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Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

Rachel Kiley

‘What really happened to my little cousin?’: Family seeks answers after Black teen drowns in lake while swimming with friends

Nahila Bonfiglio reports on geek culture and gaming. Her work has also appeared on KUT&#8217;s Texas Standard (Austin), KPAC-FM (San Antonio), and the Daily Texan.

Nahila Bonfiglio

White woman throws drink at Black officer

White girl throws drink at Black cop’s face, allegedly calls him the N-word in viral TikTok

Clara is a full-time digital nomad writing about culture, food, and music. Her work has been featured in publications such as Refinery29, the Austin Chronicle, USA Today, and NiceKicks. She aims to be quicker on her feet than Borat&#8217;s lawyers.

Clara Wang

‘What the f*ck did I do?’: TikToker and boyfriend surrounded by 8 cop cars, helicopter after police mistook their GoPro for gun

Sabine Joseph was a former reporting intern for the Daily Dot. Her work has appeared in Miami and Connecticut publications, including Montage, the Miami Laker, and Connecticut Health I-Team.

Sabine Joseph

Police officer taking a woman's ID and writing in a notebook.

‘You ignored her and now he’s dead’: TikToker says cop didn’t let her help a motorcycle crash victim

Samira Sadeque is a New York-based journalist reporting on immigration 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.

Samira Sadeque

Cop seen slamming a 14-year-old Black girl to the street

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

Kahron Spearman is a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

Kahron Spearman

‘Call the cops to do a welfare check’: TikToker finds car full of roaches—and viewers fear the worst

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

Phil West

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

Tricia Crimmins is a former 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

woman (l) truck parked in front of house (r) both with caption "My eyes are puffy bc I can't stop crying from stress. The police always wait until it's too late. Being a woman is so scary"

‘I don’t want to wait until he hurts me’: TikToker says police won’t protect her from stalker ‘until he does something’ to her

Samantha Shaps is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and a contributor for the Daily Dot.

Samantha Shaps

‘Gets an Uber and still got pulled over’: TikToker films Uber driver seemingly undergoing sobriety test

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

‘Legend’: Viral TikTok shows man roller skating away from the cops

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

‘I should not fear my sons life every time he leaves home:’ Black teen tries buying a soda at Lowe’s, cop says he’s ‘trespassing’

Colleen Cronin is a former FOIA intern for the Daily Dot. She previously worked at People magazine and the Cape Cod Times.

Colleen Cronin

BolaWrap promoted a controversial police lasso used on the mentally ill with TikTok hype videos

Jillian Price is a former editorial intern for the Daily Dot and current journalism graduate student at the University of Texas at Austin. She previously wrote for Reporting Texas, UT Austin&#8217;s School of Journalism online publication.

Jillian Price

Two black men with their hands in the air.

‘They were afraid of them moving in’: Viral TikTok shows police handcuffing Black realtor, mistaking him for an intruder

Video shows a man in cuffs outside the Moxy Downtown Louisville with LMPD

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