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How To Slash Needless No-Knock Shootings

How to Slash Needless No-Knock Shootings; Simple Steps to Reduce Risks From Dueling Legal PrivilegesQ2 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and moreThe Tragic Death Of Breonna TaylorWASHINGTON, D.C. (September 25, 2020) - The tragic death of Breonna Taylor, and the near-fatal shooting of Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly, in the execution a no-knock (or perhaps brief-knock) warrant - in a situation in which many impartial legal experts agree that neither shooter would be criminally liable - are just the most recent examples of how the sometimes-conflicting legal policies of self defense and the castle d...

Louisville Police Officer Brett Hankison Indicted In Killing Of Breonna Taylor

Former Louisville detective Brett Hankison was indicted by a grand jury Wednesday for wanton endangerment during a bungled raid that led to the killing of Breonna Taylor in March.Hankison violated department policy that requires officers to have a line of sight when firing when he shot into the covered sliding glass patio door and window of Taylor’s apartment.The no-knock warrant Hankison and two other officers were acting on was for another person who lived miles away. The officers fired over 20 rounds into her apartment after her boyfriend fired a shot, striking Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly in th...

Regina King Accepts Emmy Wearing “Say Her Name” Breonna Taylor Shirt

Regina King accepted an Emmy for Best Actress in a Limited Series for her role in HBO’s Watchmen yesterday while wearing a Breonna Taylor shirt. Though she wore a matching pink suit over it, the shirt had an image of Taylor’s face with the words “say her name” emblazoned above King’s chest.“The cops still haven’t been held accountable,” King explained her choice. “She represents decades, hundreds of years of violence against Black bodies, Breonna Taylor does, and wearing Breonna’s likeness—representing her and her family and the stories that we were exploring, that we were presenting, that we ...