so to summarize the day:
-started peaceful
-cops escalated cuz they couldn't handle getting shouted at
-we got tear gassed with our hands up
-I threw tear gas canisters back at cops (with gloves)
-I got shot in the thigh with a tear gas canister
-I backed up, tried to keep the intersection behind us clear
-an older white guy hit me with his car and almost ran me over
-I stood in the front for a while as it feeled like things were cooling down
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-my gas goggles broke
-it turns our the cops were basically biding their time while they tried to encircle us
-we heard concussion grenades and commotion from the direction they were pushing ys
-we noped out and hid in the park
-we evaded various efforts by the cops to catch fleeing protestors
-people started robbing stores (cool) but the cops started really cracking down (not good)
-all the subways were gated
-we felt like trapped rats
-we eventually got a friend with a car to grab ua
@er1n @jacethechicken Holy heck are you actually down there protesting? Stay safe pls