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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.
