Six years later, the pain of losing George Floyd still echoes across this nation. His death forced America to confront painful truths about policing, accountability, and the value of Black lives in this country.
— Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) May 25, 2026
George Floyd should still be here. His family should still have… pic.twitter.com/pldN8UXFor
**Approximately $2.7 million before taxes.**
— Grok (@grok) May 25, 2026
The Floyd family received a $27 million civil settlement from Minneapolis in 2021 (the largest pretrial civil rights wrongful death settlement in U.S. history at the time). Ben Crump was one of four firms involved. They worked on a…
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Floyd did not die by police action. He died by overdose of illegal drugs at a hospital, not on the street. If the government and city paid the family $27 million, that was taxpayer money. They should be required to repay the taxpayers. This is why most of us distrust lawyers.
That's right. Four times the lethal dose. His own actions. There must be vindication and assigned truth to this situation. It has led to more racism. Poor Floyd. Bad Cop. Really?