Arrested Demonstrators Awarded $1 Million
WASHINGTON -- Protesters arrested during a rally five years ago were awarded $1 million on Wednesday.This just opens a Pandora's box for every malcontent and anarchist to run wild in DC, just begging to be arrested so they can rake in the cash.
In September 2002, 100 people who marched on D.C. to protest the war in Iraq and World Bank policies. They were arrested. They later sued, claiming their arrests were unlawful.
A judge agreed.
On Wednesday, the judge awarded them monetary damages and threw out their arrests.
The demonstrators claimed police trapped them along Connecticut Avenue, then arrested them.
Since the incident, the D.C. Council has enacted legislation clarifying that it is legal to parade on the street without a permit.
One can only hope there's an appeal on this one.
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