As The Nation Chants Her Name, Breonna Taylor's Family Grieves A Life 'Robbed'

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Breonna Taylor's family and friends are mourning her death — and processing what it means for her to become a national symbol. 'She always said that she would be a legend,' said her friend Erinicka Hunter. 'I just never imagined it would be like this.'

Breonna Taylor poses with her car on Dec. 25, 2019. Her friends and family remember Taylor as a caring person who loved her job in health care and playing cards with her aunts.Breonna Taylor poses with her car on Dec. 25, 2019. Her friends and family remember Taylor as a caring person who loved her job in health care and playing cards with her aunts.

Known as"Bre" to her friends and family, Taylor moved from Michigan to Louisville when she was a teenager. Much of her large, tight-knit extended family moved around the same time."She was cool, a cool cat," says another aunt, Tahasha Holloway. Friends and family agree that Taylor was attracted to a career in health care because she cared about people. In a Facebook post Taylor made as her uncle recovered from a stroke last year, she wrote:

"I'm like, 'Why did we fall out? I don't understand.' And she was like,"It doesn't matter, Nick. We together again. Don't worry about that. I love you. Just know that,'" remembers Hunter."It's not right. We was robbed." While sorting through Taylor's belongings, Erinicka Hunter came across this scrapbook page made by Taylor when the two friends were seniors in high school.While sorting through Taylor's belongings, Erinicka Hunter came across this scrapbook page made by Taylor when the two friends were seniors in high school.

 

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'Black this...Black that...Black everything.' This is so played out it's become a joke. Reminder: 87% of America is NOT BLACK.

How about the white man beaten to death by blacks outside his business in Dallas. Is that racist? Does his life matter? Or Mr. Dorn, videoed dying on the sidewalk while no one helped him. Perhaps he is worthy of your care? Or a small dog tortured and killed by looters.

God bless her and her family 🙏

Когда будут хорошие новости?

Good idea, NPR, lets add wood to the fire, good timing. Judge, jury and execute.

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it's BreonnaTaylor's birthday. i hope you are donating to a worthwhile cause in her honor. don't just tweet stuff, get in those pockets. it's not like you're spending it at the bar. TheBailProject blacklifematters JusticeForBreonna

Why isn't the father raising the 'little black boy'?

We need justice for this young lady

elikasadeghi We have been lied to over Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Baltimore, FentanylFloyd Fentanyl, and a bunch of others we rioted over that were thugs or the stories were total BS. Why should we believe this one? TheRealWakeUp

Let’s look to GovAndyBeshear for accountability

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Democracy is the vehicle through which human rights become manifest.

My take is that we reward winning with privilege. For one thing, winning when it creates a loser isn't the greatest, but it's the form of capitalism we've got, at least when coupled with pride. The reward of better cohesion/belonging, do we even know how to model it, teach it?

지금 세상은 다신 예전으로 돌아갈 수 없습니다 코로나바이러스,경제셧다운,메뚜기떼 재앙, 세계 곳곳에서 계속되고 있는 지진.. 다 우연이라고 생각하시나요? 이것은 성경 말씀에 예언된 재난의 시작입니다 하나님께로 돌아오십시요 지금 무엇을 해야 하는지 들으십시요

OMG This is the first time I went to read her story. There are no words. Honestly none. To her family I am so sorry for what happened to your daughter.

Now all women should be pissed and really I didn’t give too much care to the same old same old killer cops bc there’s someone deeper going on but this is just putting all women down.

it would have been her 27th birthday today

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What needs to be changed in America is the people in the government not the government!

So how many months is it going to take for those murders to come to justice?

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I read this so sad,,,CRIME AND MURDER!!! Yes police are over reacting this should of not happened.. Let me asure you JESUS CHRIST will bring justice,,,Shes in heaven with THE MAN so dont wory but JESUS IS COMING BACK SOON

People should feel safe from the police in their own homes. This has to be dealt with. This is murder. All the cops had to do was ask them to turn on the lights and show some ID, and they would have known they were in the wrong house.

I don't know exactly what happened when Ms. Taylor was shot & killed, but I'm wondering: Why are Whites allowed to 'stand their ground' and Blacks aren't?

Sifill_LDF You dont see cops knocking down white ppl's doors..with their METH LABS...weed farms..sex trafficking.. no cops are knocking down their doors... The practice of no knock warrants is another form of police brutality against black ppl, like the KKK cmng in blk

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Imagine being sooo protected, when you clearly SUCK at your job, that the PAYING CUSTOMERS, NOT THE COMPANY, had to organize, protest and petition JUST FOR YOUR REMOVAL. IMAGINE!! 🙄🙄

It’s messed up that I had never even heard of Breonna Taylor until the George Floyd incident.

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Sub text: Hey all you blacks, could we get a little more rioting out of you this month?

An American tradegy. Died because of complete negligence and the rampant stupidity of her own city’s law enforcement.

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Please, take a moment in the next day or two to send a birthday card or note to Breonna in care of: Office of Attorney General Daniel Cameron 700 Capital Avenue, Suite 118 Frankfort, KY 40601-3449

RockShrimp May her memory be a blessing

So was the family of David Dorn and many others, all tragic. stop inflating false narratives on our tax dollars.

We was kangz

And not one arrest

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Trying to put my finger on the difference between Breonna and Justine 🤔 BlackLivesMatter

No- knock warrant? Why are police allowed to do this and did this without enough evidence to prove person they were looking for lived there?! We need to change some of the tactics police are using. This is just awful. I'm sorry for her loved ones

and the family received $20 million from city of Minneapolis. Trying to put my finger on the difference 🤔 BlackLivesMatter

Sifill_LDF R.I.P Sis. Breonna.

Any chants for Breann Leath? David Dorn?

CharleneCac If we defund and abolish the Police Department we should also defund fire department, EMS, all welfare programs, all food stamp programs, all public assistance housing, if you’re going to leave the people alone they should be on their own.

arishapiro 😢

Sifill_LDF Breonna Taylor was murdered in her own home and the killers are not arrested or charged. Demand justice for Breonna. Demand the murderers be arrested. Demand Black Lives Matter.

I wonder if National Pravda Radio can be charged with aiding a Terrorist organization?

Кто-то верит в это?

NPR is despicable

The Wrong people are benefiting from innocent lives lost. when people act as a mob with lust and greed this is what happens

She is so pretty..winning smile..bless her!🙏💙

One was with a man that fired on police in her house the other was killed by protesters, shot in the back. Why no grief for her?

I had tears of sadness and happiness listening to her 'amigos' as they were known thinking why and I wish I'd met Brianna. I hope her tragic death brings change with the no knock law.

The one comforting fact is that she’s in the better place.

RIP

This is terrible and an indictment of no knock warrants, but upon reading this story I can't help but wonder what race has to do with it.

When Breonna Taylor was killed, her future family died with her. Her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren all died that day.

These no-knock invasions need to stop. Totally against 4th Amendment. Law enforcement shouldn't be able to enter someone's home without probable cause and while also in hot pursuit. If they have a warrant, then knock and issue it or wait to arrest after the suspect emerges.

The whole concept of a No Knock Warrant should be made illegal. This is another sign of an ill trained and poorly led police force failing to use reasonable judgement and restraint. The real problem is poor training and poor judgement!

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KristenToomey amazing listen on the way to todays protests

Thank you for giving Breonna the spotlight. We achieved justice for that man who was brutalized by police in Buffalo NY in HOURS and we’ve been in the streets for her for 8 days without so much as a suspension.

”Before the early morning raid in March, Breonna Taylor was a first responder who loved to sneak in a nap before her next shift.” The fuck kind of reporting is this?

Senseless death! This is why some of hate hate the cops!

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