84-year-old Dorli Rainey was pepper sprayed during a peaceful march in Seattle, Washington. She would have been thrown to the ground and trampled, but luckily a fellow protester and Iraq vet was there to save her. (Joshua Trujillo / seattlepi.com)

Rihla #14 84-year-old Dorli Rainey was pepper sprayed during a peaceful march in Seattle, Washington. She would have been thrown to the ground and trampled, but luckily a fellow protester and Iraq vet was there to save her. (Joshua Trujillo / seattlepi.com)

This image probably stood out to the most. It shows the cruelty that still goes on in the world today. It is inhumane to pepper spray an indefenseless 84 year old woman that was peacefully protesting, just simply tacking advantage of her right of speech. How much farther can the world go in terms of violence no a days?

Rihla #14

January 8th 2012
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