In 2020, a Kentucky grand jury brought no charges against Louisville police for the murder shooting death of a black woman, Breonna Taylor, during a failed drug raid; prosecutors said officers were justified in using force to protect themselves after facing gunfire. (Charges of wanton endangerment were filed against fired Officer Bret Hankison for shooting into a neighboring home.) In Louisville and cities nationwide, people protesters took to the streets in anger over the killings of black people by police; (insert obligatory copaganda here) two officers in Louisville were shot and wounded during the demonstrations. #BreonnaTaylor |
