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Following a $10 million settlement agreement between the City of Seattle and injured protesters from 2020, local activists are hoping change is on the way.
Money from this settlement is going to about 50 people who say they were injured by overly aggressive police tactics during the George Floyd murder protests. Plaintiffs in the lawsuit say police used violent tactics that caused them to suffer broken bones, concussions, emotional damage and even a heart attack.
One person who has helped lead the recent protests calling for a ceasefire in Palestine said he was not familiar with the settlement, but said he thinks it did not come out of good faith in honoring free speech.
Read more: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/activists-react-to-city-of-seattle-settlement-with-2020-protesters/281-4a78ddfa-5c62-4f69-8c05-877ff7a83b38