Judge Rules Breonna Taylor's Boyfriend Caused Her Death, Throws Out Major Charges Against ex-Louisville Officers

[ruet]

Source: CBS News

A federal judge has thrown out major felony charges against two former Louisville officers accused of falsifying a warrant that led police to Breonna Taylor's door before they fatally shot her.

U.S. District Judge Charles Simpson's ruling declared that the actions of Taylor's boyfriend, who fired a shot at police the night of the raid, were the legal cause of her death, not a bad warrant.

Federal charges against former Louisville Police Detective Joshua Jaynes and former Sgt. Kyle Meany were announced by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland in 2022 during a high-profile visit to Louisville. Garland accused Jaynes and Meany, who were not present at the raid, of knowing they had falsified part of the warrant and put Taylor in a dangerous situation by sending armed officers to her apartment.

But Simpson wrote in the Tuesday ruling that "there is no direct link between the warrantless entry and Taylor's death." Simpson's ruling effectively reduced the civil rights violation charges against Jaynes and Meany, which had carried a maximum sentence of life in prison, to misdemeanors.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/breonna-taylor-kenneth-walker-judge-dismisses-officer-charges/

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Terrible decision.

[Lovie777]

1. WTF..........................

[ruet]

4. 80 Y.O. Reagan Appointee.

We need term limits for judges.

[MLAA]

2. OMG, appeal!

Heartbreaking and disgusting.

[BrianTheEVGuy]

3. Corrupt judge

Someone should kick in his door at night and terrorize his family so he can see what it’s like.

[walkingman]

5. Very disheartening to see how our justice works these days.

[Think. Again.]

9. Fixed it for ya...

"Very disheartening to see how our justice works these days.

[tulipsandroses]

6. Waiting for the NRA and 2A worshippers to weigh in on this

Yeah. I won't hold my breath. The ability to protect yourself, home and family does not apply to certain people.

[ruet]

8. Well, Most Are A Little Racist.

There won't so much as a fart from them about it.

[Think. Again.]

7. He actually said this:

"there is no direct link between the warrantless entry and Taylor's death."

In other words, she would died anyway even if the police never showed up?

[no_hypocrisy]

10. WrongWrongWrong

Kentucky has a Castle Doctrine and the boyfriend of Breonna Taylor had the right to defend himself and Taylor from home invasion.

Castle Doctrine Laws
Castle doctrine laws are somewhat controversial around the United States. The castle doctrine gives people in Kentucky the right to use deadly force to defend their homes from invasion without the requirement to retreat.

The law presumes that you are in reasonable fear of death or great bodily harm if someone is in the act of breaking into your home, or has already broken into your home.

However, there are a few exceptions, such as:

If the person has a legal right to be on or in the property
You use deadly force while also engaged in an illegal activity or using the home to further an illegal activity
If the person attempting to enter is a peace officer performing their official duties

When Doesn’t Self-Defense Apply in Kentucky?
Sometimes self-defense doesn’t apply in Kentucky. For example, you cannot use self-defense to resist a lawful arrest. You also cannot use self-defense if you provoked the attack or if you were the initial aggressor.
https://suhrelawlexington.com/kentucky-self-defense-laws/#:~:text=The%20castle%20doctrine%20gives%20people,already%20broken%20into%20your%20home.

[erronis]

13. Thanks. When the door is being broken down, how do you know if they are LEO?

This "doctrine" is ridiculous and the judges opinion is flat-out wrong.

[Zeitghost]

17. Either the doctrine is sound And the Judge is wrong

Or the Doctrine is ridiculous and the Judge is right.

[Picaro]

11. The judge is an idiot

Causation is hard, but really?

[LoisB]

12. This is a disgusting ruling.

[2naSalit]

15. That is seriously fucked up.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

16. Here's hoping it gets appealed.

I hope the ACLU is involved.

[LudwigPastorius]

18. "...there is no direct link between the warrantless entry and Taylor's death"

What kind of happy horseshit is that?

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

19. wow