Blm Protesters Allege Cost Of Protection Against Police Aggression Priced Them Out Of Civil Rights Lawsuit
The five plaintiffs—Jessica Benton, Shelby Bryant, Anne Marie Cavanaugh, Alyssa Garrison, and Clare Thomas—allege that they have been forced to purchase helmets, gas masks, protective clothing, goggles, gloves, boots, shields and other equipment in order to protect themselves from tear gas and other crowd-control measures Seattle police have used against protesters. The protesters said they were subject to an"indiscriminate use of weapons by SPD" on July 25 on Capitol Hill....