Breonna Taylor 26 yrs old Shot By Police In Botched Raid In Louisville
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This shit gets more and more heart breaking....
Mfkrs told her mom an ambulance took her to the hospital, so she goes there, gets told to wait for hours until someone finally tells her no one brought her daughter there for care, then goes back to the apartment to learn her daughter was lying dead in the hallway the whole time......
And fuck those pussy ass cops, "I knocked 5 to 7 different times for about a minute" "it was at that time we announced police and then used the ram to open the door."
If you got a no knock warrant purposefully for a reason....why would you knock?
And if you knew the real suspect was already arrested why go to her apartment with a no knock?
And if there was an officer tasked with watching her apartment that night, why didn't they know she was not alone?
how the hell do they think 1 round from a glock is AR fire?
These mfkrs thought they were gonna catch a sister off guard by herself and have very little resistance while destroying her apartment looking for evidence against a person they knew was already in jail.
I just read something to the idea that the offices probably don’t get arrested, maybe one of them but not all.
Apparently they were at the right house, they had a No knock warrant.
They knocked multiple times(officers said they did, boyfriend said they did and neighbors say they did...)
Those are the thoughts and words of this guy...
Apparently they were at the right house, they had a No knock warrant.
They knocked multiple times(officers said they did, boyfriend said they did and neighbors say they did...)
Those are the thoughts and words of this guy...
As many people as she saved in her career and she couldn't get the same when it counted....
I haven't read one report that they knocked and announced themselves as police. Hell I never read that they knocked.....but even if they did, that doesn't justify them to shoot however many rounds from OUTSODE her apartment through her apartment, hitting her and almost hitting the residents next door.
Kenneth was defending himself and should've never been charged with attempted murder or arrested. Also I take any of Kenneth's statements from that night with a grain of salt.... dude saw his gf murdered, thats very traumatic and he did not have a lawyer present. He may have agreed that the police knocked thinking that would incriminate them, not knowing that's what they were using to indict him.
The problem is police have implied immunity when "conducting official business / duties,"...whats missing is the (properly).... what was proper about getting a bs no knock warrant for items relating to a dude no longer associated with a hardworking, law abiding and tax paying citizen? What was the need to go in after midnight with a no knock of you knew the violent offender was already in jail?
The police had someone "sitting on the house" yet they never knew she had a bf or that said bf lived with her or again that said bf was home that night?
All of that intel is why that warrant wss bullshit and their excuses and attempts to cover their asses is bullshit. Oh and their body cams were never turned on............fuck that. Improper conduct = no implied immunity. Arrest all of those assholes
Kenneth was defending himself and should've never been charged with attempted murder or arrested. Also I take any of Kenneth's statements from that night with a grain of salt.... dude saw his gf murdered, thats very traumatic and he did not have a lawyer present. He may have agreed that the police knocked thinking that would incriminate them, not knowing that's what they were using to indict him.
The problem is police have implied immunity when "conducting official business / duties,"...whats missing is the (properly).... what was proper about getting a bs no knock warrant for items relating to a dude no longer associated with a hardworking, law abiding and tax paying citizen? What was the need to go in after midnight with a no knock of you knew the violent offender was already in jail?
The police had someone "sitting on the house" yet they never knew she had a bf or that said bf lived with her or again that said bf was home that night?
All of that intel is why that warrant wss bullshit and their excuses and attempts to cover their asses is bullshit. Oh and their body cams were never turned on............fuck that. Improper conduct = no implied immunity. Arrest all of those assholes
i would not try the police for the shooting,but go after them for the neglect that was done after she was shoot..lack of emergency care..giving out of wrong information..with holding infomation etc..
It was a fraudulent warrant request and a false statement of observing the residence that led to the shooting....the shooting was the result of out right lies and poor police work....therefore the shooting should be fair game as well?
And again....if they went through the extra hurdle of requesting a no knock warrant because the residence/ party was dangerous.....why would they then knock on the door?
They wouldn't and they didn't....this is all bullshit
I’m extremely late on this one... took some time to read the reports and what both sides are saying and yeah I see the problems here.. I didn’t know about the boyfriend firing first... that’s going to be tough to make a murder or manslaughter case since they were there executing a valid warrant. Might be a different case for unlawful death civil case but I see why they haven’t been arrested. I think the real issue is what was the evidence that they presented to a judge to get a no knock warrant when they didn’t have any evidence that drugs where inside her apartment.
I agree its a tough case for a prosecutor. The laws of most states allow for this behavior, and most often it is carried out against black and brown people. I would like to know, did the BF admitted to shooting first without legal counsel or was it just the word of the police? With regard to the no-knock warrant, if they challenge that they are up against the judiciary and the state will circle the wagons around that, because not to would open up a can of worms the whole system doesn't want aired out. I predict that nothing will happen to the men that killed her. I would also love to be wrong about it.
And that is the problem because if somebody come in my house and have my piece next to me I’m gonna be ready to fire regardless who it is.
Is the warrant valid though? They knew the suspect was already in jail and some time ago he had whatever dealings with Breonna? Yet they didn't know she had a new bf, they didn't know he lived with her and they didn't know he had a registered weapon.....yet they supposedly had someone watching her / her apartment....
Also, again why get a no knock warrant and then go out of your way to knock and announce yourselves?
Why weren't all of the officers present required to make statements? There were at least 7 officers on scene for the shooting....yet only the 3 that discharged their weapons made statements...where's the other 4?
And if the officers that responded were in uniform....why is there still no body am footage from that night? At minimum there are at least a dozen officers that either willfully disabled their cams or destroyed the footage.....no consequences for that?
There is still so much bullshit about this thay pisses me off.... like seriously there were numerous fuck ups on the PDs side and yet there has not been any action taken....like none...how is this acceptable?
You are 100% correct on all points. Still the law favors the cops and always has, always will. They cry foul for trying to hold them accountable for a generations old system where they're doing it the way its always been done. The very worst that could happen for them is a couple loose their jobs in Lou'vll, and go work at another police dept somewhere else.
Sad, but true......smdh
What to Know About Breonna Taylor’s Death
Her killing by the police in Louisville, Ky., led to federal and state charges against officers. But one trial ended in acquittal, another in a hung jury, and a judge has dismissed some charges.
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A local activist met again with federal law enforcement to discuss ongoing concerns over the Breonna Taylor investigation.
Christopher 2x led the conversation -- the second round -- with the FBI at its Louisville field office. He said he wants to make sure they are taking the Civil Rights investigation into Taylor's death seriously.
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He said Tuesday after walking away from the meeting that he believes they are.
Taylor was shot and killed by Louisville Metro Police officers as they were attempting to serve a search warrant at her home in March.
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron's office has been investigating the circumstances surrounding the killing of the 26-year-old, but has yet to provide a timeline on when the case will be complete.
The FBI is also handling its own investigation into the Taylor shooting.
"We know from previous LMPD police-involved shootings the feds have never, and I've been dealing with this stuff for two decades, the feds have never jumped into an LMPD police-involved shooting and following it in any way that any Civil Rights are being violated," 2x said after the meeting.
2x said he's talking to the FBI on behalf of Taylor's mother.
Protesters have taken to the streets of Louisville since the end of May calling for the three officers at the raid that night, Sgt. Jon Mattingly, Det. Myles Cosgrove and Det. Brett Hankison, to be held accountable for Taylor's death.
The only action taken against any of the three: LMPD fired Hankison, citing misconduct.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. —
A local activist met again with federal law enforcement to discuss ongoing concerns over the Breonna Taylor investigation.
Christopher 2x led the conversation -- the second round -- with the FBI at its Louisville field office. He said he wants to make sure they are taking the Civil Rights investigation into Taylor's death seriously.
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He said Tuesday after walking away from the meeting that he believes they are.
Taylor was shot and killed by Louisville Metro Police officers as they were attempting to serve a search warrant at her home in March.
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron's office has been investigating the circumstances surrounding the killing of the 26-year-old, but has yet to provide a timeline on when the case will be complete.
The FBI is also handling its own investigation into the Taylor shooting.
"We know from previous LMPD police-involved shootings the feds have never, and I've been dealing with this stuff for two decades, the feds have never jumped into an LMPD police-involved shooting and following it in any way that any Civil Rights are being violated," 2x said after the meeting.
2x said he's talking to the FBI on behalf of Taylor's mother.
Protesters have taken to the streets of Louisville since the end of May calling for the three officers at the raid that night, Sgt. Jon Mattingly, Det. Myles Cosgrove and Det. Brett Hankison, to be held accountable for Taylor's death.
The only action taken against any of the three: LMPD fired Hankison, citing misconduct.
Louisville's top cops refuse to answer questions on Breonna Taylor case
They walked out of a committee hearing on Monday, refusing to answer questions.
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Louisville's top police officers walked out of a committee hearing on Monday, refusing to answer questions amid an ongoing investigation into the city's handling of the case of Breonna Taylor, a young Black medical worker who was fatally shot by plainclothes officers.
Louisville Metro Police Chief Rob Schroeder and the city's chief of public safety Amy Hess left the hearing without answering queries from city lawmakers on Monday, citing a pending lawsuit against the police department and the city.
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The officials had agreed to testify before the Government Oversight and Audit Committee about the city's response to ongoing protests over Taylor's death.
It was the first scheduled hearing related to the Metro Council's investigation into Mayor Greg Fischer's administration and its handling of the large-scale protests that followed the 26-year-old woman's death.
An image shows a mural of Breonna Taylor, who was killed in her own apartment by Louisville, Kentucky police officers, on two basketball courts in Annapolis, Maryland, July 8, 2020.
An image shows a mural of Breonna Taylor, who was killed in her own apartment by Louisville, Kentucky police officers, on two basketball courts in Annapolis, Maryland, July 8, 2020.
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Attorneys for Schroeder and Hess argued that they couldn't answer the questions due to a federal lawsuit filed Thursday by the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky and the NAACP. It names Schroeder, Mayor Fischer, Louisville metro government and the police department among the defendants.
"If we're compelled to proceed today and we're here voluntarily and prepared to proceed, the law requires it be done in closed session," David Gaurnieri, an attorney for Hess, said.
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Schroeder's attorney, Joey Klausing, made a similar argument, saying a testimony in open court this early on in the case could jeopardize the officers' defense.
"He [Schroeder] has been named in a 47-page civil rights lawsuit, which I haven't even had the opportunity to talk to him about," Klausing said, noting that the suit came in late Thursday night. "He's not just been named in his official capacity. He's been named in his individual capacity as well."
"To have him be compelled to testify here today would be in contradiction to the statutes that have been promulgated by our legislature," he added.
The four-hour hearing was supposed to focus on how the police department handled protests in the wake of Taylor's death in March, but the attorneys claimed there was too much overlap between the topics on the hearing agenda and those mentioned in the excessive use of force lawsuit.
After their departure, council members voted 10-1 to issue subpoenas to compel the officials to testify.
Taylor's death on March 13 sent shock waves around the country. Louisville police officers had executed a no-knock search warrant and used a battering ram to forcefully enter the young woman's apartment.
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Taylor and her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, got out of bed around midnight when they heard a commotion outside. After a short exchange with police, Walker fired his gun in self-defense, saying he thought his home was being broken into, according to police.
The plainclothes officers returned gunfire, firing several shots and fatally hitting Taylor, police said.
It was later revealed that the police had been looking for two men who they believed were selling drugs out of a house located near Taylor’s home. Police obtained a no-knock warrant to search Taylor’s apartment because they had reason to believe the men had used her apartment to receive packages.
One of the officers, Brett Hankison, was fired in June amid intense pressure from the public. Jon Mattingly and Myles Cosgrove, the other officers involved, were placed on administrative reassignment, but civil rights activists say all three men should be charged.
They walked out of a committee hearing on Monday, refusing to answer questions.
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Louisville's top police officers walked out of a committee hearing on Monday, refusing to answer questions amid an ongoing investigation into the city's handling of the case of Breonna Taylor, a young Black medical worker who was fatally shot by plainclothes officers.
Louisville Metro Police Chief Rob Schroeder and the city's chief of public safety Amy Hess left the hearing without answering queries from city lawmakers on Monday, citing a pending lawsuit against the police department and the city.
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The officials had agreed to testify before the Government Oversight and Audit Committee about the city's response to ongoing protests over Taylor's death.
It was the first scheduled hearing related to the Metro Council's investigation into Mayor Greg Fischer's administration and its handling of the large-scale protests that followed the 26-year-old woman's death.
An image shows a mural of Breonna Taylor, who was killed in her own apartment by Louisville, Kentucky police officers, on two basketball courts in Annapolis, Maryland, July 8, 2020.
An image shows a mural of Breonna Taylor, who was killed in her own apartment by Louisville, Kentucky police officers, on two basketball courts in Annapolis, Maryland, July 8, 2020.
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Attorneys for Schroeder and Hess argued that they couldn't answer the questions due to a federal lawsuit filed Thursday by the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky and the NAACP. It names Schroeder, Mayor Fischer, Louisville metro government and the police department among the defendants.
"If we're compelled to proceed today and we're here voluntarily and prepared to proceed, the law requires it be done in closed session," David Gaurnieri, an attorney for Hess, said.
MORE: Experts: Obstacles to charging police in Breonna Taylor case
Schroeder's attorney, Joey Klausing, made a similar argument, saying a testimony in open court this early on in the case could jeopardize the officers' defense.
"He [Schroeder] has been named in a 47-page civil rights lawsuit, which I haven't even had the opportunity to talk to him about," Klausing said, noting that the suit came in late Thursday night. "He's not just been named in his official capacity. He's been named in his individual capacity as well."
"To have him be compelled to testify here today would be in contradiction to the statutes that have been promulgated by our legislature," he added.
The four-hour hearing was supposed to focus on how the police department handled protests in the wake of Taylor's death in March, but the attorneys claimed there was too much overlap between the topics on the hearing agenda and those mentioned in the excessive use of force lawsuit.
After their departure, council members voted 10-1 to issue subpoenas to compel the officials to testify.
Taylor's death on March 13 sent shock waves around the country. Louisville police officers had executed a no-knock search warrant and used a battering ram to forcefully enter the young woman's apartment.
MORE: LeBron James calls Black Lives Matter 'a lifestyle,' demands justice for Breonna Taylor
Taylor and her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, got out of bed around midnight when they heard a commotion outside. After a short exchange with police, Walker fired his gun in self-defense, saying he thought his home was being broken into, according to police.
The plainclothes officers returned gunfire, firing several shots and fatally hitting Taylor, police said.
It was later revealed that the police had been looking for two men who they believed were selling drugs out of a house located near Taylor’s home. Police obtained a no-knock warrant to search Taylor’s apartment because they had reason to believe the men had used her apartment to receive packages.
One of the officers, Brett Hankison, was fired in June amid intense pressure from the public. Jon Mattingly and Myles Cosgrove, the other officers involved, were placed on administrative reassignment, but civil rights activists say all three men should be charged.
Louisville top cops walk out of 'dog and pony show' city council meeting on Breonna Taylor case
A new federal lawsuit prevents them from commenting publicly on the investigation, their attorneys say
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Protests continue in Louisville over the death of Breonna Taylor
Protests are planned in several major U.S. cities amid unrest; Christina Coleman reports.
Two of Louisville’s high-ranking police and public safety officials walked out of a city hearing on Monday without testifying amid an investigation into the police department and mayor’s office’s handling of Breonna Taylor’s death and the weeks of sometimes violent demonstrations that followed.
Louisville Metro Police Chief Rob Schroeder and Chief of Public Safety Amy Hess appeared before the Louisville Metro Government Oversight and Audit Committee on Monday but declined to answer questions from city lawmakers. Their attorneys argued that a 47-page federal civil rights lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the NAACP prevent their clients from speaking publicly in an open hearing. They instead offered for Schroeder and Hess to testify behind closed doors.
“We’re not going into executive session. There will be nothing hidden from the public regarding this matter," Committee Chair Councilman Brent Ackerson said. "Zero. Plain and simple. So, with that being said, if you’re not going to proceed, there’s the door.”
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Schroeder and Hess left upon the advice from their lawyers, WDRB reported.
“To come in here and politicize this matter with these elected officials is not what our city needed today to heal. To suggest that we are hiding something is farther from the truth. Chief Schroeder, just like anyone in this commonwealth, has rights," Schroeder's attorney, Joey Klausing, told reporters as he exited City Hall, calling the hearing a complete “dog and pony show.”
The office of Louisville’s Democratic Mayor Greg Fischer said they “remain committed to sharing information as soon as we can without jeopardizing pending investigations.”
Ackerson “was well aware before they set up today’s meeting that there are matters that we are legally not allowed to share, and they were advised of our concerns about proceeding at this time, specifically in light of a lawsuit filed late last week where Metro employees were sued in their individual capacities,” a spokeswoman for the mayor’s office, Jean Porter, told WAVE in a statement.
“But the committee chair proceeded nonetheless. We look forward to returning to council when all concerns have been properly addressed,” she said. The committee later voted almost unanimously to formally subpoena Schroeder and Hess.
LOUSIVILLE DETECTIVE IN BREONNA TAYLOR SHOOTING IS FIRED
Armed members of the "NFAC" march through downtown Louisville, Ky., toward the Hall of Justice on Saturday, July 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
Despite mounting public pressure to file criminal charges nearly five months after Taylor's death, prosecutors may face significant obstacles to bringing homicide-related charges against police officers who were shot at when sent to her house with a warrant, legal experts told the Associated Press.
Taylor, a 26-year-old Louisville emergency medical tech studying to become a nurse, was shot multiple times March 13 after being roused from her bed when police knocked at her door.
Her boyfriend, Kenny Walker, told investigators he heard knocking at the door but thought the apartment was being broken into when he fired a shot at Louisville police Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly. Mattingly was struck in the leg and returned fire, along with other officers who were outside the apartment. Taylor was struck by their returning fire in her hallway and died at the scene.
Police had secured a controversial no-knock warrant that allows for sudden entry, but Mattingly insisted they knocked and announced themselves before entering. The warrant was approved as part of a narcotics investigation into a suspect who lived across town, and no drugs were found at her home.
An armed member of the "NFAC" raises his fist during a march through downtown Louisville, Ky., toward the Hall of Justice on Saturday, July 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
The warrant, "combined with the fact that they were fired upon, would make for a powerful defense argument that they acted in valid self-defense while conducting a lawful police operation,” said Sam Marcosson, a University of Louisville law professor who has closely watched the local case.
Attorney General Daniel Cameron, the first African American elected to the job in Kentucky, has declined to put a timetable on his decision whether or not to bring criminal charges against the officers since taking over the case in May. He continues to face pressure from Black Lives Matter protesters and dozens who went to his Louisville home were arrested after they wouldn't leave his yard.
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Last week, an armed militia marched into downtown and demanded that Cameron make his decision within a month. Taylor’s family and multiple cultural luminaries — from LeBron James to Oprah Winfrey — have called for three police officers who were at Taylor's home to be charged with her killing. Oprah put Taylor on the cover of her O magazine this month
A new federal lawsuit prevents them from commenting publicly on the investigation, their attorneys say
By Danielle Wallace | Fox News
Protests continue in Louisville over the death of Breonna Taylor
Protests are planned in several major U.S. cities amid unrest; Christina Coleman reports.
Two of Louisville’s high-ranking police and public safety officials walked out of a city hearing on Monday without testifying amid an investigation into the police department and mayor’s office’s handling of Breonna Taylor’s death and the weeks of sometimes violent demonstrations that followed.
Louisville Metro Police Chief Rob Schroeder and Chief of Public Safety Amy Hess appeared before the Louisville Metro Government Oversight and Audit Committee on Monday but declined to answer questions from city lawmakers. Their attorneys argued that a 47-page federal civil rights lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the NAACP prevent their clients from speaking publicly in an open hearing. They instead offered for Schroeder and Hess to testify behind closed doors.
“We’re not going into executive session. There will be nothing hidden from the public regarding this matter," Committee Chair Councilman Brent Ackerson said. "Zero. Plain and simple. So, with that being said, if you’re not going to proceed, there’s the door.”
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Schroeder and Hess left upon the advice from their lawyers, WDRB reported.
“To come in here and politicize this matter with these elected officials is not what our city needed today to heal. To suggest that we are hiding something is farther from the truth. Chief Schroeder, just like anyone in this commonwealth, has rights," Schroeder's attorney, Joey Klausing, told reporters as he exited City Hall, calling the hearing a complete “dog and pony show.”
The office of Louisville’s Democratic Mayor Greg Fischer said they “remain committed to sharing information as soon as we can without jeopardizing pending investigations.”
Ackerson “was well aware before they set up today’s meeting that there are matters that we are legally not allowed to share, and they were advised of our concerns about proceeding at this time, specifically in light of a lawsuit filed late last week where Metro employees were sued in their individual capacities,” a spokeswoman for the mayor’s office, Jean Porter, told WAVE in a statement.
“But the committee chair proceeded nonetheless. We look forward to returning to council when all concerns have been properly addressed,” she said. The committee later voted almost unanimously to formally subpoena Schroeder and Hess.
LOUSIVILLE DETECTIVE IN BREONNA TAYLOR SHOOTING IS FIRED
Armed members of the "NFAC" march through downtown Louisville, Ky., toward the Hall of Justice on Saturday, July 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
Despite mounting public pressure to file criminal charges nearly five months after Taylor's death, prosecutors may face significant obstacles to bringing homicide-related charges against police officers who were shot at when sent to her house with a warrant, legal experts told the Associated Press.
Taylor, a 26-year-old Louisville emergency medical tech studying to become a nurse, was shot multiple times March 13 after being roused from her bed when police knocked at her door.
Her boyfriend, Kenny Walker, told investigators he heard knocking at the door but thought the apartment was being broken into when he fired a shot at Louisville police Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly. Mattingly was struck in the leg and returned fire, along with other officers who were outside the apartment. Taylor was struck by their returning fire in her hallway and died at the scene.
Police had secured a controversial no-knock warrant that allows for sudden entry, but Mattingly insisted they knocked and announced themselves before entering. The warrant was approved as part of a narcotics investigation into a suspect who lived across town, and no drugs were found at her home.
An armed member of the "NFAC" raises his fist during a march through downtown Louisville, Ky., toward the Hall of Justice on Saturday, July 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
The warrant, "combined with the fact that they were fired upon, would make for a powerful defense argument that they acted in valid self-defense while conducting a lawful police operation,” said Sam Marcosson, a University of Louisville law professor who has closely watched the local case.
Attorney General Daniel Cameron, the first African American elected to the job in Kentucky, has declined to put a timetable on his decision whether or not to bring criminal charges against the officers since taking over the case in May. He continues to face pressure from Black Lives Matter protesters and dozens who went to his Louisville home were arrested after they wouldn't leave his yard.
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Last week, an armed militia marched into downtown and demanded that Cameron make his decision within a month. Taylor’s family and multiple cultural luminaries — from LeBron James to Oprah Winfrey — have called for three police officers who were at Taylor's home to be charged with her killing. Oprah put Taylor on the cover of her O magazine this month
The only way they can refuse to answer questions is if the person they are directly accountable to allows it. What would happen to anyone else that refused to answer questions their boss wanted answered? If their boss or the ones signing their checks don't care then they won't answer.
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Yep, the boyfriend played a major role in her death also. Just imagine if he didn't have a gun.
Aye fam.....I'm not just gonna let you insinuate what you're insinuating..... the 2nd Ammendment allows citizens to have weapons, the 4th allows for defense against unlawful search and seizure....the cops warrant was bullshit....and IF they had done their due diligence and / or truly announced themselves they wouldn't have gotten shot at.
I put 1000% of the blame on the cops. They didn't even know he lived there after supposedly having someone watch her/ the residence...if they had a basic search would tell them he had a registered weapon and a license for it. Fuck them
What am I insinuating? There wasn't anything cryptic in what I wrote. I definitely didn't say people shouldn't have guns. There are tons of people who get guns and don't know how to use them is the problem. Dude (her boyfriend), according to the report heard the cops knocked several times (according to the report). But they broke in and didn't announce themselves.
Lets pause and look at the boyfriend's actions. He picks up the gun and starts blasting. Everyone including him says he shot first. Where is he and where was she while he is shooting? Obviously she was in the cops line of fire. He didn't get hit not even once, and I am happy for that. But he was supposed to be protecting her but instead he acted recklessly. He did not make sure she was safe and he did not assess the situation. He himself said he was scared to death. This accelerated the chain of events and took them down the path of
Breonna being murdered.
There is a cause, effect, results. The cop, fucked up police procedures, fucked up law, Is the cause.
The effect is them entering the home, scaring the fuck outta the owner, the owner panics and shoots at them.
The result is Breonnas death.
If they knew her boyfriend lived there i think the results would've been the same.
Now I agree with everyone on that "no knock warrant" shit. That shit makes absolutely no sense to me. I also believe when cops enter a home or engage anyone they should ID themselves.
The boyfriend not having a gun just opens up an infinite number of other possibilities of how the search could have played out. Many of those could have ended with her still being killed, and the boyfriend as well. Him not having a gun only means, things would have been different, but it doesn't mean on one would have been killed. Elijah McClain didn't have a gun. He's dead, as are so many others that didn't have one when they were killed by over zealous police.
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