The Police Officers Involved in Breonna Taylor's Death Still Haven't Been Arrested

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

As protests against police brutality and racial injustice continue across the United States, many demonstrators and activists have begun rallying around the fact that, nearly three months after she was killed in her own home, the three police officers who shot Breonna Taylor have yet to face charges.

There have already been several arrests in the two other high-profile cases that have spurred this latest wave of Black Lives Matter protests: Derek Chauvin and the three other former Minneapolis police officers involved in the death of George Floyd have been charged, as have the three men (Gregory McMichael, his son Travis McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan, Jr.) involved in the death of Ahmaud Arbery. Meanwhile, the Louisville cops — Jonathan Mattingly, Brett Hankison, and Myles Cosgrove — who entered Taylor’s home through the use of a “no-knock” warrant and shot her eight times have been put on administrative leave as an investigation continues.

“I’m getting scared that we’re forgetting Breonna Taylor — those cops haven’t even been arrested,” author Ayana Mathis tweeted. “Please remember black women. Please let’s keep fighting for her.”

Taylor, who worked as an emergency medical technician, died March 13th. At around 12:30 that morning, three plainclothes officers arrived at her apartment to execute a search warrant, allegedly believing the location was used as a place for a drug suspect — who’d been arrested earlier that day — to pick up packages. The police claimed they announced their arrival, though Taylor’s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, said the police never identified themselves. So when they burst through the door, Walker, a registered gun owner, fired once at what he believed to be intruders, striking one officer in the thigh. In turn, the police allegedly fired about 20 shots, eight of which struck Taylor.

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/breonna-taylor-death-arrest-police-officers-1010075/

[jayfish]

1. As Tragic As This Case Is It Would Probably Be Hard To Get A Conviction.

It was a legal warrant being legally served. One person shot and the others shot back. I'll tell you what though. Ban "no-knock" warrants and serving any warrant at 12:30 in the GD morning.

[Doreen]

2. Don't forget, along with being black she is just a woman.