In America, It Pays To Protest

Protesters in a number of cities are receiving millions of dollars in settlements from lawsuits against cities where police used force to try and quell the riots, vandalism, and looting that occurred across the country following the murder of George Floyd in 2020.

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Portland's social unrest and left-wing politics are leading residents on the eastern fringes of Oregon to contemplate secession. AP/Noah Berger, file

Protesters who took to the streets following George Floyd’s murder in the spring of 2020 and during similar unrest over racial issues in recent years are beginning to be rewarded for the mayhem they caused in the form of payoffs by cities that they later sued for alleged police brutality.

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