Minneapolis leaders on Friday agreed to pay a
record $27 million to settle a lawsuit brought by
George Floyd's family, closing the civil case just as
the murder trial for one of the ex-officers accused
of killing him is beginning.
Attorneys for the Floyd family hailed it as the
largest pretrial settlement in a civil rights
wrongful death lawsuit in U.S. history, saying the
payout sent a powerful statement about the value
of Black lives in America.
"This is a message that the unjust taking of Black
life will no longer be written off as trivial,
unimportant or unworthy of consequences,"
attorney Ben Crump said during a news
conference Friday afternoon.
The family's legal team voiced hope that the
agreement will push policymakers across the
country to institute policing reforms to avoid
having to write large checks for law enforcement
misconduct. Floyd's death on a Minneapolis street
corner triggered worldwide protests over racism
and police brutality and has already changed laws
on police procedures in Minnesota and beyond.
Nusu Nusu
Delete Comment
Are you sure that you want to delete this comment ?