BLACK VOTERS MATTER
How Voters Held Cameron Accountable For Denying Breonna Taylor Justice
The community found a way to hold power to account, even when traditional pathways failed
Justice delayed is justice denied,” protesters shouted after learning a Louisville police officer fatally shot 26-year-old Breonna Taylor, an emergency room technician who was lying in bed near her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, at the time of the incident. Using a no-knock warrant, officers burst into the apartment, guns blazing. Believing someone was trying to break in, Walker sought to defend himself and Breonna to the best of his ability. Sadly, Myles Cosgrove, one of the officer’s bullets, struck Breonna Taylor, robbing her of life and liberty. As the dust settled, Breonna Taylor’s family demanded accountability from officials. These calls only amplified once the public discovered the no-knock warrant did not list Breonna Taylor or Kenneth Walkers’ names; police had no legal right to detain them, let alone recklessly discharge their weapons. While no one denies the fact that a Louisville police officer shot and killed Breonna Taylor, this hasn’t been an open-shut case. Why haven’t any police officers been held accountable for their actions?
