EXERCISE 6. INCIDENT DOCUMENTATION

Working in small groups, use the table below to document a fictional incident: a police dispersal of a peaceful protest, an unlawful arrest or an injury caused by crowd control weapons. Fill in every field as specifically as possible; vague entries such as ‘morning’ or ‘near the square’ have no evidentiary value. In high-risk contexts, do not keep this record on an unencrypted device; instead, transfer it to a secure notes app or encrypted storage immediately.

When complete, swap tables with another group and review each other’s records against the checklist above. Are all required fields present? Is the information specific enough to support a legal complaint? What is missing or too vague to be useful?

Then discuss as a group:

• What made certain fields difficult to fill in, and what could have been prepared in advance to make them easier to complete under pressure?
• Who in your group would be responsible for completing this record during an actual protest — and what would happen to that responsibility if that person were detained or separated?