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

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

driving at safe speed

‘Is this legit?’: TikToker says he was pulled over and issued a citation for driving at a ‘safe speed’ (Updated)

Grace Stanley was the Deputy Editor of Passionfruit, a site for creators, covering the latest creator news, labor issues, tools, and community resources. Grace’s work has been seen by millions on the Daily Dot. Starting as a reporter covering trending internet culture stories, they have become a go-to resource on all things related to the creator economy.

Grace Stanley

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skipping felony with rock paper scissors

‘Pretty privilege’: TikToker says they got out of a felony by winning Rock, Paper, Scissor against authorities, sparking debate

Gisselle Hernandez is a freelance journalist based in Belize, where she writes travel and internet culture pieces. She enjoys watching anime, playing video games, and covering all things TikTok.

Gisselle Hernandez

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Unclick

‘I almost understand the power trip’: Gas station employee says he always cards cops 

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

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speeding ticket

‘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.

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ticketed cop for parking

‘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.

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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)

arrested for lost phone tiktok

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

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)

best buy karen

‘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.

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

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‘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

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‘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.

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Charlotte Colombo

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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

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

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‘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 freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

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