Denver is Latest Far-Left City to Approve Nearly $5M Settlement for BLM Protesters
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Denver City Council has unanimously approved a $4.7 million settlement for over 300 Black Lives Matter protesters who were arrested by the Denver Police Department during the George Floyd protests in the summer of 2020.
The settlement was part of the city council’s consent agenda and addresses individuals who took part in protests after the death of George Floyd. It follows a $14 million payout to 12 injured protesters from last year—which is currently under federal court appeal—and a separate $1.6 million settlement to seven injured protesters earlier this year.
In 2022, a federal jury awarded $14 million in compensatory and punitive damages to 12 Black Lives Matter protesters who were injured by police during a riot over the death of George Floyd in 2020.
