Believe it or not but I was once a victim of police brutality. Years ago I was handcuffed, thrown on the ground and three Aiken County South Carolina Sheriff's deputies proceeded to beat the shit out of me. I was arrested and thrown into jail with two black eyes, a busted nose, a busted mouth, and three broken ribs on my left side. Only charge was disorderly conduct. A group of us, we consider ourselves nothing more than amateur freelance photographers, went down, not necessarily to partake in the protest but to capture history as it took place. These are some of the better pics and are in no necessary order. #iwasthere