Grand Jury Member Breaks Silence On Breonna Taylor Case By Charles Davis, Insider.com. October 21, 2020 Grand Jury Member Breaks Silence On Breonna Taylor Case2020-10-212020-10-21https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/breonnataylor.jpg200px200px Above photo: A billboard featuring a picture of Breonna Taylor and calling for the arrest of police officers involved in her death is seen on August 11, 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky. Jon Cherry/Getty Images. Says they weren’t given the chance to indict […]
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Every element of the criminal system is implicated in the failure to secure justice for Breonna Taylor. The cops, per the judge who signed off the warrant that set the events leading to Taylor’s murder in motion, likely obtained that paperwork using fabricated information. Shoddy police work saw Louisville law enforcement raid Taylor’s home despite the fact that the suspect they sought was already in their […]
The recent release of grand jury records on the Breonna Taylor case has highlighted a number of new questions surrounding both the police operation that killed Taylor and Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s overall handling of the case. Cameron’s office released redacted versions of some 20 hours’ worth of audio files from the grand jury proceedings on Friday. This came as a court-ordered response to the […]
Kentucky’s attorney general will release a recording from the grand jury probe into the death of Breonna Taylor, saying he would do so hours after a juror on the case filed a motion to go public with details about the proceeding. While state AG Daniel Cameron said in a statement on Monday that grand juries are meant to be “secretive,” he acknowledged that “public interest in […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202009291080603941-grand-juror-files-motion-to-release-breonna-taylor-files-accusing-da-of-misleading-public/ A motion to release grand jury transcipts, recordings and reports has been issued by a grand juror in the case involving the shooting of Breonna Taylor. The grand jury motion detailed that Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, the case prosecutor, “made many definitive remarks during his press conference,” following the September 23 decision to indict former Louisville Metro Police Department […]
A former Louisville police officer has pleaded not guilty to charges of wanton endangerment in connection to the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor. Charges against two other officers involved in the incident were dropped last week. Former Louisville Metro Police Detective Brett Hankison pleaded not guilty on Monday to three counts of wanton endangerment, one for each person he endangered in an apartment next door to […]
Few voices in the metal community are more recognizable—or ferocious—than the one wielded by Corey Taylor, who as frontman for horror-metal juggernaut Slipknot has rightly earned the nickname The Great Big Mouth, and whose work with Stone Sour has allowed him to naturally expand into the hard-rock mainstream. Taylor’s output covers a vast stylistic and emotional range, from rage and misery to heartbreak and longing, and […]
This week, Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron made the bombshell announcement that the cops who fatally shot Breonna Taylor would not be charged with killing her, calling their use of force in the March raid “justified to protect themselves.” In that justification, he said that one witness corroborated the three officers’ insistence that they knocked and identified themselves at Taylor’s Louisville home while executing a search […]
Breonna Taylor’s family has spoken out to address the decision of a Kentucky grand jury not to charge any officers involved in her killing with murder. The family slammed authorities, saying black people are “never safe.” At a Friday news conference in Louisville, Taylor’s family made it clear they were not happy with Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron or his recent announcement that a former cop […]
Movement For Black Lives’ Statement On Killing Of Breonna Taylor By Movement for Black Lives. September 25, 2020 Movement For Black Lives’ Statement On Killing Of Breonna Taylor2020-09-252020-09-25https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/breonna-taylor-protest-e1601045042881.jpg200px200px Above photo: From video/WTVD. Atlanta – The Movement for Black Lives issued the following statement after the Attorney General of Kentucky announced a meaningless indictment of first degree wanton endangerment against one of the three police officers who killed Breonna […]
Mass Arrests At Protests Over Decision Not To Charge Police In Breonna Taylor Killing By Jaisal Noor, The Real News. September 25, 2020 Mass Arrests At Protests Over Decision Not To Charge Police In Breonna Taylor Killing2020-09-252020-09-25https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/louisville-e1601050049365.jpg200px200px Above photo: Police officers move past Louisville City Hall as a curfew is implemented at 9pm to disperse protesters after a grand jury voted to indict one of three white […]
Fox News host Tucker Carlson ramped up his inflammatory rhetoric on Thursday night when he essentially argued that Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and Jacob Blake were to blame for their deaths and injuries from police, going so far as to tie Taylor to drug trafficking to make his case. On the same day that a federal judge agreed with Fox News lawyers that Carlson’s program should […]
A protester stands in Jefferson Square on Thursday in Louisville, Ky., where hundreds have been holding demonstrations in the aftermath of the grand jury’s decision not to charge officers for her death. John Minchillo/AP hide caption toggle caption John Minchillo/AP A protester stands in Jefferson Square on Thursday in Louisville, Ky., where hundreds have been holding demonstrations in the aftermath of the grand jury’s decision not […]
Fox News senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano diverged from the consensus opinion of his colleagues on the Breonna Taylor decision, saying Thursday that he would have personally “indicted all three” police officers involved in her death. After a Kentucky grand jury decided not to charge any of the three Louisville Metro police officers with killing Taylor during a botched late-night raid on her apartment, Fox […]
Sheree Barbour holds her fist in the air in Denver, Colo. as people protest the grand jury decision in the Breonna Taylor case. Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images Sheree Barbour holds her fist in the air in Denver, Colo. as people protest the grand jury decision in the Breonna Taylor case. Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images Kentucky attorney general, Daniel Cameron, announced on […]
Sometimes there is a difference between law and justice. On Wednesday, Kentucky Attorney General Dan Cameron announced that a police officer would be charged in the shooting incident that killed Breonna Taylor. But the officer who was charged is not one of the officers who shot at her. Former Detective Brett Hankison was charged with three counts of wanton endangerment for firing shots that entered a […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202009241080560257-nearly-100-detained-in-louisville-following-violent-protests-over-breonna-taylor-ruling/ Violent protests have erupted in Louisville, Kentucky in the wake of grand jury’s ruling not to indict police officers accused of shooting unarmed African-American Breonna Taylor and killing her at her home in March. The Louisville police have conducted nearly 100 arrests overnight as protests engulfed the city following the court ruling to clear police officers, accused of Breonna […]
The Seattle Police Department is investigating after a video showed one of its cops rolling a bike over the head and neck of a fallen protester at Wednesday night’s Breonna Taylor demonstrations. Protests erupted in the city in response to officers in Louisville, Kentucky, not being charged for fatally shooting the 26-year-old Black woman. The SPD confirmed in a statement that 13 people were arrested at […]
Late in his monologue Wednesday night, Jimmy Kimmel brought up the bare minimum charges that were filed against the police officers who killed Breonna Taylor. “Many are upset. There are protests in Louisville and elsewhere as well,” the host said. “So the president, as he is known to do, took a moment to offer words of healing and unity and condolences to the Taylor family.” Asked […]
A police officer in Louisville has been shot amid chaotic protests over the lack of murder charges for the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, with footage from the scene showing officers taking cover as gunfire erupts. As groups of protesters squared off with police around Louisville on Wednesday night, multiple shots went off. One officer was shot, according to preliminary reports from law enforcement, which has […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/17/1080554773_0:320:3072:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_beae01328d2651fd502ecaf511d18b6d.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202009231080554809-live-washington-dc-protesters-demand-justice-for-breonna-taylor-in-wake-of-grand-jury-decision/ Renewed Black Lives Matter protests have broken out across the US in the wake of a Wednesday decision by a Kentucky grand jury not to indict for murder any of the officers involved in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman, on March 13. In Washington, DC, demonstrators gathered outside the US Department of Justice. The […]
Streets in downtown Louisville have been blocked off and police put on high alert as Kentucky authorities announced they are charging an officer involved in the fatal shooting of an African-American woman in her home. Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced on Wednesday that former officer Brett Hankison will face three counts of “first degree wanton endangerment” in the death of death of Breonna Taylor. Taylor, 26, was killed […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202009211080530360-kentucky-initiates-state-of-emergency-ahead-of-grand-jury-decision-on-breonna-taylor-case/ A state of emergency has been initiated in Louisville, Kentucky, ahead of a grand jury decision on the Breonna Taylor case. Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron two weeks ago announced that a grand jury would hear details surrounding the police shooting of Taylor and that an announcement would be made when the jury had reached a decision. Tayor, a […]
Louisville Mayor Says City Will Pay $12m to Family of Black Police Shooting Victim Breonna Taylor …from Sputnik News, Moscow [ Editor’s Note: It appears that the MayorFischer moved quickly on this to take responsibility for the tragedy, not only for Miss Taylor and her family, but the officers and their families due to a ‘no knock’ policy that has been a waiting time bomb to […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/07/1080394125_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_b923446eb9be445efb58f50a2989a92f.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Daria Bedenko. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202009071080394182-like-a-boss-twitter-hyped-by-kamala-harris-milwaukee-chuck-taylor-converse-look/ The fact that Joe Biden’s running mate Kamala Harris wore sneakers for her working visit to Milwaukee drew a wave of enthusiasm on Twitter, with netizens praising her for neglecting “disabling” shoes and suggesting that Harris has endorsed a revolution in political dress for women. Kamala Harris arrived in Milwaukee for her first trip as the Democratic […]
Pop star Taylor Swift tweeted to her 86 million followers on Twitter a political diatribe accusing President Trump of cheating to win re-election by the “calculated dismantling” of the Postal Service. Swift joins a growing chorus of liberals who see a conspiracy to subvert the Democrat’s election push for mail-in voting. Promo photo for Taylor Swift’s new album Folklore, by Beth Garrabrant “Trump’s calculated dismantling of […]
US President Donald Trump has met criticism over his reluctance to fund the US Postal Service as part of the coronavirus relief deal, with Democrats accusing him of attempting to sabotage mail-in voting – something that POTUS has been opposed to due to fears of election rigging. The popular American singer, songwriter and producer, Taylor Swift, tweeted a statement of blistering criticism at US President Donald […]
It has been 20 weeks since Breonna Taylor was shot and killed in her own home. And the cops who killed her still have not been arrested. “If you’re online a lot, you’ve probably seen Breonna Taylor being turned into just another meme,” Trevor Noah said on Thursday night near the top of the 12-minute segment he dedicated to her story. While the people keeping her […]
After one of their members shot himself and one of his comrades, the black militia marching through Louisville on Saturday vowed to burn down the city in four weeks if cops involved in death of Breonna Taylor are not arrested. The militia leader, known as “Grandmaster Jay,” was not immediately arrested for the terroristic threat. The group marched into downtown with a minimal police presence and […]
With the midnight drop of Folklore, Taylor Swift’s surprise eighth studio album, the pop star proves that celebrities really are just like us—depressed and bored in quarantine. Yet while the rest of us were learning to bake banana bread and trying to remember to put pants on for Zoom meetings, Swift kept busy by producing a 16-track album containing some of her most ambitious songwriting to […]
Lawyers: Breonna Taylor Warrant Connected To Gentrification Plan By Phillip M. Bailey and Tessa Duvall, Louisville Courier Journal. July 6, 2020 Lawyers: Breonna Taylor Warrant Connected To Gentrification Plan2020-07-062020-07-06https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/breonna-taylor-mural-in-louisville-from-the-courier-journal-e1594069439872.jpg200px200px Above photo: Family members of Breonna Taylor attended the unveiling of a mural on West Main Street that prominently depicts her and other African Americans who have died at the hands of law enforcement on July 5, 2020. Sam […]
At least one person was fatally shot and another one injured in a shooting that erupted during a protest over the death of Breonna Taylor at Jefferson Square Park, Louisville, Kentucky. Police have cleared the area to investigate. One male victim died at the scene after shots were fired around 9pm local time. Gunfire could be heard in videos shared online as the protesters are rushing […]
Police in Louisville, Kentucky have parted ways with Brett Hankison, one of the three officers involved in the death of Breonna Taylor. The nurse was killed following a no-knock raid on her boyfriend’s home in March. The department informed officer Brett Hankison of his dismissal in a notice sent on Tuesday, stating that by “wantonly and blindly [firing] ten rounds into the apartment of Breonna Taylor on […]
Cities across the world have erupted in protest against police violence and anti-Black racism, but who are they marching for? In the wake of the killings of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery, global communities have participated in themed protests to honor their lives. From #IRunWithMaud to celebrity-led comedy specials, there’s no shortage of coverage of their deaths. But since these protests picked up steam, I’ve noticed […]
Taylor Swift has no interest in preserving and protecting statues of racist leaders. In a lengthy Twitter thread posted Friday, the singer condemned several “racist” monuments in her home state of Tennessee. As protests have erupted across the country in support of Black Lives Matter, demanding justice for black Americans murdered by police, statues of various racist figures, most of them Confederate leaders, have toppled. As […]
A protester holds a sign during a June 1 protest over the deaths of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Ky. Darron Cummings/AP hide caption toggle caption Darron Cummings/AP A protester holds a sign during a June 1 protest over the deaths of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Ky. Darron Cummings/AP The Louisville, Ky., Metro Council has voted unanimously […]
It’s ridiculous writing about celebrities right now. It’s ridiculous being a celebrity right now. The nation is alight with people demanding justice, dignity, equality, and life for black people in our country. The attention, for once, is not on the rich and famous. Nor should it be. But the fact remains that these are people with platforms, whether they deserve them or not and whether we […]