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Related: About this forumCity of Minneapolis settles lawsuit with journalist blinded in one eye amid 2020 protests
Ford Fischer RetweetedThe City of Minneapolis agreed to a $600,000 settlement in photojournalist Linda Tirados lawsuit filed after she was permanently blinded in one eye by a crowd-control munition while covering protests in May 2020:
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Freelance photojournalist permanently blinded during Minneapolis protests
Freelance writer and photographer Linda Tirado was struck with multiple crowd-control munitions while covering the fourth night of protests in
Freelance photojournalist permanently blinded during Minneapolis protests
Freelance writer and photographer Linda Tirado was struck with multiple crowd-control munitions while covering the fourth night of protests in
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May 26, 2022 - Update
City of Minneapolis settles lawsuit with journalist blinded in one eye amid 2020 protests
The City of Minneapolis agreed to a settlement in the lawsuit brought by independent photojournalist Linda Tirado, who was struck by a rubber bullet amid protests in May 2020 and permanently blinded in one eye.
Tirado filed the lawsuit on June 10, 2020, less than two weeks after she was struck with multiple crowd-control munitions, naming the city, Police Officers Federation President Lt. Bob Kroll, police chief Medaria Arradondo and multiple other law enforcement officials and officers.
According to court documents reviewed by the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker, the parties reached a tentative settlement on May 17, 2022. The Minneapolis City Council agreed to pay Tirado $600,000 on May 26. The city agreed to pay $2.4 million to Soren Stevenson, a protester who was also shot with a rubber bullet and permanently blinded, according to the Minnesota Reformer.
The Reformer reported that the city has continually denied any wrongdoing in Tirados case and has never admitted that an officer fired the projectile that hit the photojournalist.
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City of Minneapolis settles lawsuit with journalist blinded in one eye amid 2020 protests
The City of Minneapolis agreed to a settlement in the lawsuit brought by independent photojournalist Linda Tirado, who was struck by a rubber bullet amid protests in May 2020 and permanently blinded in one eye.
Tirado filed the lawsuit on June 10, 2020, less than two weeks after she was struck with multiple crowd-control munitions, naming the city, Police Officers Federation President Lt. Bob Kroll, police chief Medaria Arradondo and multiple other law enforcement officials and officers.
According to court documents reviewed by the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker, the parties reached a tentative settlement on May 17, 2022. The Minneapolis City Council agreed to pay Tirado $600,000 on May 26. The city agreed to pay $2.4 million to Soren Stevenson, a protester who was also shot with a rubber bullet and permanently blinded, according to the Minnesota Reformer.
The Reformer reported that the city has continually denied any wrongdoing in Tirados case and has never admitted that an officer fired the projectile that hit the photojournalist.
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City of Minneapolis settles lawsuit with journalist blinded in one eye amid 2020 protests (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
Jun 2022
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TheRealNorth
(9,481 posts)1. It sounds like Minneapolis got off easy
The fucking cop that shot her should be the one paying up.
Mawspam2
(732 posts)2. How many $Millions has Chauvin and the other three...
...cracker cops cost Minneapolis and Minnesota?
#EndQualifiedImmunity
Let bad cops be sued out of existence.
Chauvin had 18 complaints on his official record, two of which ended in discipline, including official letters of reprimand.
While on the force he was involved in three police shootings, one of which was fatal.
He was a Training officer! He taught other cops how to be racist thugs.
And then there is the Police Union that defends racist cops and keeps them on the force.