November 21, 2024

Laura Jedeed

Freelance Journalist

These Invisible Wounds

If an officer beats you in the middle of Portland, and no one is there to see it, did it happen?

If an officer beats you in the middle of Portland, and no one is there to see it, did it happen?

Federal agents beat a protester with truncheons. They are illuminated in blaze of blue light
Blue lights flash as federal agents beat a protester with truncheons. Photo by Laura Jedeed / CC BY

The full version of this article appears on Medium

“I don’t know why I feel I’ve got to tell you this.”

Like most Portland protesters, she’s young and fully committed to fixing the broken world we’ve handed her. Brave enough to take to the streets despite the brutality of Portland Police and federal agents alike. She’s been protesting from the start.

Let’s call her W.

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