MONEY FOR SILENCE

@balleralert Black Couple Awarded $75K But Can’t Criticize Louisville Cops Or City Government

Blogged by @pistolwhippedya

The city of #Louisville agreed to pay $75,000 to a Black couple that claimed they were removed from their car by local police and frisked because of their race and the fact they were driving a nice car.

Although the agreement has left a nice chunk of money in the couple’s hands, it comes with a condition. BET reported that the couple and their lawyers are forbidden from criticizing the Louisville police and the Metro Government.

This means they can’t speak about the incident in the media or on social media.

Michael Abate, who is a lawyer for the Courier-Journal and the Kentucky Press Association, says the terms of the agreement are “totally improper.”

“The city is paying to silence its critics,” he said. “It is paying them off. And it seems designed to impede reform. It is bad policy and really troubling.”

First Assistant County Attorney Ingrid Geiser also made a statement, saying the couple “are not prohibited from talking truthfully about what happened during their traffic stop.” However, she added the language “should have more accurately reflected the agreement of the parties .....to read the rest log on to BallerAlert.com (clickable link on profile)

@joelee_517 Wow only 75000 that was a ver bad deal

@hoodhermit not all money is good money https://www.whytheracecardisplayed.com