According to eyewitness accounts and news reports, police kettled a protest on a bridge and fired both tear gas and rubber bullets. Eyewitnesses note children were among the crowd and protesters attempted to shield them from harm.
tags: child, tear-gas, rubber-bullet, shoot, protester
id: nc-asheville-2
Links
- https://www.wyff4.com/article/tear-gas-rubber-bullets-reported-at-asheville-protest/32725369
- https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2020/05/31/bowen-bridge-shut-down-protesters-block-highway/5304001002/
Police destroy supplies, including food and water, at a medical station. Medics and EMTs said the station was approved by the city.
Additional investigation found the station was on private property and conducted with approval from the property owner.
tags: medic, property-destruction
id: nc-asheville-1
Links
- https://twitter.com/AngelaMWilhelm/status/1268056986102444033
- https://twitter.com/AngelaMWilhelm/status/1267974081577717762
- https://twitter.com/daveth89/status/1267974555332685824
- https://i.redd.it/wofh339sqr251.png
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/06/03/george-floyd-protests-police-destroy-medic-station-asheville/3124847001/
- https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1269071491892682752
A man was shot in the head at close range with a pepper ball. Footage was uploaded on June 9th, but date of incident is unknown.
tags: pepper-ball, shoot, protester
id: nc-asheville-3
Links
- https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1270378392454672390
- https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1270378863219138561
A journalist working for The Asheville Blade was following protests in their car on August 9th. They state that police stopped them without warning, pulled them out of their car, zip-tied and arrested them. They state that because of the heat, their sweat made their hands slippery and their zip-ties fell off; an officer then replaced them with standard handcuffs, cuffing the journalist's arms tightly behind their back.
They state that after being removed from the police wagon, they were patted down. A female cop stood by while a male cop patted them down. The journalist states the male cop's "hands aggressively slid over my vagina and my ass."
They were held in a cell for several hours, in and out of cuffs. Several police officers asked the journalist if they were going to behave now, and made other similar comments.
Images taken after release show significant bruising on one of the journalist's arms.
tags: journalist, arrest, inhumane-treatment, zip-tie
id: nc-asheville-4
Links
- https://ashevilleblade.com/?p=3904
- https://twitter.com/mamakittyv/status/1294324476721627137
- https://twitter.com/mamakittyv/status/1294324478357495816
- https://twitter.com/mamakittyv/status/1294324480140091394
- https://twitter.com/mamakittyv/status/1294324481675137024
Law enforcement close on protesters from both sides with pepper bullets, tear gas, and flashbangs | June 2nd
Law enforcement close on protesters from both sides with pepper bullets, tear gas, and flashbangs. Some protesters escape into an adjacent parking structure.
Jeff Jackson, an NC State senator whose district contains the Uptown Charlotte area, later posted a review of the incident on Medium.com, in which he decries the incident and states he has begun the process of opening an investigation with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
Body cam footage released several months later shows police coordinating the kettling and tear gassing.
tags: tear-gas, tear-gas-canister, pepper-ball, stun-grenade, protester
id: nc-charlotte-1
Links
- https://www.instagram.com/tv/CA9UOKAj7MC/
- https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1268030671706099717
- https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1268030671706099717
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmJEQVj2fdc&feature=youtu.be
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3Hgwp--XVc&feature=youtu.be
- https://medium.com/@Jeff_Jackson/review-of-incident-in-charlotte-on-4th-street-on-the-evening-of-june-2nd-2963d4598500
- https://twitter.com/queencitynerve/status/1298718282082467847
Video shows numerous police officers charging an individual, before throwing them to the ground and kneeling on them to make an arrest. As they walk the individual from the scene, she states her restraints are too tight, but police do not acknowledge her. Protesters nearby ask why she is being arrested; police say, "Watch the news video."
Protesters identified this individual as a representative from The Bail Project who was slated to speak at a protest later that day.
tags: arrest, knee, shove, throw, inhumane-treatment, protester
id: nc-charlotte-2
Links
- https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1270185252665864193
- https://twitter.com/kaitlinwa24/status/1270113046606864389
Charlotte Sheriff declares Jail Support station unlawful; officer assaults press during mass arrests | June 18th
The Mecklenburg Sheriff's department declared a jail support site unlawful. The site is a series of tents on the sidewalk designed to provide food, water, medical care and support to released protesters.
Jail support providers refused to leave, so police began making mass arrests. During arrests, people were thrown from bikes, shoved and knelt on to zip tie. In addition, a reporter filming was struck by an officer and threatened with arrest.
tags: arrest, knee, shove, throw, bike, medic, journalist, strike, threaten, protester, medic, zip-tie
id: nc-charlotte-3
Links
Police separated groups of Back the Blue and Defund the Police protesters. Police shoved Defund the Police protesters backwards with their bikes. Protesters then shove a police officer's bike back. The officer then discharges pepper spray at numerous protesters.
tags: protester, shove, bike, pepper-spray, spray
id: nc-charlotte-4
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At a protest outside the Republican National Convention in Charlotte, NC, police used bikes to shove protesters and pepper sprayed others. A journalist filming the scene was caught in the pepper spray.
tags: protester, journalist, shove, bike, pepper-spray, spray
id: nc-charlotte-5
Links
- https://twitter.com/queencitynerve/status/1297004840644739072
- https://twitter.com/queencitynerve/status/1297007019346583552
Police talk to a protester walking by their line. The protester steps forward and is held back by police. The protester then talks to another officer. That officer then grabs the protester without warning and arrests them.
tags: protester, arrest
id: nc-charlotte-6
Links
At an RNC protest in Charlotte, NC, police kettled protesters at College and 4th Streets shortly after midnight. Police then begin shouting "Move" and pepper spray protesters.
tags: protester, pepper-spray, spray
id: nc-charlotte-7
Links
After protesters allegedly attempted to light something on fire or lowered a flag to the ground, police on bikes charged protesters, knocking several down. Police then discharged pepper spray at protesters.
One individual beaten by police was taken away on a stretcher.
In addition, Charlotte city councilman Braxton Winston was pepper sprayed during this incident.
tags: protester, bike, pepper-spray, spray, push, shove, politician
id: nc-charlotte-8
Links
- https://twitter.com/queencitynerve/status/1298081346137530370
- https://twitter.com/queencitynerve/status/1298088325681750016
- https://twitter.com/jefftaylorhuman/status/1298114422754414592
- https://twitter.com/jefftaylorhuman/status/1298114422754414592
- https://twitter.com/jefftaylorhuman/status/1298114422754414592
- https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/rnc-2020/article245198720.html
Footage shows militarized police with long guns carrying live ammo running up on protesters. Black protesters are removed from their vehicles and arrested.
According to the senior editor of the Triad City Beat, an NC news outlet, police arrested these protesters after an alleged dispute between BLM protesters and an older white couple, in which the couple allegedly pulled a gun and knife on protesters. According to the reporter, only protesters were charged with any offenses.
tags: abuse-of-power, threaten, arrest, gun
id: nc-gastonia-1
Links
- https://twitter.com/jordangreentcb/status/1286110757223006208
- https://twitter.com/jordangreentcb/status/1286110760284893184
- https://twitter.com/jordangreentcb/status/1286110761727787009
Around 7pm on May 30th, Raleigh police fired tear gas and pepper spray into a peaceful protest. Footage shows protesters surprised at the escalation and turning to flee, as well as multiple protesters hit directly by projectiles. In addition, the article claims police targeted both protesters and journalists with rubber bullets. The escalation did then incite some protesters to return fire with rocks, fireworks, and police tear gas canisters.
tags: tear-gas, tear-gas-canister, journalist, rubber-bullet, protester
id: nc-raleigh-2
Links
- https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article243114301.html
- https://twitter.com/vizjourno/status/1266954106998009857
- https://twitter.com/vizjourno/status/1267494648680976395
Shortly before 7pm on May 31st, police fired tear gas to disperse peaceful protesters gathered on the street before advancing across the intersection.
Police later justified the use of force by stating that protesters were blocking the path of an EMS vehicle, although no vehicle can be seen in the footage.
tags: tear-gas, tear-gas-canister, protester
id: nc-raleigh-4
Links
- https://twitter.com/KateMurphyNews/status/1267227888811741190
- https://www.cbs17.com/news/local-news/wake-county-news/about-100-march-during-protest-in-downtown-raleigh-sunday-afternoon/
- https://www.wral.com/raleigh-police-fire-tear-gas-again-on-second-day-of-downtown-protests/19123254/
Police fire repeatedly at man who is attempting to leave the protest with his hands up. After shooting several times, an officer runs up and strikes the man in the back of the head and throw him to the ground to make an arrest. Tear gas begins to fill the road as officers arrest him.
tags: tear-gas, shoot, rubber-bullet, strike, beat, arrest, throw, shove, protester
id: nc-raleigh-5
Links
- https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1267295157885505537
- https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1267836827328819200
Police fire tear gas at protesters throughout protests on May 31st. Footage show police firing into a crowd.
tags: tear-gas, protester
id: nc-raleigh-6
Links
Footage shows a crowd protesting in place with hands up. Shots are heard and a protester runs to kick a projectile back. Filmer states that police are firing "what appears to be pepper-spray pellets," which are likely pepper balls. Greg Doucette spreadsheet additionally suggests the projectiles are pepper balls.
tags: pepper-ball, shoot, protester
id: nc-raleigh-7
Links
- https://twitter.com/LiamCurrie16/status/1266948510022320130
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ciMl0fLcgY&feature=youtu.be
A group of police approach a man who identified himself as the owner of the business he was standing outside of. He was not a protester himself, but had been handing out refreshments to protesters. They fire some kind of shots to intimidate him before shouting "the game is over!".
tags: threaten, projectile, bystander
id: nc-raleigh-1
Links
- https://www.instagram.com/p/CA51AJxH7S9 (on the sixth page)
- https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article243202416.html
- Location via Google Street View
On June 4th, Conrad James, a prominent protester in Raleigh, threatened to file a class action lawsuit against the Raleigh police departments.
In the early hours of the morning on June 5th, men in black, without visible badge numbers, raided James' home and arrested him for allegedly failing to return a rental car. James denies these claims. The arrest took place in a county under the jurisdiction of the Wake County Sheriff's Office and the Fuquay-Varina Police Department. The sheriff's office, the Fuquay-Varina Police, and the Raleigh Police give differing accounts about the departments involved and the time at which the raid took place.
Police scanner audio shows that Raleigh police officers were following him during protests later that day.
tags: threaten, arrest, hide-badge, protester
id: nc-raleigh-3
Links
- https://indyweek.com/news/wake/conrad-james-raleigh-city-council-arrest/
- https://twitter.com/LeighTauss/status/1269100075323662339
- https://abc11.com/activist-who-made-demands-to-raleigh-leaders-arrested-for-unrelated-incident/6234238/
Footage shows violent arrests of 2 protesters. Multiple officers grab the individuals, shoving and pulling them. The officers also shove numerous protesters out of the way.
One of the arrestees was a minor and charges were not filed against them. Police later dropped charges against the adult protester.
Police claimed the individuals were blocking the street, but presented no supporting footage and the lack of charges casts doubt on the claim. A tweet from the police states the juvenile protester was arrested for Assault of an officer, while the adult was arrested for resist, delay and obstruct.
tags: shove, push, arrest, child, protester
id: nc-raleigh-8
Links
- https://www.wral.com/two-arrested-after-n-c-born-protest-in-downtown-raleigh/19151333/
- https://twitter.com/raleighpolice/status/1273786583913771009
- https://www.wral.com/raleigh-police-drop-charge-against-protester-to-investigate-officers-actions/19152361/
Police feign a show of support by kneeling and draw protesters closer. After protesters kneel, police begin firing tear gas rounds.
tags: tear-gas, tear-gas-canister, protester
id: nc-wilmington-1
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