Floyd, who was killed during the encounter, was unarmed and suspected of using a counterfeit $20 bill to buy cigarettes

NYC agrees to pay $13M — or nearly $10K each — to protesters beaten, arrested in 2020 Black Lives Matter demonstrations

By News on the Net -- New York Post——Bio and Archives--July 20, 2023

New York City has agreed to pay more than $13 million — or nearly $10,000 each — to demonstrators who were arrested or beaten by cops during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests over the police killing of George Floyd in Minnesota.

The proposed class-action settlement, which still needs to be approved by a judge, would be one of the most expensive payouts awarded in connection with a mass arrest lawsuit in history, according to experts. ---More...

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