Forwarded from The Black Lives Revolution (BLM)
The police response in Portland has been notably aggressive, particularly against journalists, who have routinely been attacked by police night after night.
[...] Zippy Lomax, an independent journalist who has been documenting the protests for the past two months, attempted to follow the dispersal order by leaving in her car, but was stopped by the police.
“Then they slashed my tires and smashed my window. After I had already stopped moving. I was clearly in compliance,” she said. Video confirms this, and police argue that she was refusing to disperse and blocking the area. Over the next couple of hours, protesters and reporters were chased through the streets, tackled to the ground, and shoved from behind for not running fast enough.
https://truthout.org/articles/how-to-survive-anti-police-protests/
[...] Zippy Lomax, an independent journalist who has been documenting the protests for the past two months, attempted to follow the dispersal order by leaving in her car, but was stopped by the police.
“Then they slashed my tires and smashed my window. After I had already stopped moving. I was clearly in compliance,” she said. Video confirms this, and police argue that she was refusing to disperse and blocking the area. Over the next couple of hours, protesters and reporters were chased through the streets, tackled to the ground, and shoved from behind for not running fast enough.
https://truthout.org/articles/how-to-survive-anti-police-protests/
Truthout
How to Survive Anti-Police Protests
Frontline journalists, medics and lawyers offer tips on protecting yourself from police violence during protests.