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The black-run District of Columbia government has just agreed to pay $1.6 million to people who sued backed by the ACLU over being arrested for rioting in the January 20, 2017 riots protesting the election of Donald Trump.
This is probably collusive, like Consent Decrees and Jacob Frey s $27 million settlement with the Floyd Family in Minneapolis. It s not Frey s money, or the District Government s, either, it s the taxpayers money, and they want to lose these lawsuits, if it suits their political goals.
NPR quotes a guy from the ACLU, cheering this on: The contrast between the over-policing of constitutionally protected speech on Inauguration Day 2017 and the under-policing of a violent invasion of the U.S. Capitol earlier this year starkly demonstrates law enforcement s institutional biases, Scott Michelman, legal director of the D.C. ACLU, wrote in a news release. A
Print this article NFL Hall of Fame member Brett Favre looks on during fall practice at Clemson University in Clemson, S.C., August 8, 2018.
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Pro Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre on Wednesday said he finds it “hard to believe” that former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin intended to kill George Floyd during Floyd’s arrest last year.
“I find it hard to believe, and I’m not defending Derek Chauvin in any way, I find it hard to believe, first of all, that he intentionally meant to kill George Floyd,” Favre said on his podcast
"This was a win for today," said Lee Merritt, co-counsel to George Floyd's family. Merritt is a Texas-based civil rights attorney, specializing in police misconduct. He expects former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin to get 10 years.
Pro Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre on Wednesday said he finds it “hard to believe” that former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin intended to kill George Floyd during Floyd’s arrest last year. “I find it hard to believe, and I’m not defending Derek Chauvin in any way, I find it hard to believe, first of all, that he intentionally meant to kill George Floyd,” Favre said on his podcast Bolling with Favre. “That being said, his actions were uncalled for,” the 20-year NFL veteran added. “I don’t care what color the person is on the street. I don’t know what led to that video that we saw where his knee is on his neck, but the man had thrown in the towel.” Favre’s comments came one day after a jury convicted Chauvin of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter. In video of the arrest, Chauvin is seen kneeling on Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes, e