Phone calls from jail reveal a love triangle and a tragic double life

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.