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Daysia Tolentino was the editor of the Daily Dot&#8217;s creator economy newsletter, Passionfruit. Her work has appeared in Vulture, Bustle, InStyle, and Study Hall.

Daysia Tolentino

Large groups of New York City cops riding the subway maskless.

‘Their motto is to protect and serve but never wear masks’: Viral TikTok shows large group of cops riding the subway maskless (updated)

Kathleen is a Honolulu-based freelance writer, editor and communications strategist who has been published by the New York Times, Vice, Huffington Post, Hana Hou!, and more. She&#8217;s worked in the communication departments at the Honolulu Museum of Art, ACLU of Hawaii and Hawaii Community Foundation. When she&#8217;s not writing, she can be found in the ocean, walking her rescue poi dog or oil painting.

Kathleen Wong

man driving with caption "getting pulled over in the Amazon Van" with police light background

‘Y’all giving me f*cking equipment that don’t have valid tags’: Delivery driver says he was pulled over in Amazon van for expired tags in viral TikTok

Linda Hamilton has words published at ORANGE Magazine and appeared on Texas Student Television.

Linda Hamilton

group of women at ski resort giving peace signs (l) woman in furry hooded coat (c) police on phone (r) all with caption "our girls trip to camelback resort was so much fun until we got racially profiled"

‘They’re f*cking racist’: Black TikToker says police ‘racially profiled’ her friend group at ski resort

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

‘That’s on code switching’: Black waitress says pretending to support ‘Blue Lives Matter’ got her bigger tip (updated)

Moises Mendez II is a recent graduate from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. He is a freelance journalist based in New York City writing about everything from music to LGBTQ issues.

Moises Mendez II

‘Someone like this shouldn’t be allowed to protect the community’: Man allegedly tried to fight kid at football game, flex that’s he’s a cop

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election.

Tricia Crimmins

In a TikTok, Massachusetts police are seen kicking a door in order to perform a "wellness check."

‘Nothing says help like giving a person PTSD’: Viral video of cops making ‘wellness check’ on TikToker sparks debate

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

map with complicated path and caption "I told my house arrest client to go straight home after work!!!" (l) woman laughing with caption "He better enjoy bc I'm locking his a$$ up tomorrow!!!" (r)

‘You on here joking about taking people freedom away’: Parole officer makes fun of house arrest client who traveled in viral TikTok, sparking debate

three photos of a man pinning a young girl on a street

TikToker says random man ‘choked’ and ‘dragged’ her 17-year-old daughter in attempted ‘citizen’s arrest’ (updated)

In a TikTok, a UPS driver says she was racially profiled.

‘I am a UPS driver in full brown, delivering packages’: Black UPS worker says cops racially profiled her in viral TikTok

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

Kahron Spearman

Pizza hut workers with caption "Pizza Hut worker calls the police on me because I won't pay him another $34 and wouldn't give me my food. The other worker ended up giving me my food"

Pizza Hut worker calls cops on Black customer after refusing to believe she already paid online, viral TikTok allegedly shows

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

Brooke Sjoberg

‘They be calling 911 like it’s customer service’: ‘Karen’s husband’ calls 911 on TikToker for parking in the street

Dana Ysabel Dela Cruz (they/she) is a Brooklyn-based writer, educator, and grad student at the Pratt Institute School of Information. Their work has appeared in the Santa Barbara Independent, Huffington Post, and AsAmNews.

Dana Ysabel Dela Cruz

students suspended over viral tiktok, police officers also present

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‘My sister is not a threat’: Police called, over 50 students allegedly suspended for participating in viral TikTok challenge

‘You can’t make this stuff up’: Woman says her ‘Karen’ neighbor called the cops over her child’s Barbie car in viral TikTok

police officer leaning into vehicle speaking to driver

‘I don’t gang bang, sir. I’m Jewish‘: Cop doesn’t believe Black man has a Jewish tattoo, accuses him of being a ‘Gangster Disciple’

A woman in a car arguing with a police officer.

Police