Court orders compensation to Black Lives Matter protestors for violation of their civil rights
Four Black Lives Matter protesters in Seattle have been awarded approximately $700,000 by a federal court jury.
The court ruled their civil rights were violated when they were arrested for writing anti-police graffiti in chalk during the Black Lives Matter protests four years ago.
Those were sparked by the May 2020 murder of George Floyd, a Black man in Minneapolis, by former local police officer Derek Chauvin, who is white.
The jury found that the city and officers acted in retaliation against the four protestors.
Each protester received $20,000 in compensatory damages as well as $150,000 in punitive damages.
Evidence presented in the court showed police bias and selective enforcement of anti-graffiti laws against Black Lives Matter protesters.
Legal experts say this case is a warning against infringing on citizens’ speech rights based on content or viewpoint.
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