2020. HUGE George Floyd protest was going on so I went down to get photos and video for a documentary I was working on.
Show up and there is a wall of armored cops on one side, protestors on the other having a standoff. So I run into the middle between the two and started filming. Knew it was a dangerous idea, but I had to. After getting what I needed, I turned to run and instantly fell to the ground after being shot with a "less lethal" projectile in the leg. Then the pepper spray hit. I was blind and limping trying to guess my way to safety as the crowd screamed around me, moving in.
Anyway. I got the footage and finished the doc. I'd do it all over again in a heartbeat. Never felt so alive.
Show up and there is a wall of armored cops on one side, protestors on the other having a standoff. So I run into the middle between the two and started filming. Knew it was a dangerous idea, but I had to. After getting what I needed, I turned to run and instantly fell to the ground after being shot with a "less lethal" projectile in the leg. Then the pepper spray hit. I was blind and limping trying to guess my way to safety as the crowd screamed around me, moving in.
Anyway. I got the footage and finished the doc. I'd do it all over again in a heartbeat. Never felt so alive.