SEATTLE (AP) — A lawsuit filed in Seattle’s US District Court today claims the costs of protective clothing and equipment has impeded the civil rights of Black Lives Matter protesters.
The lawsuit filed by five plaintiffs alleges their right to peacefully demonstrate is hurt by the need to purchase the gear necessary for protection in the face of police tactics to disperse crowds.
The lawsuit says demonstrators need to obtain helmets, gas masks, protective clothing, goggles, gloves, boots, umbrellas and other gear to fend off police pepper spray and less-lethal projectiles.