“Let’s start a riot,” one Denver cop posted to social media, along with a photo of officers in riot gear.

“If anyone moves, light ‘em up,” said another, according to a legal complaint filed against the Denver Police Department.

“If you wanted to breathe, you should have stayed home tonight,” an officer told a person having an asthma attack after being sprayed with tear gas.

Five years ago, as COVID-19 ravaged the country, thousands of protesters took to the streets to decry the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Elijah McClain, Tony McDade and many other Black people nationwide.

Lawsuits filed in the wake of the 2020 George Floyd demonstrations tell the story of how officers used violence against largely peaceful protesters, lawyers, medics, bystanders and

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