Despite protesting peacefully and complying with police, the four protesters were allegedly struck with batons and pepper-sprayed.
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The City of Boston has agreed to an $850,000 settlement in a federal lawsuit brought by four protesters who alleged they were beaten and pepper-sprayed by Boston police officers during a 2020 demonstration.
The payment settles claims brought by Jasmine Huffman, Justin Ackers, Caitlyn Hall, and Benjamin Chambers-Maher, their attorneys announced Thursday in a press release. The altercations between the four protesters and three Boston police officers occurred May 31, 2020 during a protest at Boston Common organized in response to the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis…