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Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

Left; LAPD officers stomp a protestor while on horseback. Right; one officer stands over a fallen protestor on the street. Center; A close-up image of a LAPD officer's badge and uniform.

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“When they think no one’s looking”: Video shows LAPD officers stomping Los Angeles protestor while on horseback

Ramon Ramirez is the managing editor, and formerly the Dot&#8217;s news director, entertainment editor, and evening editor. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, Grantland, Washington City Paper, Austin American-Statesman, and Austin Monitor.

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Main Character of the Week: Sonya Massey

Tricia Crimmins is a Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

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‘I don’t have all the answers’: RFK Jr. confronted by BLM leader about lack of plan to combat police brutality

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

Viola Stefanello is a Milan-based journalist covering tech and culture for Italian newspaper Il Post. Her work has also been published in Wired and Rolling Stone among others.

Viola Stefanello

Man greenscreen pointing at article caption "NSW POlice fork out $33m for police misconduct claims in 2020-21" (l) Man greenscreen tiktok showing the NSW Police account blocked him (c) NSW Police Easter Show tiktok caption "Things at our Easter Show exhibit that just make sense" (r)

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Police block TikToker after he stitches their copaganda posts with articles about brutality, misconduct

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

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‘How many police officers does it take to take down one man?’: Viral TikTok shows police officers swarming escaping suspect, sparking debate

Samira Sadeque is a New York-based journalist reporting on immigration, sexual violence, and mental health, and will sometimes write about memes and dinosaurs too. Her work also appears in Reuters, NPR, and NBC among other publications. She graduated from Columbia Journalism School, and her work has been nominated for SAJA awards. Follow: @Samideque

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‘That is not how you handle a child’: Video shows police officer slamming 14-year-old Black girl on ground at school

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

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‘Get off of me’: TikToker films cops forcibly pulling out of her vehicle after she already agreed to comply

A Black man was cornered and arrested by Michigan police as he was leaving his workplace

Police mistake Black man for robbery suspect, arrest him despite bystander protests in viral video

Bexar County Deputy Sheriff is seen tasing a migrant teen in Southwest Key Casa Blanca shelter.

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Video shows sheriff tasing migrant teen in government shelter, calling him ‘el stupido’ (updated)

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Video shows officer allegedly breaking arm of senior citizen with dementia during arrest

Videos show Oakland County Sheriff's Office sitting on 21yo man, handcuffing his 14yo sister

Videos show Oakland County Sheriff’s Office sitting on 21yo man, handcuffing his 14yo sister

Video: Police allegedly tase, sit on autistic man

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Video shows cop repeatedly punching man in the face as 3 others pin him down

Eilish O’Sullivan is the Daily Dot&#8217;s associate managing editor. Her work has appeared in Mashed, the Austin Chronicle, and the Daily Texan.

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Police department accused of writing ‘Thank You’ cards to itself (updated)

Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

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