Posted on Aug 5, 2022
Louisville reacts to arrest of four officers involved in death of Breonna Taylor
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The Department of Justice has charged four current and former members of the Louisville Metropolitan Police involved in the death of Breonna Taylor.
Taylor's name and case were widely invoked during the uprising for racial justice that started in 2020. While he announced the charges, Attorney General Merrick Garland said, "Breonna Taylor should be alive today."
Here & Now's Anthony Brooks talks with WFPL's Yasmine Jumaa about how Louisville reacted to the news and what's next in the officer's case.
Taylor's name and case were widely invoked during the uprising for racial justice that started in 2020. While he announced the charges, Attorney General Merrick Garland said, "Breonna Taylor should be alive today."
Here & Now's Anthony Brooks talks with WFPL's Yasmine Jumaa about how Louisville reacted to the news and what's next in the officer's case.
Louisville reacts to arrest of four officers involved in death of Breonna Taylor
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The feds finally got around to charging the right people for the right crime.
Unfortunately that won't satisfy the community that still demands to lynch anyone and everyone involved. It also won't satisfy that portion of the media determined to stoke the fires of division that have become the norm in our once-great nation.
Like it or not, the officers on the scene acted reasonably under the circumstances (with the exception of the one officer outside who just fired randomly into the building with no visible target, and who was charged already). The problem is that those circumstances should never have occurred. The lies or "errors" on the warrant application are just a small part of the problem. The larger problem is the over use of 'No Knock' and midnight raids.
Unfortunately that won't satisfy the community that still demands to lynch anyone and everyone involved. It also won't satisfy that portion of the media determined to stoke the fires of division that have become the norm in our once-great nation.
Like it or not, the officers on the scene acted reasonably under the circumstances (with the exception of the one officer outside who just fired randomly into the building with no visible target, and who was charged already). The problem is that those circumstances should never have occurred. The lies or "errors" on the warrant application are just a small part of the problem. The larger problem is the over use of 'No Knock' and midnight raids.
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