The ACLU and private attorneys represented 12 people who were injured while protesting the death of George Floyd.
“We who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes and I am absolutely thrilled with the verdict. It’s incredibly validating,” said plaintiff Elisabeth Epps. Epps, who was hit in the leg by a projectile as she crossed the street near the Capitol during the protests was awarded $1.25 million, $250,000 of it in a verdict against officer Jonathan Christian for violating her Fourth Amendment rights. But the jury did not find he violated her First Amendment rights.
None of the twelve plaintiffs was shown to be involved in the violence during the protests. Police body camera and other video was used as evidence against the department. Epps said she was upset in court at the way in which the protestors were portrayed by the city’s legal counsel. Packard added, “And it’s not really about individual officers, it’s about the system that they uphold. The whole thing needs to be fixed.”
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