Guess it wasn't a BLM thing after all.
George Floyd protesters granted $14M in excessive force lawsuit against police
Denver protesters from the racial justice rallies in 2020 were granted $14 million after a jury found that the police used excessive force on them.
A jury of eight found that 11 protesters had their free speech rights and rights to be protected from unreasonable force violated, while others only had their free speech rights violated, The Associated Press reported.
The lawsuit came after police used shotguns that contained Kevlar-bags filled with lead to quell protests, with Zach Packard awarded $3 million after he was shot in the head and taken to an intensive care unit.
The protests began in response to the death of George Floyd, a Black man who was killed by the police in May 2020.
"Hopefully, what police departments will take from this is a jury of regular citizens takes these rights very seriously," Timothy Macdonald, one of the prosecutors, said after the decision, according to the AP.
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Denver protesters from the racial justice rallies in 2020 were granted $14 million after a jury found that the police used excessive force on them.
A jury of eight found that 11 protesters had their free speech rights and rights to be protected from unreasonable force violated, while others only had their free speech rights violated, The Associated Press reported.
The lawsuit came after police used shotguns that contained Kevlar-bags filled with lead to quell protests, with Zach Packard awarded $3 million after he was shot in the head and taken to an intensive care unit.
The protests began in response to the death of George Floyd, a Black man who was killed by the police in May 2020.
"Hopefully, what police departments will take from this is a jury of regular citizens takes these rights very seriously," Timothy Macdonald, one of the prosecutors, said after the decision, according to the AP.
The Hill/AP
