[VIDEO] Well things began to pop off in Louisville, Kentucky after stunning announcement of no direct charges in the case of Breonna Taylor's death. Ms. Taylor was killed during a police raid - with a no-knock warrant where police announced their presence - her boyfriend fired his gun at police shooting one of the three officers under the gun.
My understand of the case is that due to Ms. Taylor's association with her boyfriend who was under investigation by Louisville Police for drug dealing her residence was targeted by a search warrant by police. Without knowing many of the facts as tragic as her death is, I could easily view this as a case of watch who you associate with.
So one of these officers was fired by the Louisville police. One officer has charges of wanton endangerment when he shot his gun at another apartment once one of his fellow officers were shot. By all accounts what happened seems justified especially if you take out the racial angle.
Unfortunately as with so many situations such as this such as George Floyd, Rayshard Brooks, Ahmaud Arbery, Jacob Blake, or Daniel Prude many have made up their minds. In this cases and Taylor's it's simply another case of a Black person dead by police and nothing more. These officers had no right to even return fire at a gunshot towards them. Besides her boyfriend had no idea who was at the door when they knocked.
What's going on in Louisville, Kentucky - a very nice place I hope to visit Churchill Downs one day and bet in the Kentucky Derby - is no longer about justice. It's about more chaos and unrest...
BTW, I'm glad that here in Chicago authorities are being proactive getting the IL Nat'l Guard ready for any foolishness akin to May or August with rioting or looting. However the Governor of IL & Mayor of Chicago have spoken on this issue and they refer to today's announcement in Kentucky as a miscarriage of justice. I would expect they're stating this to keep the calm in a city already rocked by severe unrest over this tumultuous summer.
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