MOVE 1985- The Facts
• MOVE was a group of radicals who wore their hair in dreadlocks and rebelled against technology and modern practices of medicine and science
• Bomb was dropped in order to clear the house. The police had received a variety of complaints saying MOVE would broadcast political messages at all hours
• The bomb burned down almost an entire block of Osage Avenue
• Resulted in the death of five children and six adults, 61 destroyed homes
• The city of Philadelphia has spent $42 million on various things including financial statements, rebuilding and investigation to try and fix what happened on May 13,1985
• The mayor who ordered the bomb to be dropped happened to be the first black mayor of Philadelphia
• Jury found that the city of Philadelphia used excessive force and violated the groups constitution rights
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