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When bearing witness puts your loved ones at risk

I've been documenting police misconduct in my neighborhood but officers are starting to recognize me and I'm worried about retaliation against my family.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The duty to document injustice conflicts with the responsibility to protect family when those being documented have power to retaliate.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Gandhian satyagraha and nonviolent resistance?”

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