26 year old Breonna Taylor was shot and killed on March 13th by Louiseville, Kentucky police officers following a no knock narcotics warrant. It was later discovered that the suspect they were looking for was already in custody and Breonna was shot and killed accidentally.
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Throughout the United States we’ve seen racial tensions reach a tipping point as the public expressed feelings of outrage and anger over the historical injustices experienced by people of color in America. The 3 officers responsible for killing George Flloyd were fired then taken in to custody. Many question: why is it taking so long for us to see the same kind of swift action taken against the officers responsible for killing this young black woman? Public opinion seems to be that the process of seeking justice for Breonna is taking so long because Breonna was a woman, not just any woman, but a black woman. High ranking influential ce
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Today Kentucky’s Attorney General, Daniel Cameron met with the family of Breonna Taylor. Cameron wanted to ‘personally express his condolences‘. According to Theshaderoom.com Tamika Palmer, who is the mother of Breonna Taylor, said the following in response to meeting with Cameron.
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“I’m glad the attorney general asked for this meeting. He actually seemed sincere and genuine, which I appreciated. We let him know how important it was for their office to get all the facts, to get the truth and to get justice for Breonna. We all deserve to know the whole truth behind what happened to my daughter,”.
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The attorney general committed to getting us the truth. We’re going to hold him up to that commitment. At the end of the day, we have to (sic) bridge the community and the police,” she continued. That starts with the truth and justice. And we have to make real changes to keep this from happening to anyone else. The attorney general didn’t say which direction he’s pointing to, and I could be wrong, but after meeting him today I’m more confident that the truth will come out and that justice will be served.”
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