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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.
The Hill/AP
Lostpoet · M
It just seems crazy to me that the government would use military force at BLM rallies but didn't do anything to keep the capitol rally in check.
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpZREZyfI58]
a brave young girl asking a proud boy the hard questions
Pfuzylogic · M
I am very glad that the actions of #BLM
protests were viewed legitimate by a jury and that the actions of law enforcement were out of boundaries. That is why #BLM exists in the first place, to put a check on law enforcement.
Doometernal · 26-30, M
The problem with blm right now is actually capitalism. Their whole message got so corrupted to the point that it's comical at this point

I agree that there's systemic racism(take ukraine as an example vs Ethiopian and Yemen wars going on now )
Graylight · 51-55, F
@Doometernal You need to look no further than your local downtown.
Torsten · 36-40, M
police used excessive force against rioters? who would have guessed?
ron122 · 41-45, M
Good they won't have to loot businesses.
Zonuss · 41-45, M
We just had an army of White. people march and riot through Atlanta recently. I find it amusing that anybody would say anything about Black Lives Matter at this point.
I mean like really. 🙂
Fukfacewillie · 51-55, M
Of course BLM is not synonymous with rioting, but the issues have been conflated in the public mind.

 
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