I was tear gassed today. With dozens of other peaceful protestors as we kneeled on our knees and begged. BEGGED not to be harmed. The person being carried in the second photo was shot in front of my eyes with rubber bullets by police.
I had to be dragged. DRAGGED. Like an animal from a cloud of gas that swallowed me. I was on the ground vomiting. Milk was poured over my face and hair. A nurse came and flushed my eyes with saline. I had a dissociative episode and sat there dazed for idk how long
I’ve been documenting the peaceful protests on my ig and just filmed a live about how we were not only shot at and gassed on our KNEES ; The looters have nothing to do with us protesters. Even when being GASSED WE WERE PEACEFUL. ALL VIOLENCE has been initiated BY POLICE
The media has been spinning all manners of lies, showing fires that were not by us. We’ve also caught SEVERAL ANARCHISTS coming into our protests in black military gear and trying to start violence.

I documented one white man on my story yesterday who tried to incite violence
I will be out there again tomorrow. I will get gassed again tomorrow. I fight every. Single. Day. Until ALL the officers involved are charged.

Because black lives matter here.
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