From c0ebbaf00771f31c7c27127277618ae95a28324f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hossain Khan Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2020 12:20:14 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] [UPDATE] Added `zip-ties` tag to incidents The `zip-ties` tag is added to incidents which mentioned this either in title or description. - Tag is added as a part of effort mentioned in https://github.com/2020PB/police-brutality/issues/810 - The tag has been officially added in https://github.com/2020PB/police-brutality/pull/832/files --- reports/Alabama.md | 2 +- reports/California.md | 2 +- reports/Iowa.md | 2 +- reports/New York.md | 2 +- reports/Pennsylvania.md | 2 +- reports/Tennessee.md | 2 +- reports/Virginia.md | 2 +- 7 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/reports/Alabama.md b/reports/Alabama.md index 79e9492fa..b459d93e7 100644 --- a/reports/Alabama.md +++ b/reports/Alabama.md @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Around six officers arrested Harriot. Per AL.com, Harriot "was asked if he could According to Harriot, after being arrested, he and the other arrestees were taken to a nearby area; while he waited there, an officer tightened his zip ties so tight that he lost feeling in his hands and they swelled up. Officers had trouble getting the zip ties off; they had to use a pocket knife in addition to the usual tool. Harriot was also interviewed by two agents claiming to be from the FBI. -tags: arrest, journalist, racial-profiling +tags: arrest, journalist, racial-profiling, zip-ties id: al-birmingham-2 diff --git a/reports/California.md b/reports/California.md index 0b982a8b2..10c531691 100644 --- a/reports/California.md +++ b/reports/California.md @@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ Many protesters allege that conditions in the makeshift jails were poor -- detai A lawsuit has been filed in connection with these and other abuses by the National Lawyers' Guild; a separate lawsuit has been filed by one of the arrestees. (See also incidents ca-losangeles-32 (near-identical behavior the following day) and ca-santamonica-2 (similar behavior in Santa Monica).) -tags: abuse-of-power, arrest, homeless, inhumane-treatment, threaten +tags: abuse-of-power, arrest, homeless, inhumane-treatment, threaten, zip-ties id: ca-losangeles-19 diff --git a/reports/Iowa.md b/reports/Iowa.md index 5b3c2d225..66be22d60 100644 --- a/reports/Iowa.md +++ b/reports/Iowa.md @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ id: ia-desmoines-3 A reporter from the Des Moines Register is shown sitting on the ground zip-tied with another protester in front of a police officer. In the news article, the reporter indicates she was pepper sprayed in the face, and that she identified herself as a member of the press. -tags: journalist, arrest, pepper-spray, spray +tags: journalist, arrest, pepper-spray, spray, zip-ties id: ia-desmoines-7 diff --git a/reports/New York.md b/reports/New York.md index 5cf53ad43..b98ee8657 100644 --- a/reports/New York.md +++ b/reports/New York.md @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ Three partygoers state officers used racial slurs while arresting them. Images show swollen hands from zip ties as well as bruises from batons. One partygoer states he suffered a severe sprain in his arm, and doctors could not determine from an X-Ray if it had been broken or not. -tags: arrest, racial-profiling, inhumane-treatment, baton, beat +tags: arrest, racial-profiling, inhumane-treatment, baton, beat, zip-ties id: ny-newyorkcity-39 diff --git a/reports/Pennsylvania.md b/reports/Pennsylvania.md index 1fd9b720a..697a2e081 100644 --- a/reports/Pennsylvania.md +++ b/reports/Pennsylvania.md @@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ A reporter recounts on Twitter that she was arrested despite telling an officer Footage shows first-person video leading up to her arrest. It includes her clear identification, with press badge, as a reporter. -tags: journalist, arrest, abuse-of-power +tags: journalist, arrest, abuse-of-power, zip-ties id: pa-philadelphia-12 diff --git a/reports/Tennessee.md b/reports/Tennessee.md index 749432ec2..f10dc7545 100644 --- a/reports/Tennessee.md +++ b/reports/Tennessee.md @@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ Justin Jones, a prominent activist in Nashville, states that protestors were arr He also shows footage of extremely tight zip-ties, stating that an arrestee has suffered ongoing numbness in their hands since release. -tags: arrest, abuse-of-power +tags: arrest, abuse-of-power, zip-ties id: tn-nashville-4 diff --git a/reports/Virginia.md b/reports/Virginia.md index b8d9595e7..b1076aae5 100644 --- a/reports/Virginia.md +++ b/reports/Virginia.md @@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ He states that he was told to leave. Then, when he tried to photograph the offic A few days earlier, the attorney had helped arrestees file a suit against the Richmond Police Department. -tags: arrest, abuse-of-power +tags: arrest, abuse-of-power, zip-ties id: va-richmond-13 From 9831ea25d1dd6cbbe691ce2b71511cf3a923b15c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hossain Khan Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2020 17:02:49 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] [ADDED] 4 more `zip-ties` tag to incidents based on PR feedback https://github.com/2020PB/police-brutality/pull/833#issuecomment-654439067 --- reports/California.md | 4 ++-- reports/New York.md | 2 +- reports/North Carolina.md | 4 ++-- 3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/reports/California.md b/reports/California.md index 10c531691..e8f0c15ae 100644 --- a/reports/California.md +++ b/reports/California.md @@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ Several arrestees describe police sexually harassing/assaulting them; other arre A lawsuit has been filed in connection with these and other abuses by the National Lawyers' Guild. (See also incidents ca-losangeles-19 (near-identical behavior the previous day) and ca-santamonica-2 (similar behavior in Santa Monica).) -tags: abuse-of-power, arrest, inhumane-treatment, lgbtq+, threaten +tags: abuse-of-power, arrest, inhumane-treatment, lgbtq+, threaten, zip-ties id: ca-losangeles-32 @@ -954,7 +954,7 @@ Zip ties were put on too tight. Police attempted to remove zip ties with a long (See also incidents ca-losangeles-19 and ca-losangeles-32 (similar behavior in Los Angeles). Note that the final link incorrectly states that the incident it describes was perpetrated by LAPD; in fact, as several commenters pointed out, it was perpetrated by Santa Monica PD, though there are allegations of similar conduct by the LAPD.) -tags: abuse-of-power, arrest, inhumane-treatment +tags: abuse-of-power, arrest, inhumane-treatment, zip-ties id: ca-santamonica-2 diff --git a/reports/New York.md b/reports/New York.md index b98ee8657..0de479e6e 100644 --- a/reports/New York.md +++ b/reports/New York.md @@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ The third clip shows police shoving protestors on the sidewalk with their batons In addition, multiple clips show officers without badges or with black electrical tape covering their badge numbers. -tags: shove, baton, strike, beat, arrest, choke, hide-badges +tags: shove, baton, strike, beat, arrest, choke, hide-badges, zip-ties id: ny-newyorkcity-50 diff --git a/reports/North Carolina.md b/reports/North Carolina.md index d7773a88f..64b92f95a 100644 --- a/reports/North Carolina.md +++ b/reports/North Carolina.md @@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ id: nc-charlotte-2 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 protestors. -Jail support providers refused to leave, so police began making mass arrests. During arrests, people were thrown from bikes, shoved and knelt on to ziptie. In addition, a reporter filming was struck by an officer and threatened with arrest. +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 +tags: arrest, knee, shove, throw, bike, medic, journalist, strike, threaten, zip-ties id: nc-charlotte-3