{"id":998,"date":"2015-07-17T14:08:29","date_gmt":"2015-07-17T14:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/blog\/?p=998"},"modified":"2015-07-17T14:08:29","modified_gmt":"2015-07-17T14:08:29","slug":"new-york-city-settles-with-occupy-wall-street-protestors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/blog\/new-york-city-settles-with-occupy-wall-street-protestors\/","title":{"rendered":"New York City Settles With Occupy Wall Street Protestors."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Police officers have a duty to protect the public. <strong>However, there have been multiple instances that have come to light recently when a police officer harms members of the public while in the purported overall pursuit of maintaining order. <\/strong>While police officers deserve our respect, if an officer acts in a negligent or reckless manner while on patrol, and that negligence or recklessness results in injuries to members of the public, the victims may be able to sue for money damages.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H81cGFjrG2w\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In September 2011, the Occupy Wall Street Movement was in its infancy. <strong>Protestors took to the streets for a variety of social justice issues, the most common issue being income inequality. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Six protestors have since sued New York City, alleging that the City improperly handled the protests. <strong>They claim that they were unnecessarily attacked by police officers with pepper spray.<\/strong> The former protesters claim that they were standing peacefully in the street when a police officer used pepper spray against them for no apparent reason. This episode was captured on video and this alleged police brutality propelled the movement into the international spotlight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The officer\u2019s police union argued that he acted out of concern for public safety and that his actions actually prevented further injuries.<\/strong> He has not been charged with any crime, but was found to have violated police department polices. He was docked ten vacation days, as a result.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Now, the City has agreed to pay these six protestors a total of $332,500.<\/strong> Each protestor will receive between $52,500 and $60,000 for the pain and suffering they experienced at the hands of city police officers.<\/p>\n<p>According to the lawyers who represented the six protestors, Mark Taylor and Aymen Aboushi, the lawsuit was not simply about collecting money damages. <strong>They hope that the lawsuits will raise increased public awareness about police brutality and will pressure the New York Police Department to change some of their policies.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>According to CBS News, this is not the first lawsuit filed by former Occupy Wall Street protesters<\/strong>. The city has reached other settlements regarding wrongful arrests of protesters. Furthermore, the owners of Zuccotti Park, where many of the protests were based, settled with claimants who alleged that a private book collection was destroyed when the park was cleared in November 2011.<\/p>\n<p>If you or a loved one has <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/boston-massachusetts-personal-injury-information-lawyers-attorneys.php\">suffered injuries<\/a><\/em><\/strong> because of the negligence or recklessness of another, please call 617-787-3700 now to speak with one of our expert <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/boston-massachusetts-personal-injury-types-lawyers-attorneys.php\">Massachusetts personal injury lawyers<\/a><\/em><\/strong> or email us at <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/boston-massachusetts-contact-gilbert-hoy-lawyers-attorneys.php\">info@gilhoylaw.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police officers have a duty to protect the public. However, there have been multiple instances that have come to light recently when a police officer harms members of the public while in the purported overall pursuit of maintaining order. 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