US cities to pay record $80m to people injured in 2020 racial justice protests

theguardian ^ | 05/25/2023

[devane617]

Cities across the US have agreed to pay out a total of more than $80m in settlements to protesters injured by police during 2020 racial justice protests – a figure experts believe is unprecedented and will rise further as many lawsuits are still playing out.

The brutal murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers on 25 May 2020 sparked the largest nationwide demonstrations since the civil rights era, as upwards of 26 million people gathered to protest racism and police brutality.

But, three years later, at least 19 US cities will pay more than $80m total to protesters who sustained various injuries as a result of law enforcement action, ranging from being teargassed to being shot with projectiles, and have filed dozens of civil lawsuits.

[devane617]

Billions are being spread around in disguised reparations. My local area just received almost 50m to small groups that claim to provide services to the local hoods. It is incredible what is happening.

[Syllojism]

Officer Chauvin restrained a drug crazed addict, an addict who would later die form his own overdose. This was confirmed by the medical examiner's autopsy.

Which examiner was that? The two autopsy reports I've seen both ruled it homicide.

[hattend]

Take a dollar out of your pocket in taxes and give you back a penny in damages.

Don’t spend it all in one place.

[Socon-Econ]

Sweetheart lawsuits.

[ronnie raygun]

Injured by police, those who were victims of these government protected parasites will get nothing

[vpintheak]

It is literally treasonous the way these pinkos are pissing away our national treasure.

[lapsus calami]

 

 

Not to mention the prosecutions of officers for trying to quell the rioting - like they're doing in Travis county Texas (Austin). Saw something in the news about that just today. Little wonder the law enforcement profession is circling the drain, since what is permissible one day may be a career-ending action the next due to a political whim.