Breonna Taylor was shot 8 times and murdered in her home by cops.   

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Dear John,

Sleeping in your home -- yet another privilege Black people are not
afforded.

Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman, was in her home in Louisville,
KY on March 13th when officers from the Louisville Metro Police Department
barged in her home, exploded her door, fired off more than 20 bullets, and
ultimately took Breonna’s life.^1 What should have been an average morning
was turned into a tragedy by murderous cops.

Her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, thought someone was burglarizing their home
and fired his gun to defend himself. But in turn, the officers responded
with a hail of bullets. And to make matters worse, Kenneth Walker is now
being charged with attempted murder for firing his gun. The officers did
not announce themselves when they entered their home -- Kenneth was simply
defending his family to intruders who didn’t belong there.

The police were at the wrong house and they had no reason to be there in
the first place. Breonna was not charged with a crime, there was no
warrant, no warning, and no announcement that police were at her door that
morning. And the person they actually were searching for had already been
arrested more than 10 miles away.^2 Breonna was simply existing in her
home and that was enough reason for cops to take her young Black life. 

Her murderers, officers Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly, Brett Hankison, and Myles
Cosgrove, still have their jobs and are on the force even more than two
months after their illegal misconduct and murdering an unsuspecting person
in their home. 

We’re joining Breonna’s mother in calling on Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer
and the Commonwealth’s Attorney Thomas Wine to immediately fire the three
officers and drop the charges against Kenneth Walker. 

[ [link removed] ]#JusticeforBre: Demand the officers who murdered Breonna Taylor are
fired and charges against Kenneth Walker are dropped.

Eight times. Breonna Taylor was shot eight times and her killers have
faced no consequences.

Time and again, Black women face police harassment and violence at the
hands of bloodthirsty racist cops who see no value in Black lives. Even
after they took her life, they continued to criminalize her by referring
to her as a “suspect” in the press. We know that Breonna was not a suspect
and neither was Kenneth Walker. And even if they were “suspected” of a
crime, this does not give officers permission to grossly enter someone’s
home and murder them in cold blood. It is clear that they are charging
Kenneth with attempted murder in an attempt to coverup the egregious
misconduct at the hands of their officers. 

We will fight until we see justice and we need you to join us. Last year,
Color Of Change members joined us to demand that the officers who
brutalized Dyma Loving, a young Black woman in Miami, were fired from the
force.^3 After we brought attention to her case and the constant abuse of
state-sponsored violence on Black women, the officers were ultimately
charged for the assault and fired from the Miami-Dade Police Department. 

Just like Dyma’s family, Breonna’s family deserves some semblance of
justice. Breonna was an EMT that lived her life on the frontlines as an
essential worker, and when we need people like her the most during this
pandemic, cops ended her life. We need to hold these officers accountable.
Black people are not safe as long as these cops have jobs. 

[ [link removed] ]These officers have got to go. Demand they be fired immediately and
charges against Kenneth are dropped.

Until justice is real,

--Scott, Rashad, Arisha, Clarise, Erika, Malachi, Marybeth, Madison,
Leonard, and the rest of the Color Of Change team

References:

1. "[ [link removed] ]Who was Breonna Taylor? What to know about the Louisville EMT shot
and killed by police" Courier Journal.

2. "[ [link removed] ]Breonna Taylor died but she wasn't target of investigation. Police
had 'no-knock' warrant, records show" USA Today.

3. "[ [link removed] ]Police Officer Responsible For Assaulting Dyma Loving Formally
Charge" Essence.

 


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