Filmmaker Awarded $3.8M After Being Shot by LA Sheriff's Deputy at George Floyd Protest

Jury Awards Filmmaker $3.8 Million

• 🎯 A Los Angeles County jury has awarded filmmaker Cellin Gluck $3.8 million after he was shot in the face with rubber bullets by a sheriff's deputy.
• 🗓️ The incident occurred in May 2020 during a George Floyd protest in Los Angeles.

The Incident and Injuries

• 💥 Gluck described the impact as feeling like being hit by a bus, resulting in immediate bleeding and confusion.
• 🤕 He has undergone multiple surgeries and suffers from ongoing headaches, memory and vision loss, depression, and anxiety.

Legal Proceedings and Verdict

• ⚖️ Gluck's attorneys stated the shooting was wrongful and unreasonable.
• 🏛️ The jury found Los Angeles County negligent due to the deputies' actions in firing less-lethal rounds into a crowd.
• 🗣️ Gluck found the jury's placement of blame on the crowd to be ridiculous, emphasizing that law enforcement is for suppression, not elimination.

Message of Standing Up

• ✊ Gluck believes the key takeaway is the importance of standing up to injustice and fighting for what is right.
• 📣 He stated that if people do not stand up and try to stop injustice, the problem will persist.