All in Public Safety
The investigation by the Louisville Police Department into the drug ring that included Breonna Taylor has been misrepresented by both local and national media, and most recently by the attorney general of the United States, Merrick Garland. We know this because of the police file that was leaked after her death, which showed a pattern of evidence dating back to 2016 that connected her to the drug kingpin.
By TATIANA PROPHET
Breonna Taylor is a legend. Not just because her tragic death has led to the search for social justice in our local, state and national communities; but because her life, and death, when accurately known, are more powerful and game-changing than the narrative we’re receiving.
As an EMT for two hospitals, Taylor’s life was a story of achievement and excellence. It was also about being pursued by a man whose company was somehow so potent, that she was willing to bail him out of jail, hide thousands of dollars for him, and go on drug drop-offs with him, even though she had begun dating someone else — someone with a much more positive pathway.
How unfortunate for us all that we are receiving a watered-down, one-sided, and frankly quite empty characterization of the night of March 13, 2020, as systemic racism emerging with the worst of police overreach: casting about in Louisville for a drug bust.
Is there a better way?
April 9, 2020, Brandon, Colo.: Zachary Gifford, 39, was shot after a traffic stop in sparsely populated Kiowa County, Colo. He was a passenger in the pickup truck, and he fled after police pulled over the unnamed driver. “At some point during Gifford's attempted escape, a struggle ensued between two deputies and shots were fired, according to CBI,” stated KRDO.
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This is the only death in this series by an ex cop and not a current police officer. Brunswick, Georgia, Feb. 23, 2020: Ahmaud Arbery, 25, was shot by an ex-cop’s son after the two were chasing him down suspecting him of robbery.
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Fort Worth, Texas, October 12, 2019: Atatiana Jefferson, 28. A neighbor called police after noticing Atatiana’s door was open. When she heard officers approach, Atatiana (a pre-med graduate) pulled a gun from her purse and pointed it out a bedroom window. Fort Worth Police Chief said she was justified in doing so. Tarrant County DA asked a grand jury to hand down an indictment for murder, saying the officer violated protocol.
Photo: Gosford Anglican Church in Australia's Central Coast made waves in America and on social media after the Valentine's Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.
By TATIANA PROPHET
Every time a mass shooting terrorizes our national psyche, we turn to social media to vent our anger that we haven’t already stopped these real-life horror films from happening.
We are caught in a loop of memes, whistles and signals. Gun rights advocates immediately send thoughts and prayers to the victims, sentiments which gun reform advocates see as insincere.
