
The truth of the matter is this: the dead do not care for justice. The injustice of this case stems from the state's claims that it is perfectly legal, perhaps even arguably moral, for a law enforcement officer to shoot an innocent civilian in their own home, dressed in plainclothes, in the middle of the night. The injustice of this case stems from the state's claims that those responsible for the death of an innocent woman, accident or not, is perfectly reasonable, and that it is legal for the state not to hold said officers accountable.
What happened to Breonna Taylor should not be legal. The notion of killing an innocent civilian in their own home is one that is immoral. If such reckless is currently legal under our judicial system, it shouldn't be. That is the messaging of my campaign and my coalition: What happened to Breonna Taylor should not be legal.
I have seen multiple posts online claiming that Breonna's death was "a tragic accident" and "sad but not racially-motivated." These claims are false and insolvent. The officers that killed Breonna lied to obtain a no-knock warrant that was based entirely upon falsehoods and lies, and all of the officers involved were aware of the baselessness of the warrant. When they arrived at her home, they did not make themselves known, nor were any of the officers dressed in uniform. They used a battering ram to break and enter into her home.
READ: Breonna Taylor’s death was NOT “a sad accident”, Kenneth Walker is NOT a criminal, and the officers involved were NOT “just doing their jobs” —
1. The arrest warrant was for Jamarcus Glover, who was already in police custody.
2. Kenneth Walker is a licensed, legal gun owner. Using a battering ram, police broke into Breonna’s home in the middle of the night, without announcing themselves, in PLAINCLOTHES — Kenneth had every right to defend himself; he did not know they were officers, nor did the officers make themselves known, none of the officers were in uniform. All neighbors have confirmed that they did not hear police knock or announce themselves when they arrived at Breonna's place of residence.
3. In the affidavit for the no-knock warrant for Taylor’s home, police claimed Glover was receiving illegal packages at her address — they had no proof that those packages held any illegal substances. A [redacted] source testified that those packages contained clothes and shoes. In Wilson v. Arkansas, the court legally recognized the Castle Doctrine and the “knock and announce” doctrine within the 4th amendment. Except for extreme circumstances, police must knock and announce themselves. In Richards v. Wilson, it was declared unconstitutional that police departments exploit exigent circumstances by simply declaring an unspecified threat. Legally, in executing a no-knock, the police MUST provide clear, substantive evidence that EACH INDIVIDUAL SUSPECT may be a threat to either dispose of evidence, flee, or attack police. They did not provide this evidence in requesting the no-knock warrant for Breonna Taylor. Officer Joshua Jaynes lied to obtain the warrant, claiming that the US Postmaster had said that Breonna was receiving illegal packages — the US Postmaster later testified, on the record, that they had never been in contact with Officer Joshua Jaynes and never claimed that Breonna was receiving any type of illegal package — officers Joshua Jaynes, Brett Hankison, John Mattingly, and Myles Cosgrove knew about the illegitimacy of the no-knock warrant, lied to obtain the warrant, and killed Breonna. This was not “a tragic accident”, nor were they “just doing their jobs”. Breonna had no criminal history. Again: the officers that killed Breonna lied to obtain a no-knock warrant that was based entirely upon falsehoods and lies, and all of the officers involved were aware of the baselessness of the warrant. When they arrived at her home, they did not make themselves known, nor were any of the officers dressed in uniform. They used a battering ram to break and enter into her home.
You’re wrong if you think her death was legal or an accident. Listen to the people that are close to the case, and actively working to get justice for Breonna. If your opinion of Breonna's case is based upon surface-level, incompetent news media reporting, you are ignorant and foolish. If you see any ignorant posts online, please spread this information.
Breonna did not deserve to die. She should still be with us.
I have to recommend the Washington Post and the New York Times -- they have taken the time and care to report accurately about Breonna's death.
If you follow my social media, I post information more in-depth information regarding Breonna's death.
In other news, I am recovering from my fever! I was floored to see the number of people supporting Breonna in the Sleepless Night protest -- thank you to all that sent in videos and emails. I appreciated it immensely. I was beyond moved -- I feared that people were beginning to forget about Breonna, and I was discouraged. But I now see that I was wrong. Thank you. Please keep calling and emailing -- I will continue to work to the best of my ability to get justice for Breonna.
Lastly: I intend to bring awareness to the death of Brandon Roberts. His case reminded me so much of Breonna's, and when I heard about the circumstances surrounding his death, I cried. My heart broke. Please sign this: https://www.change.org/JusticeForBrandonRoberts
Thank you, everyone.