{"id":1865512,"date":"2023-03-02T13:04:19","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T18:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1865512"},"modified":"2023-03-02T13:04:37","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T18:04:37","slug":"crime-pays-nyc-agrees-to-shell-out-millions-to-blm-protesters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crime-pays-nyc-agrees-to-shell-out-millions-to-blm-protesters\/","title":{"rendered":"Crime Pays: NYC Agrees To Shell Out Millions to BLM Protesters"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcrime-pays-nyc-agrees-to-shell-out-millions-to-blm-protesters%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1865512&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<\/p>\n<p>Settlement payments are made as the left-leaning New York City Council pushes to defund NYPD Getty Images    <\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">New York City has agreed to pay hundreds of Black Lives Matter protesters at least $21,500 each in a proposed settlement\u2014just as liberal city council members push to defund the New York Police Department amid a spike in robberies, assaults, and stolen cars.<\/p>\n<p>   <a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/claim-yours-ots-fbeacon-ads-30?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=fbeaconads&#038;utm_campaign=2023marchots\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">  <\/a>   <a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/claim-yours-ots-fbeacon-ads-30?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=fbeaconads&#038;utm_campaign=2023marchots\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">  <\/a>    <\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If a judge approves of the city&#8217;s proposed settlement, a lawsuit alleging that 300 protesters were zip-tied and pepper sprayed by police during a June 2020 BLM demonstration could result in a $4-$6 million settlement. <em>New York Times<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/03\/01\/nyregion\/nypd-kettling-blm-protests-settlement.html\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Protests erupted in response to the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. After activists broke a city-wide curfew, officers responded to the protest. Protesters who were summoned to appear in court and answer to allegations will receive $2,500 additional.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The huge payout comes as left-leaning members of the City Council seek to cut funding from the NYPD. The City Council Progressive Caucus <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/news\/politics\/new-york-elections-government\/ny-nyc-council-progressive-caucus-loses-half-members-20230211-zsg562kj5zbwnndkfz76fcjprm-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/news\/politics\/new-york-elections-government\/ny-nyc-council-progressive-caucus-loses-half-members-20230211-zsg562kj5zbwnndkfz76fcjprm-story.html&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1677860298961000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0v6GHhSuwyJGyqXMCTyscV\">Promised<\/a> To &#8220;do everything we can to reduce the size and scope of the NYPD.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">As January&#8217;s crime figures rise, the push comes. <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/02\/03\/nyc-crime-jumped-in-january-reversing-the-promising-trend-that-closed-out-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/02\/03\/nyc-crime-jumped-in-january-reversing-the-promising-trend-that-closed-out-2022\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1677860298961000&#038;usg=AOvVaw37NkZ_LCpO1uJTmJ_RYtv-\">Spiked<\/a> After a short dip in the latter part of 2022, crime has increased by 4.1 percent. According to the FBI, January saw an increase in crime of 4.1 percent. This was led by felony attacks, which saw a 14.9 per cent increase over 2022. <em>New York Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The caucus which accounted for 80 percent of all the Democratic members on the council lost 15 members last week who refused to sign that pledge. One Democratic city council member <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/news\/politics\/new-york-elections-government\/ny-nyc-council-progressive-caucus-loses-half-members-20230211-zsg562kj5zbwnndkfz76fcjprm-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/news\/politics\/new-york-elections-government\/ny-nyc-council-progressive-caucus-loses-half-members-20230211-zsg562kj5zbwnndkfz76fcjprm-story.html&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1677860298961000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0v6GHhSuwyJGyqXMCTyscV\">spoke<\/a> Anonymously to the <em>New York Daily News<\/em>Saying the goal is to &#8220;defund is widely unpopular in the city.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>   <a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/illegals-voting-beacon-ads?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=fbeaconads&#038;utm_campaign=202303dcvoting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">  <\/a>   <a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/illegals-voting-beacon-ads?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=fbeaconads&#038;utm_campaign=202303dcvoting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">  <\/a>    <\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;A lot of the members who left the Progressive Caucus agree with principles of reforming the NYPD, but aren&#8217;t willing to take the leap toward defunding the NYPD,&#8221; One member <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/news\/politics\/new-york-elections-government\/ny-nyc-council-progressive-caucus-loses-half-members-20230211-zsg562kj5zbwnndkfz76fcjprm-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/news\/politics\/new-york-elections-government\/ny-nyc-council-progressive-caucus-loses-half-members-20230211-zsg562kj5zbwnndkfz76fcjprm-story.html&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1677860298961000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0v6GHhSuwyJGyqXMCTyscV\">Submitted<\/a> The <em>Daily News<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York City has agreed to pay hundreds of Black Lives Matter protesters at least $21,500 each in a proposed settlement\u2014just as liberal city council members push to defund the New York Police Department amid a spike in robberies, assaults, and stolen cars.<br \/>\nThe post Crime Pays: NYC Agrees To Shell Out Millions to BLM Protesters appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1613,"featured_media":1865515,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[7174,13956,7204,4961,7332,7004,4007],"class_list":["post-1865512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon","tag-agrees","tag-blm","tag-crime","tag-millions","tag-nyc","tag-pays","tag-protesters"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1865512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1613"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1865512"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1865512\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1865515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1865512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1865512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1865512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}