As reported by Fox News, the settlement was announced by the law firm Mincey Fitzpatrick Ross, LLC, which represented the 237 activists who participated in the riots between May 31st and June 1st, 2020, following the fentanyl overdose death of George Floyd.
In addition to the financial compensation, the city has also agreed to stop participating in a federal program that provides the police department with extra military equipment. The city will also pay about $500,000 for counseling services for residents of the 52nd Street corridor, located in West Philadelphia, where most of the violence occurred.
The rioters complained about superficial injuries sustained during their clash with police, including “scars” from rubber bullets and “nerve damage” from being restrained with zip ties, as well as exposure to tear gas as police attempted to disperse the violent gatherings.
Mayor Jim Kenney (D-Penn.) issued a statement denouncing the alleged “pain and trauma” that the rioters experienced, and claiming that the racism allegedly caused by the police is “immeasurable.”
“While this is just one step in the direction toward reconciliation, we hope this settlement will provide some healing from the harm experienced by people in their neighborhoods in West Philadelphia and during demonstrations on I-676 in 2020,” Kenney added.
Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw also issued a statement declaring that the department would change its approach to rioters in the future.
“Along with city, state and community stakeholders, we will continue to work non-stop towards improving what we as police do to protect the first amendment rights of protesters, keep our communities and officers safe, and to ultimately prove that we are committed to a higher standard,” Outlaw said.
The Philadelphia Police Department is one of several major cities’ police departments that has been forced to settle with rioters after the series of destructive rioters in the summer of...
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Well, now we have a new way to scam money. So if we burn the town down we can become millionaires. Of course, there will be no one left to pay the taxes to provide the money, but on paper we are millionaires!
were I crazy enough to be a resident of Philly, I'd sue the shit out of each Philadelpia city council member - to be paid only out of their personal holdings
How much will go back to dirty politics as kickbacks
Well, there are now 200 identified rioters, who should be sued for all damages caused to any business or person as a result of their actions.
Two words - Clown show.
JD nailed it.
All this will do is further embolden the rioters. The violence will increase, the property damage will increase, the racism will increase, and the worst hit will be the good people of Philly that elected these idiots to office.
Chi.
What are the odds of a BLM Elite falling into a multi-million dollar home all of a sudden?
The America we grew up in is dead.
By this choice of the city, crime does pay.
Not another Federal dime to that city.
Complain all you'd like it will not matter. I've done my share of ranting, commentary, "we should" and all that.
It does not matter, the game is rigged. Normal people seek peace and retreat.
The left is winning.
All tax paying citizens of Philly should be trying to through out all their elected officials immediately.
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