitter.com/rva_charlie/status/1276739841951248384
- https://twitter.com/rva_charlie/status/1276740854410027008
- https://twitter.com/rva_charlie/status/1276740309171437568
- https://twitter.com/rva_charlie/status/1276741883516071938
- https://augustafreepress.com/city-of-richmond-richmond-pd-virginia-state-police-sued-over-actions-in-protests/
Footage shows police shooting tear gas straight up in the air. Tear gas lands near filmer, who is among several small groups of idle protesters.
tags: protester, tear-gas
id: va-richmond-14
Links
After a truck has been lit on fire, allegedly by protesters, police respond by firing tear gas at the crowd. A fire crew later arrived to douse the fire.
tags: protester, tear-gas
id: va-richmond-15
Links
- https://twitter.com/aeringle/status/1287225259356192769
- https://twitter.com/aeringle/status/1287225570028400640
- https://twitter.com/hannaheason_/status/1287225909037105152
- https://twitter.com/hannaheason_/status/1287228239388258307
Footage shows police grabbing two members of the press and detaining them. They are held up against a wall as an officer begins handcuffing them while the journalists repeat that they are press. Officers push protesters away. The journalists are eventually released.
One of the journalists states that he was attempting to flush tear gas from his eyes when he was arrested.
tags: journalist, grab, abuse-of-power
id: va-richmond-16
Links
- https://twitter.com/JLJLovesRVA/status/1287242052284096513
- https://twitter.com/edace2936/status/1287226623348137984
Richmond police officers were clearing Monroe Park. A journalist was attempting to leave when he was detained and handcuffed by police, even though he had a press pass and repeatedly stated he was with the press. He states he was later released on the condition he did not return to the park that night.
tags: journalist, abuse-of-power
id: va-richmond-17
Links
- https://twitter.com/aeringle/status/1287576731658997760
- https://twitter.com/aeringle/status/1287577232484061184
- https://twitter.com/edace2936/status/1287574364490289152
The filmer, a protester, is standing on or near the sidewalk. Several officers approach him. The protester says, "Hey what's up," before being grabbed and arrested by police. An image shows a minor injury to his knee. He states that a magistrate said there was no probable cause for his arrest and released the protester without charges.
tags: protester, arrest, abuse-of-power
id: va-richmond-18
Links
- https://twitter.com/GoadGatsby/status/1287599473619861504
- https://twitter.com/GoadGatsby/status/1287600241068449792
Police arrived at a group of protesters who gave out food and water to remove the protesters' tents. During the removal, a protester was arrested, held on the ground, and tased repeatedly. Charges are unclear.
tags: protester, taser, tase, arrest
id: va-richmond-19
Links
Police grab and arrest a protester filming from the sidewalk. Officers then push other protesters away, shoving several to the ground. Justification for the arrest is unclear. Protesters were standing on private property, allegedly with permission from the property owner.
After the incident, the filmer attempted to get badge numbers and names from officers, who refused him and requested his credentials instead.
tags: protester, arrest, push, shove, hide-badge, abuse-of-power
id: va-richmond-22
Links
- https://twitter.com/JLJLovesRVA/status/1296646952608763904
- https://twitter.com/JLJLovesRVA/status/1296636703977996289
- https://twitter.com/JLJLovesRVA/status/1296700265102483457
A cyclist is seen riding away from the demonstration. Footage shows that he appears to be moving on to the grass. An officer in an unmarked vehicle then gets out of the car, chases the cyclist down then violently tackles and arrests him.
Additional footage shows that police then make several more arrests though the reasoning for them is unclear.
tags: protester, tackle, arrest
id: va-richmond-23
Links