"A masked agent spotted Brourman sketching, dropped to one knee and fired pepper balls at her at point-blank range. Somehow sensing the danger, Brourman raised her drawing board just in time and blocked the projectile."
"Just thinking about what could have happened, my faculties are really important to me and should be for everyone. It's such a callous thing to do, that lack of empathy or humanity."
"What people need to understand is that what happened to Izzy is happening every single day to people holding protest signs."
Isabelle Brourman, Peter Hambrecht, and Jeannette Berlin arrived in Minneapolis to document immigration protests. On January 24, Brourman was targeted by a federal agent while sketching, narrowly avoiding injury by using her drawing board as a shield. The incident highlighted the dangers faced by protesters and artists alike. Berlin and Hambrecht recorded the event, emphasizing that such violence is a daily occurrence for those advocating for immigrant rights. The experience underscored the lack of empathy shown by authorities towards individuals engaged in peaceful protest.
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