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Laiken Neumann is a former Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

Laiken Neumann

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’

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

paper with a "police ticket" written on it (l) handing the paper to a policeman (m) (r)

‘Do you know why I stopped you today?’: Man tries to ‘ticket’ cop for his ‘janky parking’

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

young woman in car with caption "Goes to the police station to retreive my lost phone" (l&c) glitched young woman in car with caption "gets arrested and charged with a felony" (r)

TikToker says she was charged with a felony after going to the police station to retrieve her lost phone

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

Tricia Crimmins

Best Buy parking lot (l) Man in car with door open woman's face next to open car door caption "Karen called me Black" (r)

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‘How is she that upset’: Karen calls the cops on Black YouTuber filming in Best Buy parking lot

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

Woman in driver's seat holding phone and airpod case caption "someone stole her left airpod and we tracked it" (l) Police officer on road caption "bet" (c) Woman holding airpod case with saved left airpod back caption "mission accomplished" (r)

‘Why would they steal one airpod’: TikToker calls cops after someone allegedly takes single AirPod, sparking debate

denny's worker on phone (l) denny's logo (m) denny's worker in kitchen (r)

‘I think you just recorded yourself taking an L from a Denny’s cook’: TikToker films Denny’s worker calling the cops on him—it backfires

Dan Latu is a freelance journalist writing about the internet and culture. Previously, his work has appeared in the Real Deal and Columbia News Service.

Dan Latu

Gray car in garage (l) Police siren lights (c) Same car with police writing on it (r)

‘Aren’t we supposed to be able to see them easily?’: TikToker shows ‘ghost’ cop car, sparking debate

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.

Charlotte Colombo

Suspect escaping cop car (L), Cop running after suspect (M), Cops swarming suspect (R)

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

police entering building (l) police walking down hallway (m) person leaving room (r)

‘So sad for the tenants who were scammed’: Viral TikTok shows cops evicting apartment building rented out by squatters, sparking debate

man in driver's seat with lights in rear window with caption "turn off orders when y'all close @wendys - they didn't believe DoorDash operated this late... not to mention I got $0 from DoorDash after all this - Hella cops pulled up on me at Wendy's, I tripped the alarm trying to pick up a DoorDash order" (l) wendy's sign (r)

‘I got $0 from DoorDash after all this’: DoorDash driver says cops thought he was trying to break into a Wendy’s

Cecilia Lenzen is a former freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

‘Leave that poor married man alone’: Woman purrs and flirts with cop in viral TikTok, sparking debate

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw was a staff writer at the Daily Dot, covering geek culture and fandom. Specializing in sci-fi movies and superheroes, she also appears as a film and TV critic on BBC radio. Elsewhere, she co-hosts the pop culture podcast Overinvested.

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

nypd officers with seized pampers and toiletries

‘This is cruelty on display’: Cops roasted for ‘bragging’ about arresting people who allegedly stole things like diapers

young man standing in front of car with police officer (l) officer pointing to his left (c) officer standing on sidewalk (r) all with caption "why do soooo many cops not know the police and law. I see so many of these videos."

‘He swagged up to the scene and just started solving problems’: Cops allegedly refuse to give TikToker their badge numbers—so sergeant gives out everyone’s

woman looking around the street (l) (r) photo of amazon packages (m)

‘Girl, bye. Tell them to catch me down the road’: ‘Karen’ allegedly calls cops on Black Amazon worker

young woman in car eating snack with caption "minding my business eating snacks" (l) man near car with caption "this guy came out of nowhere this is where the viewer said something might have been put in the car" (c) police surrounding car with caption "start of lights in my face" (r)

‘Minding her business, about to take down a whole police force’: People think TikToker accidentally captured cops ‘planting evidence’ in car in viral video