index social media witness
[Link] Cops Pulled Their Guns on Unarmed Teen Filming Them: ‘What Weapon?’
Read: 12/7/2022 www.vice.com
Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, pointed guns at an unarmed teenager and screamed at him to get on the ground as he recorded them detaining another group of teens.
film the police fuck the police lmao police police police accountability police civilian harm police corruption police credibility police fabrications police misconduct police negligence police overreach police powers police tactics record-keeping social media social media witness subreddits us police vice.com virginia
[Link] Zachary Rolfe trial: no ‘reasonable’ grounds for shooting Kumanjayi Walker second and third time, court hears
Read: 1/3/2022 www.theguardian.com
Police officer Zachary Rolfe did not have “reasonable” grounds to shoot Kumanjayi Walker a second and third time, and the second and third shots provided no tactical advantage in the attempted arrest of the Aboriginal man, a former Northern Territory police defensive tactics trainer told Rolfe
2019 australia australian crime australian fnp australian police body cameras crime expert testimony facebook fnp indigenous australia indigenous nt kumanjayi walker northern territory northern territory police police police accountability police brutality police civilian harm police killings police misconduct police negligence police shooting police tactics social media witness yuendumu zachary rolfe
[Link] Video Shows Narco Drones Dropping Bombs As People Flee
Read: 13/1/2022 www.vice.com
MEXICO CITY—Terrifying video footage from a narco drone dropping bombs as people scatter below has gone viral in Mexico.
armed drones bombings cartels drone crime drone strikes drone violence drones drug routes drug smuggling drug supply drug violence drug war drugs gang war gangs gangs and drugs gulf of mexico mexican cartels mexico mexico crime mexico drugs narcos ng jalisco cartel north america random violence social media social media witness terrorism terrorist attacks terrorist social media vice.com violence
[Link] Video Captures Horrific Moment Military Truck Rams Into Unarmed Protesters
Read: 6/12/2021 www.vice.com
At least three civilians have been killed and dozens injured in Myanmar after a military truck was caught on camera speeding towards a crowd and running down unarmed protesters.
asia aung san suu kyi burma car attack civilian deaths civilian harm coups crimes by the state death mass death events military myanmar myanmar coup myanmar crackdown myanmar dissidents myanmar junta protests social media social media use social media witness south asia state caused death state violence vice.com victims of the state
[Link] Twitter Is Going to Make It Harder To Share Videos and Pictures Taken in Public
Read: 30/11/2021 www.vice.com
Twitter is expanding its policy on posting private information with the goal of limiting the risk of harassment, intimidation, and doxing.
break up social media censorship doxing free speech argument harassment public interest social media social media abuse social media blowback social media companies social media rules social media use social media witness social networks twitter twitter rules vice.com
[Link] Richard Spencer Held Parties in 'Fash Loft' For White Nationalists, Court Hears
Read: 6/11/2021 www.vice.com
It became known as “the fash loft”—and hosted as many as six parties for white nationalist influencers that summer. None of them were recorded. But many otherwise make unlikely bedfellows.
charlottesville data cross referencing evidence fascism identity evropa nazis neonazism richard spencer social media social media witness social networks twitter unite the right us courts usa vice.com white nationalism white supremacy witness testimony
[Link] Alleged TikTok ‘Skyrim IRL’ Murders Shows the Real Danger of Stalkerware
Read: 28/10/2021 www.vice.com
Last week Ali Nassar Abulaban, a popular TikTok and other social media personality with over a million followers combined across his accounts, allegedly murdered his wife and a man.
abuse abusive relationships android app stores apps bethesda crime cyber abuse death domestic violence elder scrolls influencers malicious software mobile apps mobile devices murder play store shooting skyrim social media social media crime social media trends social media witness social networks stalkerware surveillance tiktok tiktok celebrities tiktok influencers tiktok trends us crime usa vice.com video game influencers video games
[Link] Instagram Hacker Forces Victim to Make Hostage-Style Video
Read: 28/10/2021 www.vice.com
A hacker is taking over Instagram accounts before forcing their owners to make hostage-style videos promoting the hacker's money-making scams to try and get their money back.
bitcoin blackmail crime cryptocurrency scams cyber crime cyber hacks cybersecurity facebook facebook support fake identity hackers hostages identity theft identity verification infocalypse instagram mistaken identity pyramid schemes scams social engineering social media social media abuse social media crime social media witness social networks stolen identity theft vice.com
[Link] School Cop Who Shot and Killed Manuela ‘Mona’ Rodriguez Charged With Murder
Read: 28/10/2021 www.vice.com
Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. The former Long Beach, California, school safety officer who shot and killed an 18-year-old mother as she drove away from the scene of a fight will now face a murder charge.
braindeath california california courts california law civilian deaths crowdfunding death murder police shooting shooting social media witness us courts us crime us police us schools usa vice.com
[Link] What We Know About the ‘Skeletal’ Remains of Brian Laundrie
Read: 22/10/2021 www.vice.com
Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. The Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed Thursday that remains found at a Florida nature park belonged to Brian Laundrie, the 23-year-old who was a person of interest in the death of his fiancée, 22-year-old Gabby Petito.
brian laundrie crime death domestic violence fbi florida florida crime fraud gabby petito influencers murder murder suicide social media social media trends social media witness socmed investigation tiktok tiktok influencers tiktok trends us crime us police usa vice.com
[Link] Illegal House Party During NZ Lockdown Pisses Off Just About Everyone
Read: 19/10/2021 www.vice.com
As Auckland approaches its eleventh consecutive week of lockdown, a viral house party filled with dry humping Instagram models has caused outrage.
auckland auckland covid covid covid blowback covid compliance covid delta variant covid lockdowns covid negligence covid outbreaks covid restrictions covid19 house parties instagram new zealand new zealand covid social media witness viral media
[Link] Man Sentenced to Death for Setting His TikToker Ex-Wife on Fire During a Livestream
Read: 15/10/2021 www.vice.com
The case infuriated Chinese women after media reports suggested that Lhamo had been suffering from Tang’s frequent beatings since the two married a few years ago. Her older sister said Lhamo called the police at least twice, but officers refused to interfere because it was a “family matter.
asia china china court china police death death penalty domestic violence gender based crime gender based violence gender inequity livestream murder sichuan china social media social media companies social media witness social networks tibet tiktok tiktok celebrities vice.com
[Link] Afghan refugee stabbed to death in London in front of schoolchildren
Read: 14/10/2021 www.theguardian.com
A teenage Afghan refugee was stabbed to death on a sports field in south-west London in front of schoolchildren playing rugby.The victim, named by the Evening Standard as 18-year-old Hazrat Wali, was attacked at about 4.
afghan refugees afghanistan death europe murder random violence refugees refugees in the uk social media witness uk uk crime
[Link] Alison Parker’s On-Air Murder Was in 2015 and Facebook Won’t Remove the Video
Read: 12/10/2021 www.vice.com
Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. On the morning of August 26, 2015, television journalist Alison Parker was in Monela, Virginia reporting for a CBS affiliate station.
automated moderation facebook facebook support infocalypse instagram livestream mass shootings moderation murder social media social media callouts social media companies social media witness us courts us ftc usa vice.com
[Link] Angry Mob Lynched a Man Accused of Starting a Wildfire in Algeria
Read: 15/8/2021 www.vice.com
Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. Djamel Ben Ismail, 38, allegedly started a fire in the Tizi Ouzou district town of Larbaa Nath Irathen.
africa algeria crime death lynching murder social media witness wildfire