{"id":2151521,"date":"2024-01-17T11:57:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T16:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-blinded-by-denver-police-during-george-floyd-protest-receives-2-3-million-settlement\/"},"modified":"2024-01-17T11:59:30","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T16:59:30","slug":"man-blinded-by-denver-police-during-george-floyd-protest-receives-2-3-million-settlement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-blinded-by-denver-police-during-george-floyd-protest-receives-2-3-million-settlement\/","title":{"rendered":"Blinded man in Denver protest awarded $2.3M settlement by police"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Fman-blinded-by-denver-police-during-george-floyd-protest-receives-2-3-million-settlement%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=2151521&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--><h2>A Colorado Man Receives $2.3 Million\u2064 Settlement After Losing Eye During George Floyd Protest<\/h2>\n<p>A Colorado man, Jax Feldmann, has been\u2062 approved \u200dto \u200dreceive a\u200d $2.3 million settlement\u200c after losing his \u200ceye\u2064 during \u200da George Floyd protest in \u2063Denver last year. The incident \u200doccurred\u2064 when Denver police\u200d struck him with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/portland-leftists-targeting-federal-ice-facility-in-late-night-protest-videos\/\" title=\"Portland Leftists Targeting Federal ICE Facility in Late Night \u2018Protest\u2019 (VIDEOS)\">pepper ball<\/a> while he was\u200b walking to his car.<\/p>\n<p>Feldmann recounts \u2063the \u2063moment, stating, &#8220;I saw a cop truck pull up with \u2062two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nypd-orders-cops-not-to-congregate-on-city-streets-because-mayor-adams-says-so\/\" title=\"NYPD Orders Cops Not to Congregate on City Streets Because Mayor Adams Says So\">cops standing<\/a> on the side of the\u2064 vehicle, and all of a sudden,\u200b I got hit in\u2063 the eye.&#8221; The impact\u200b of the pepper ball\u2062 pushed\u2063 his eye back, causing \u200bsevere damage to his retina and other\u2063 layers of his eye.<\/p>\n<p>Despite not\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-ethnic-studies-advisor-to-teachers-be-extra-careful-about-parents-seeing-what-materials-are-being-used\/\" title=\"California Ethnic Studies Advisor To Teachers: Be \u2018Extra Careful\u2019 About Parents Seeing \u2018What Materials Are Being Used\u2019\">actively participating<\/a> in \u200bthe protest\u2062 at the time, Feldmann&#8217;s life\u200b has been forever changed\u2064 by\u2063 the injury. He expresses his frustration, saying, &#8220;The organ I was born with and planning on having my entire life shouldn&#8217;t have been\u2062 taken away.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>No individual officer has been charged for Feldmann&#8217;s injuries, \u200dbut the\u200c Denver City \u200cCouncil has approved his settlement. \u200bThis adds to \u2064the \u2064over $20 million that Denver has \u2064paid out to individuals affected by the 2020\u200c protests.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Why \u2062have no individual officers been charged for \u200cFeldmann&#8217;s injuries?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2062The case of Jax Feldmann, a Colorado \u2063man who lost his eye during a George Floyd \u2063protest\u2062 in Denver \u2063last year, has finally reached a resolution. After\u2062 months of legal battles and negotiations, Feldmann has been approved to receive a $2.3 million settlement.<\/p>\n<p>The incident\u200c occurred when Feldmann was\u200c walking back to his car during the \u200dprotest and was struck by a \u2064pepper ball fired \u2063by Denver police. \u200dHe vividly recalls the moment,\u2064 stating, &#8220;I saw a cop truck pull up \u200dwith two cops standing on\u200b the side of the vehicle, and \u200call \u2064of\u2062 a sudden, I\u200b got hit in the eye.&#8221; The \u2063impact \u200cof \u2063the \u2064pepper ball caused severe damage to his retina and other layers of his eye, \u200cleaving him permanently disabled.<\/p>\n<p>What makes Feldmann&#8217;s case particularly tragic is that he was not actively\u200b participating in\u200b the \u2064protest at the time of the incident. \u2064He was \u2062simply in the \u2063wrong place at the wrong time. However, his life has been forever changed by this injury, \u200cand he has every \u200bright to \u200dexpress his frustration. He says,\u200c &#8220;The organ\u2062 I was born with and planning \u200bon having my entire life shouldn&#8217;t have\u200b been taken away.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the gravity of the situation, \u2063no individual \u2064officer has \u200dbeen charged for\u200d Feldmann&#8217;s injuries. However,\u200d the Denver City Council has taken responsibility for the \u2062incident and approved \u2063his settlement. This adds to the hefty sum of\u200b over $20 million that Denver has paid out\u2064 to individuals affected by the protests in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The settlement not only provides some \u200bsemblance \u2064of justice \u200cfor Feldmann,\u2062 but it\u2063 also serves as a\u200b reminder that law enforcement must\u200b be held accountable for their actions. Losing an \u200deye or suffering any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/catholic-high-school-teacher-terminated-for-debating-cause-of-george-floyds-death\/\" title=\"Catholic High School Teacher Terminated For Debating Cause Of George Floyd\u2019s Death\">severe injury<\/a> should not\u2063 be the\u200b consequence of exercising our constitutional right to protest. Police brutality\u2064 and the use of excessive \u200bforce need to be addressed and eradicated to prevent further harm to innocent civilians.<\/p>\n<p>While the settlement can never fully compensate for the physical and emotional toll\u200b that Feldmann has endured,\u200d it is a step towards acknowledging the grave \u200cinjustice he experienced. It also\u2062 sends a message that the rights and safety \u2064of citizens must not be violated during protests or\u200b any other situations.<\/p>\n<p>As this case comes to a\u200c close, \u2064it is essential that \u2063we reflect on \u2064the lasting impact of \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harriss-niece-sparks-international-headache-for-united-states-with-indias-government-report\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris\u2019s Niece Sparks International Headache For United States With India\u2019s Government: Report\">police violence<\/a> on individuals and communities. The fight for justice\u2062 and equality continues, \u2062and it is imperative that we work towards a future where incidents like this are prevented \u200band those responsible\u2062 are \u2063held accountable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Denver police pepper ball, causing him to lose his eye. 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