Civil Rights wrongful death settlement: $27 Million goes to George Floyd’s family and $12 Million to Breonna Taylor’s
Despite receiving two significantly high payouts for the killings of their loved ones, the families of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor remain focused on securing justice and bringing change to the relationship between Blacks and the police. It was recently announced that Floyd’s family will receive $27 million from the City of Minneapolis for his murder at the hands of the police. It’s the largest such payout in the city’s history. Benjamin Crump, who is representing Floyd’s family sees it as a time of reckoning in the struggle to get justice for Blacks who have been abused by the police …