Civil rights groups announced a nearly $10 million settlement with the city over the Philadelphia police department’s use of tear gas and other tactics on protesters.
The case centered on the Philadelphia Police Department’s response to two days of widespread protests in the wake of the national outcry over the police killing of George Floyd, a Black man, in Minneapolis in May of that year.
The outcome reflects the ongoing fallout from the 2020 social justice protests, which spurred calls for greater police accountability that still resonate. Yet even as jurisdictions are paying significant settlement damages and making changes to police departments, activists said not enough has been done. Cases of misconduct, including the police beating death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis in January, continue to gain national attention.
Officers allegedly used tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets in the 52nd Street area of West Philadelphia, a predominantly Black community, against protesters and some residents who were involved in ordinary daily activities. Families were forced to evacuate their homes, and some suffered injuries, according to a lawsuit filed by the Legal Defense Fund.
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