25 Years After the G8 in Genoa: A Personal Reflection on State Violence and Broken Trust

The article is a personal reflection on the 25th anniversary of the G8 summit in Genoa in July 2001, written by someone who was 19 at the time. The author recounts the events: the death of Carlo Giuliani, the police raid on the Diaz school, and the abuses at Bolzaneto. They reflect on the lasting impact on their sense of citizenship and trust in the state, noting that no parliamentary commission of inquiry was ever established, convicted officials continued their careers, and Italy's anti-torture law was only passed in 2017 and deemed inadequate. The author draws parallels with current U.S. ICE actions. The piece includes photographs by Francesco Acerbis documenting the protests and police violence.