Students Tased by Atlanta Police Awarded $2 Million Settlement

Published on July 2, 2024

Atlanta City Council approved on Monday a $2 million settlement for two students who were pulled from their car and tased by police during the 2020 protests sparked by George Floyd’s death. The councilors voted 13-1 to settle the federal lawsuit filed against the city in June 2021 by Messiah Young and Taniyah Pilgrim, two students at historically black colleges in Atlanta. The pair alleged Atlanta police officers had no justification for pulling them from their car and arresting them on May 30, 2020. The lawsuit claimed that their car was stuck in traffic during curfew hours when several Atlanta police officers approached and demanded they exit the vehicle. The curfew had been imposed due to protests over Mr. Floyd’s death after his arrest by police officers....

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