A years-long dispute between the City of Atlanta and two then-college students who were shocked with Tasers by police and pulled from a car while they were stuck in downtown traffic caused by protests over the police killing of George Floyd has ended after the two parties agreed to a $2 million settlement.
The Atlanta City Council voted 13-1 on Monday to settle the federal lawsuit filed by Messiah Young and Taniyah Pilgrim, with Councilmember Alex Wan casting the dissenting vote. Any discussion leading up to the agreement happened behind closed doors in executive session.
Standing inside the Southern Center for Human Rights on Tuesday, attorney Chris Stewart, one of several who worked on the case, said he’s pleased with the settlement, but that it is “not a gift,” as some have suggested.
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