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How the Gilets Jaunes Launched a Movement Against Police Violence
Flashballs and teargas grenades have left hundreds of French protesters with severe injuries, but resistance to state-sanctioned violence is building by the day.
This personal account reflects on the author's first-hand experience of psychosis, police involvement with mental health services, and being sectioned under the Mental Health Act. Content warning.