thingsiatethatilove:

Which of course we did – Keith and I did, around 4 – but many others kept marching, going around in circles all night and finally meeting at dawn in Foley Square, I know because I read this in the Times. I also read in the Times about how protesters had “scuffled” with police; most of the photos in the Times’s front-page slideshow seemed to show protesters pushing the cops, not vice versa.  This is not what I saw.  Over and over again, I saw cops being unnecessarily rough with peaceful protesters, refusing to let them assemble, and occasionally reaching into the crowd and fucking with someone just for the hell of it. 

If it hadn’t been for Keith’s involvement (which he would probably call minimal) in OWS I definitely wouldn’t have been there last night; I would have been watching the hashtag on Twitter or watching the jumpy livestream or, likelier, sound asleep.  But I was there, and along with everyone else who was there I am obligated to tell as many people as possible what I saw.  I sat on the subway today and was not even tempted to reach for a book or my phone, I was just thinking about last night, trying to reorganize my memory of it into something that makes more sense, and failing, and I think I will keep doing this for a long time.

Please go read Emily’s whole account of last night. Unless you are Emily, in which case, please write more.

(Source: emilygould)