{"id":1978350,"date":"2023-07-20T11:11:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T15:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crime-pays-nyc-to-shell-out-10k-to-blm-protesters-arrested-by-police\/"},"modified":"2023-07-20T11:12:53","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T15:12:53","slug":"crime-pays-nyc-to-shell-out-10k-to-blm-protesters-arrested-by-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crime-pays-nyc-to-shell-out-10k-to-blm-protesters-arrested-by-police\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC to pay $10K to BLM protesters arrested by police"},"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\">20<\/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-to-shell-out-10k-to-blm-protesters-arrested-by-police%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=1978350&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--><section id=\"article\">\n<article data-post-title=\"Crime Pays: NYC To Shell Out $10K to BLM Protesters Arrested by Police\" data-post-slug=\"http:\/\/a-chink-in-bidens-dei-armor\" data-post-url id=\"print-1769946\">\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>\n<h2>Crime Pays: \u2062NYC To Shell\u2064 Out\u200b $10K to BLM Protesters Arrested by Police<\/h2>\n<h3>Black Lives Matter leader Hawk Newsome \/ Getty Images<\/h3>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>New York City has agreed to pay\u2062 protesters who were arrested during the George\u2064 Floyd riots in the summer of 2020, in what could be the most expensive payout ever for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crime-pays-nyc-to-shell-out-10k-to-blm-protesters-arrested-by-police\/\" title=\"NYC to pay K to BLM protesters arrested by police\">lawsuit surrounding \u200cmass\u200b arrests<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stopthebigboxbaitandswitch.com\/?utm_source=freebeacon&#038;utm_medium=advertising&#038;utm_campaign=2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Learn more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>City officials <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/wireStory\/new-york-city-agrees-pay-13-million-2020-101509410\">agreed<\/a> to pay $13 million to settle a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kenosha-city-council-votes-17-0-to-reject-jacob-blakes-claim-for-damages-from-police-shooting\/\" title=\"Kenosha City Council Votes 17-0 To Reject Jacob Blake\u2019s Claim For Damages From Police Shooting\">civil rights suit<\/a> on behalf of people arrested or allegedly beaten by police during protests that \u2063swept\u200c the city that summer. The suit\u2063 is\u200c on behalf of around 1,300 \u200cpeople, who will each be eligible for $9,950 in compensation if\u200d a judge approves the settlement.<\/p>\n<p>The settlement comes months after a\u2063 similar one in March, where New York\u2064 City officials <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/new-york\/nyc-crime\/ny-judge-approved-nypd-bronx-protesters-settlement-20230303-6tbq76pshrfa5kelpih3mxr7nu-story.html\">agreed<\/a> to pay $6 million to\u200d hundreds of Black Lives Matter protesters, each of whom would receive more than $20,000. The lawsuit <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/crime-pays-nyc-agrees-to-shell-out-millions-to-blm-protesters\/\">claimed<\/a> 300 protesters \u200cin a June 2020 event were boxed in, pepper \u2062sprayed, and zip-tied by police.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stopthebigboxbaitandswitch.com\/?utm_source=freebeacon&#038;utm_medium=advertising&#038;utm_campaign=2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Learn more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">At least 19 cities across the United \u200bStates have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2023\/may\/25\/us-cities-settlement-protesters-blm-racial-justice\">shelled<\/a> \u2064 out at least $80 million to protesters who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/appeals-court-temporarily-halts-block-on-biden-officials-from-big-tech-contact\/\" title=\"Appeals court pauses ban on Biden officials' Big Tech communication.\">claimed harm<\/a>\u200c at the hands of police during that summer. Philadelphia is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/03\/20\/us\/philadelphia-protests-settlement.html\">paying<\/a> more than $9\u2064 million to BLM protesters.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The\u200d move by New York City comes as the city\u2062 struggles with crime.<\/p>\n<p>A Siena College <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/eric-adams-blames-media-for-new-yorkers-worries-about-crime\/\">poll<\/a> this month\u200c found \u206441 percent of New York State residents have never felt\u200b as\u2063 concerned about their \u200bsafety as they do \u2063now. The vast majority, 87 percent, said crime\u2063 is a very or somewhat serious problem in the city and state.<\/p>\n<p>A report from March showed New York City police officers are\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/unfixable-new-york-city-cops-are-fleeing-the-force-in-droves\/\">resigning<\/a> in record numbers. The NYPD at the same time <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/nypd-lowers-fitness-standards-to-recruit-more-women\/\">lowered<\/a> its fitness requirements to \u200cbring more women on the force.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Robberies, burglaries, felony\u2063 assaults, and other charges \u200cjumped \u200c22 percent\u200b in 2022 \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/retail\/new-york-businesses-urged-require-customers-remove-masks-amid-crime-surge-be-proactive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/retail\/new-york-businesses-urged-require-customers-remove-masks-amid-crime-surge-be-proactive&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1678209041538000&#038;usg=AOvVaw15WKct3_p_eUWSCp_FxkRa\">compared<\/a> with\u200d 2021, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-shootings-spike-again-in-march-four-cops-shot-as-crime-wave-continues\/\" title=\"Chicago Shootings Spike Again In March, Four Cops Shot As Crime Wave Continues\">police data<\/a>. Shoplifting complaints increased by 45 percent over\u200c the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bern_hogan\/status\/1632728870305554434\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/bern_hogan\/status\/1632728870305554434&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1678209041538000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1Ufg-c6IhgwRperkMSaTBG\">same<\/a> period.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>lawsuit filed by Black Lives Matter protesters who were arrested during the George Floyd riots in New York City. This settlement marks a potentially record-breaking payout for mass arrests. The agreement reflects the city&#8217;s acknowledgment of the protesters&#8217; grievances and aims to address the consequences of their arrests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1613,"featured_media":1978351,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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":[],"class_list":["post-1978350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"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\/1978350","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=1978350"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1978350\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1978351"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1978350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1978350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1978350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}