We settled the protest case for $10M the day before. Actually it had been lingering for a week since the mediation. When the city agreed to a deal then two stepped before refusing to put it in writing. Double crossers.
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Forgive me for laughing hysterically at the concept of the City of Seattle owning up to its brutalization of peaceful protesters. As was just recommended by the 4th Sentinel Review - the City supported investigation and look back at the SPD’s response to the George Floyd protest season.
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Today am covering the deposition of JR - a protester whose hand was struck by a blast ball munition thrown by the SPD. As he was trying to leave the protest zone. While this deposition is going, Shannon and Kristin are doing final edits to the massive summary judgment oppositions that are due today - motions brought by the City to dismiss two other protesters’ claims.
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Two months ago we filed a dozen tort claims with the city and state. For peaceful protesters who were hurt by the police or in Summer Taylor’s case - killed - while protesting for BLM. We then needed to wait 60 days before filing the suit.
Instead of having down time, we began drafting the complaint. I had the great role of being the boss of all and handed out assignments.
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