It doesn't exist because the nation's municipal police departments don't have the same boss. They're little fiefdoms, especially in terms of IT, which is who would have built whatever municipal officer-involved-shooting databases currently exist.

Something's gumming up the Google Doc. Reply here with your email, or email me at kyle@deadspin.com and I'll add you to the document.

Is there a reason it seems the sheet is locked right now? I can't add / edit anything?

Hey, there's no need to be so fucking classist. These aren't "tuxedo cats"; they're just dressed reasonably: it's after five, and they're not farmers.

Team cat headquarters here,

Replying to bump up b/c this is a point worth discussion. Thank you so much for your comment.

John Oliver, America's voice of reason. <3

Expect a visit from Homeland Security any minute now.

Could White people please stop talking about the "militarization" of the police, as if the police just started treating Black people this way 10 years ago when the government started handing this gear out?

I completely agree with everything Olliver say's here regarding Ferguson. However "citing the possibility of a terrorist attack on its "annual Pumpkin Festival." to be fair I have been known to terrorize pumpkin pies, pumpkin lattes, pumpkin beer, pumpkin cake, pumpkin soup, and many other pumkin flavoured items.

you actually believe Capt Johnson is in charge? Doubt it. I'm sure they used him as a nice PR story since he's black, but I never believed for a second he was making the decisions.

I don't think he's ever really been in control of any of it.

If the FPD is doing this shit against orders, I want to see all 53 of them fired and barred from service. This is just unreal in the amount of bullshit.

This is being pointed out over in Gawker, but: who the hell is in command? Capt. Johnson said that no teargas would be used, but here it is. As OMG!PONIES! asked, are the cops just firing it without orders? Have they been ordered to fire it?