Spurtacular
08-02-2020, 04:33 PM
Disclaimer: I don't know any more about this than what is in this blurb of an article.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/police-officers-not-charged-breonna-100516825.html
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – LeBron James wants them charged. So does Beyoncé.
And so do 10 million other people who have signed a petition at change.org (https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2020/07/19/breonna-taylor-petition-gets-10-million-signatures-change-org/5468512002/) demanding justice for Breonna Taylor — and that Louisville Metro Police Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly (https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/metro-government/2020/05/16/breonna-taylor-shooting-what-we-know-louisville-police-officers-involved/5200879002/), Officer Myles Cosgrove and ex-Officer Brett Hankison (https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/metro-government/2020/06/23/breonna-taylor-shooting-lmpd-has-fired-detective-brett-hankison/3246917001/) be charged with killing her.
But in interviews and emails, seven experienced Louisville defense lawyers who are not involved in the case — and who have an average of 37 years each in practice — say the officers should not be charged with murder or manslaughter (https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2020/07/29/breonna-taylor-case-should-louisville-police-charged-her-death/5529469002/) because they had a legal right to defend themselves once her boyfriend shot at them.
Three of the attorneys are Black.
“It is unfortunate that this young lady was killed,” said Aubrey Williams, a former president of Louisville’s NAACP chapter who has spent much of his 40-year career fighting police in court.
“But for the life of me I don’t see them indicting or convicting.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/police-officers-not-charged-breonna-100516825.html
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – LeBron James wants them charged. So does Beyoncé.
And so do 10 million other people who have signed a petition at change.org (https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2020/07/19/breonna-taylor-petition-gets-10-million-signatures-change-org/5468512002/) demanding justice for Breonna Taylor — and that Louisville Metro Police Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly (https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/metro-government/2020/05/16/breonna-taylor-shooting-what-we-know-louisville-police-officers-involved/5200879002/), Officer Myles Cosgrove and ex-Officer Brett Hankison (https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/metro-government/2020/06/23/breonna-taylor-shooting-lmpd-has-fired-detective-brett-hankison/3246917001/) be charged with killing her.
But in interviews and emails, seven experienced Louisville defense lawyers who are not involved in the case — and who have an average of 37 years each in practice — say the officers should not be charged with murder or manslaughter (https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2020/07/29/breonna-taylor-case-should-louisville-police-charged-her-death/5529469002/) because they had a legal right to defend themselves once her boyfriend shot at them.
Three of the attorneys are Black.
“It is unfortunate that this young lady was killed,” said Aubrey Williams, a former president of Louisville’s NAACP chapter who has spent much of his 40-year career fighting police in court.
“But for the life of me I don’t see them indicting or convicting.”