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Man who witnessed George Floyd’s death wins hefty 6-figure settlement from city

Sued for emotional damages that resulted from incident

The Minneapolis City Council has agreed to pay one of the witnesses to George Floyd’s death $150,000 after he sued the city for the emotional damages that resulted from the incident, the Minnesota Star Tribune reported.

Donald Williams sued the city in May 2023 for $50,000, alleging that he “has endured and/or will endure medical expenses, emotional distress, pain, suffering, humiliation [and] embarrassment” as a result of witnessing the Minneapolis Police Department’s conduct when arresting Floyd, according to the New York Post. Williams, who yelled at and insulted officers as they were restraining Floyd, was ultimately awarded more than his initial lawsuit demanded in a unanimous vote by the Minneapolis City Council, the Minnesota Star Tribune reported. Chauvin was convicted of Floyd’s murder and sentenced to 22 and a half years in prison.

As officers were restraining Floyd, Williams repeatedly urged them to release him. Williams called police officer Derek Chauvin a “bum” multiple times and approached the officers, having to be ordered back onto the sidewalk, according to bodycam footage.

“I train at the academy bro, that’s some bullshit bro,” Williams said to the officers as they were restraining Floyd.

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7 thoughts on “Man who witnessed George Floyd’s death wins hefty 6-figure settlement from city”

  1. It is pitifully that someone can sue for stuff like this, any hurt the taxpayers, but at the same time, how else are you going to get any change? You have to sue for it, hurt their pocket and then they will care. Like I said before in other posts, cops cost the city, county, and state a lot of money per year due to lawsuits they cause because they don’t know the law and don’t care about it. They rather abuse people, and get their jollies off. That is why cops need to have insurance in order to be a cop. After one or two claims, no more bad cop! And it saves the taxpayer from having to pay lawsuits they have no control over.

    1. Take police misconduct penalties out of the police union pension fund. Police will think twice before assaulting and killing citizens.

  2. Sounds good “jack” until you think it through. I’m sure you know who pays for the lawsuits against the cities and states in the end. We do, through tax increases. You’re just a slave that will pay what they tell you to. Lol

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