police

man in leather gloves and vest sitting at table yelling (l) ihop mug (c) armed security guard grabs man in vest from behind (r)

‘There are 3 servers on, sir. We can only do so much’: IHOP customer yells and throws glass in melee

'Nobody hurts DALE THE REGULAR and gets away with it.'

On May 16, 2022 by Braden Bjella

African American woman being pat down by white male officer (l) woman reaction after officer does pat down wrong and touches her (c) woman looking at officer scared (r)

‘Very distressing video’: Police pull a Black woman aside for a pat-down and search her inappropriately

'I seen her face change & I felt that in my soul.'

On May 14, 2022 by Jack Alban

Ezra Miller on blue background

‘I filmed myself when I get assaulted for NFT crypto art’: Police body-cam footage from Ezra Miller’s Hawaii arrest released

'What's your name? What's your badge number?'

On May 12, 2022 by Michelle Jaworski

Internet Culture

Police officer (l) man in sunglasses inside car (r)

‘He gonna take bros identity’: Cop asks for Black passenger’s social security number in video

'Bro finna take out a loan.'

On May 10, 2022 by Braden Bjella

phone with "upcoming visits" screen and caption "she scheduled all his visits in jail to cancel them on the same day so no one can go see him lol" (l&r) phones on table on either side of glass panel (c)

‘Best revenge ever’: Woman schedules her ex-boyfriend’s jail visits on the same day and cancels them, sparking debate

'Just so no one else could go.'

On May 9, 2022 by Braden Bjella

woman approaches police officer, gets shoved to the ground with caption "Austin tx cops are lame for this.."

‘Austin TX cops are lame for this’: Police shove woman to the ground on 6th Street in video

Some argued the woman who was shoved attempted to intervene.

On May 6, 2022 by Tricia Crimmins

dashcam footage cop car to right driving very close to car caption "Cop almost hits me, and then accuses me of not stopping." (l) dashcam footage cop car stopped with door opening cop is exiting vehicle caption "Cop almost hits me, and then accuses me of not stopping." (r)

‘Not him speeding off when you say you have it on camera’: Driver says police officer almost hit their car—then accused them of not stopping

'He lied and justified his actions instead of taking accountability.'

On May 5, 2022 by Charlotte Colombo

woman talking in kitchen (l) regular insulin in bottle with syringe on blue background (r)

‘I can’t wait to sue you’: Diabetic worker says her manager almost called the cops on her after finding her insulin syringe

'And that was the day I quit.'

On May 5, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

shocked man (l) driving ticket (r)

‘Is this legit?’: TikToker says he was pulled over and issued a citation for driving at a ‘safe speed’ (Updated)

"I've got to pay $150 for driving a vehicle at a safe speed?"

On May 2, 2022 by Kathleen Wong

Internet Culture IRL

women playing rock paper scissors with officer (l) (m) shaking hands (r)

‘Pretty privilege’: TikToker says they got out of a felony by winning Rock, Paper, Scissor against authorities, sparking debate

'Folks calm down. The cops were probably just having fun with people.'

On Apr 27, 2022 by Grace Stanley

man in a car explaining things to camera

‘I almost understand the power trip’: Gas station employee says he always cards cops

'Sir, I don’t make them laws, I just enforce them.'

On Apr 27, 2022 by Gisselle Hernandez

Internet Culture IRL

House fridge with stickers one says "Zero Tolerance Get Tough On Drugs!" (l) Person in beanie caption "me showing up to my first ever house cleaning job st0ned as blank" (c) House fridge sticker that says "U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION" (r)

TikToker says she went to first house cleaning job ‘stoned’—but it turned out to be a ‘cop’s’ house

'Trust me if I wasn’t desperate for money I would’ve just sh*t in the living room and left.'

On Apr 21, 2022 by Tricia Crimmins

man filming inside of car as police question him

‘Is there like a bazooka or flamethrower in the car?’: Cops interrogate Arab man parked in his own neighborhood

'Because I got a beard?'

On Apr 20, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

police officer outside on sidewalk pointing hand to screen mad at cameraman other officer behind (l) Police officer holding African American child on sidewalk other officers around (c) Police officer shouting from car (r)

‘They traumatized that little boy over a bag of chips?’: Police accused of ‘terrorizing’ Black child over bag of chips in viral video

A man who confronts the cops offers to pay for the chips.

On Apr 19, 2022 by Rachel Kiley

court seating with people sitting man sitting holding paper caption "got a speeding ticket in a town that's 75% white but the court is full of POC?" (l) Woman face caption "got a speeding ticket in a town that's 75% white but the court is full of POC?" (c) court room with judge and people seated caption "got a speeding ticket in a town that's 75% white but the court is full of POC?" (r)

‘We all know why’: TikToker says she got speeding ticket in town that is 75% white—but the courtroom is ‘full of POC’

'Sounds about Texas.'

On Apr 19, 2022 by Laiken Neumann