Today's announcement comes more than six months after Breonna Taylor was shot and killed by Louisville police officers in her own home.
No officers were charged directly in her death.
Justice would have been LMPD officers never shooting Breonna Taylor in the first place.
This decision highlights what we already knew: To stop the perpetuation of egregious violence against Black people, elected officials MUST listen to the cries of our communities.
We demand sweeping changes to the criminal legal system.
We demand divestment from policing.
The choice to bring these lesser charges only against one officer, SIX months after Breonna Taylor's killing, highlights the indifference to human life shown by everyone involved — from the other officers who executed the no-knock warrant, to AG Cameron, to the system as a whole.
We will continue to fight to shift power and resources away from the racist and unjust institution of policing that regularly terrorizes our communities and the lives of those that we love.
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