Hagopian - an activist promoting black causes in the Seattle area - was pepper-sprayed by a police officer after speaking at a Black Lives Matter rally on Martin Luther King Day. He was walking away from the gathering, on a sidewalk, when he was suddenly pepper-sprayed in the face.
He has decided to sue city authorities and the police for $500,000 in damages.
Comment: Good for him. If police are going to indiscriminately cause harm to innocent people and the authorities do nothing to to stop them, then perhaps suing the city will force them to do something about the rampant police brutality. It's gotten way out of control, and people are being hurt for doing nothing other than walking down the street.
In video footage of the incident - which was filmed by a bystander, and where Hagopian is clearly visible - a small crowd is standing on the sidewalk and in the road.
Comment: The slow death of fun, imagination, and inspiration in today's society.