During a peaceful protest on Broad Street near University of Georgia (UGA), police began firing tear gas indiscriminately and with excess.
One protester can be seen with a firework, similar to a Roman candle, firing from considerable distance and into the air.
Police fired a sustained barrage of tear gas for approximately one minute while protesters retreated.
Later footage shows police continuing to fire tear gas down the street as students walk past with their hands up, obeying police orders.
tags: less-lethal, protester, tear-gas
id: ga-athens-1
geolocation: 33.9576658, -83.3751742
Links
- https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1267978682951491585
- https://twitter.com/tmckenzie_photo/status/1267313794956562432
On May 29th, an officer slams a woman on to the ground, breaking her clavicle. The incident took place near Lenox Square mall in the Buckhead area of Atlanta.
tags: protester, shove, tackle, throw
id: ga-atlanta-1
geolocation: 33.8486545, -84.3628256
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Police officer is seen shoving two women off onto the side with his bicycle.
The incident appears to have occurred outside the CNN center.
tags: bike, protester, shove
id: ga-atlanta-2
geolocation: 33.7579008, -84.3951319
Links
- https://twitter.com/ava/status/1266797973834395648
- https://twitter.com/Brittm_tv/status/1266497944796225538
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzRK2__u47M
Two students stuck in traffic caused by the George Floyd protests were pulled from their car, punched and tased by police. Police stopped the car because of a curfew violation. The students attempted to comply with officer directions to leave the area, but traffic prevented them from moving more than a few feet.
An officer said he tased one of the individuals out of fear the individual had a gun. No gun was found at the scene, in the car, or on the individual.
One of the students required 13 stitches to repair a laceration on his arm.
The students additionally claim that one officer brandished their firearm and threatened them.
The students have filed a lawsuit naming the city of Atlanta, 9 officers and the Atlanta Mayor, Keisha Lance Bottoms, as defendants, with 6 officesr facing criminal charges.
tags: bystander, grab, gun, less-lethal, punch, tase, taser, threaten, throw, vehicle
id: ga-atlanta-3
geolocation: 33.7596997, -84.3912128
Links
- https://twitter.com/danielvankirk/status/1266947767840063489
- https://www.instagram.com/p/CA27quMhqJA/
- https://twitter.com/SarahBaska/status/1267308455225774080?s=20
- https://twitter.com/Brittm_tv/status/1267147449577148423
- https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/atlanta-police-officers-fired-dragging-students-car-protest-a4457371.html#gsc.tab=0
- https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/students-pulled-car-stunned-atlanta-police-sue-78337556
Several officers can be seen sitting on a man on the ground, with one officer punching the man. A woman walks by and objects to their actions, at which point another officer drags her to the ground and cuffs her.
tags: arrest, knee, protester, punch, strike, tackle
id: ga-atlanta-4
geolocation: 33.7597026, -84.390599
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A man with a camera around his neck is tackled to the ground and cuffed by four officers on live TV.
tags: arrest, journalist, tackle
id: ga-atlanta-5
geolocation: 33.7579387, -84.3934527
Links
- https://twitter.com/DanWolken/status/1266877753015570433
- https://www.google.ca/maps/@33.7579387,-84.3934527,3a,75y,90.87h,90t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sHv2SqQHuYHJLG3QMKJ5srw!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo3.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DHv2SqQHuYHJLG3QMKJ5srw%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D91.04821%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192
Police shove and shoot protesters with rubber bullets. One man is shot in the head; he is seen being carried away unconscious.
tags: less-lethal, protester, rubber-bullet, shoot, shove
id: ga-atlanta-6
geolocation: 33.7498722, -84.3912296
Links
- https://www.facebook.com/onlettingo/videos/10157072617626056
- https://www.facebook.com/kristajeannettewilliamson/posts/3334778089868526
A freelance journalist on assignment with the Washington Post to cover protests in Atlanta was detained by police and zip tied on May 31st. His detention was captured live by CBS46. He did not have a physical press pass and police did not allow him to display his digital pass. After examining his business cards, which state he is a journalist, police released him, returning his phone and pen.
Images posted by news outlets around the 9 PM for which this journalist was arrested place the protest in the vicinity of Centennial Olympic Park in Downtown Atlanta.
tags: arrest, journalist, zip-tie
id: ga-atlanta-8
geolocation: 33.7578444, -84.3935502
Links
- https://www.facebook.com/CBS46/videos/275871367154904/
- https://pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/freelance-journalist-detained-while-covering-protests-washington-post-atlanta/
- https://spjgeorgia.com/2020/06/01/spj-ga-aaja-and-aabj-condemn-detainment-of-journalists-in-atlanta-fight-for-freelancer-protections/
A photojournalist with the Atlanta Journal Constitution was detained by police at a protest. Another journalist spotted her zip-tied with her hands behind her back and sitting under an overpass. He then began speaking with officers, who seemed confused as to why she had been arrested. It appears that one officer handcuffed her, then walked away. Another officer notes the journalist's press pass and asks who detained her. The journalist said the arresting officer left before giving a name. She was soon released, having been detained for about 10 minutes.
The incident begins around 13:30 in the Facebook video.
tags: arrest, journalist, zip-tie
id: ga-atlanta-9
geolocation: 33.745302, -84.3921536
Links
- 13:30
- https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional/groups-condemn-detention-journalists-covering-atlanta-protests/ki7s5LUHU1n3dPLQgYN5aK
- https://pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/atlanta-photographer-detained-released-after-intervention-other-journalists/
- https://spjgeorgia.com/2020/06/01/spj-ga-aaja-and-aabj-condemn-detainment-of-journalists-in-atlanta-fight-for-freelancer-protections/
Police deploy tear gas against a crowd of protesters gathered in protest of the grand jury charges in the Breonna Taylor case. It appears that Georgia State Police accidentally deployed tear gas in their own vicinity before throwing the canister to protesters and launching more.
tags: less-lethal, protester, tear-gas
id: ga-atlanta-7
geolocation: 33.7488311, -84.3902752
Links
- https://twitter.com/AnoncatSupport/status/1308948101215006722
- https://twitter.com/gxhris/status/1308946233080373250
- https://twitter.com/SCCacti/status/1308946752419041286
- https://twitter.com/ReporterJCB/status/1308946283319746560
- https://twitter.com/MrJeromeTrammel/status/1308948237659836417
- https://twitter.com/AudreyWSBTV/status/1308948381474136064
- https://twitter.com/Tanni_Deb/status/1308947293899493376
- https://twitter.com/David_adkins22/status/1308952149582393345
- https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/breonna-taylor-atlanta-protest-tear-gas-arrests-near-the-georgia-state-capitol
- https://twitter.com/hope_iam/status/1308947035131981826
One video shows the man on ground being punched in the face. The other shows that as well as someone else getting tased while they stand with their hands up.
tags: protester, punch, tase
id: ga-lawrenceville-1
geolocation: 33.980685, -84.083170
Links
- https://twitter.com/ftn_shark/status/1266854056506667009?s=19
- https://twitter.com/throneofmorac/status/1266870493858185217?s=09
Footage shows a sergeant in the Dekalb County PD backing a member of the press up along the sidewalk. The member of the press is complying with orders. The officer is moving much more quickly than the rest of the line, shoving the journalist with his shield.
tags: journalist, push, shield, shove
id: ga-stonemountain-1
geolocation: 33.8052915, -84.147697
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Lowndes County sheriff, Ashley Paulk, confiscated a "F*ck Trump" sign from a protester, citing it as "evidence" for a crime not stated, in itself a violation of 1st Amendment rights. The woman attempted to grab the sign back and the sheriff choked her in response, before protesters separated the two.
In a later statement, the sheriff said he would continue to charge protesters carrying posters with profanity with misdemeanor disorderly conduct, in violation of Supreme Court case Cohen v. California which ruled a man wearing a "Fuck the Draft" jacket could not be convicted for disturbing the peace. In addition, a Georgia supreme court case cleared a man charged with disorderly conduct for raising his middle finger in a church. The sheriff cited a Georgia law allowing misdemeanor charges for profanity in the presence of an individual under 14 years of age.
In the background of the second clip, a police cruiser marked "Valdosta" can be seen, establishing the location.
tags: abuse-of-power, choke, protester
id: ga-valdosta-1
geolocation: 30.8323921, -83.278646
Links
- https://twitter.com/airguitarsolos/status/1268357926739197952
- https://twitter.com/wsingergrl/status/1268619104492990464
- https://www.wctv.tv/content/news/Video-captures-Lowndes-sheriff-trying-to-take-sign-from-protestors-571016801.html
In a continuation of events from June 3rd (ga-valdosta-1), sheriff Ashley Paulk arrested a woman carrying a sign suggestive of a "lewd act" between Paulk and Donald Trump, fulfilling his threat to arrest protesters carrying signs containing profanity. He cited a Georgia law allowing misdemeanor charges for profanity in the presence of an individual under 14 years of age, despite U.S. Supreme Court cases and Georgia Supreme Court cases exonerating individuals charged with similar crimes.
tags: abuse-of-power, arrest, protester
id: ga-valdosta-2
geolocation: 30.8323921, -83.278646
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