Before the shops downtown closed due to the coronavirus, then remained shuttered amid protests decrying police brutality, Tawana Bain’s restaurant exuded an air of bustling electricity. The sounds of Louisville college football and basketball games boomed from big-screen TVs, and customers gathered in large groups to catch up over bowls of bourbon shrimp and grits.
“What’s happened here in Louisville,” she says, “is yet another slap in the face of Black Kentuckians, Black Americans, everyone who cares about justice.“It’s unfortunate, but, sadly, it has come to be expected, ” she said, referring to a grand jury’s recent decision not to indict officers for the death of Taylor, who was shot multiple times during a “no knock” search of her apartment.
Later, during Reconstruction and the Jim Crow era, many Black people continued to migrate through town on their way to larger cities, such as Cleveland and Chicago. Others stopped in Louisville and never left. In March, officers stormed into Taylor’s apartment at night and fired multiple times after her boyfriend, who did not know who was entering the home, shot and wounded one of the officers.
In the early morning of June 1, peaceful demonstrators, protesting the deaths of Taylor and George Floyd, a Black man killed by police in Minneapolis, huddled outside McAtee’s west-side barbecue stand. Local law enforcement and National Guard approached and fired pepper balls, forcing people to flee inside the restaurant. Based on surveillance video footage, McAtee was holding a handgun and stepped outside and fired. He was then struck by a hail of bullets from police and National Guard.
Last week’s announcement, they said, was a deep insult to the memory of Taylor, and they are demanding release of grand jury transcripts and the appointment of a special prosecutor to review the proceedings.Back at Bain’s restaurant one afternoon last week, Mario Duerson, a local videographer, stopped in for a brief respite.
kurtisalee It’s literally your pinned Tweet. just couldn’t even make it a day without writing a racist article, could you? Next time make your resolution something more achievable, like going to the gym.
kurtisalee Thou has consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people and has sinned against thy soul. Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house.
kurtisalee LA RACIAL TIMES report on a Black skinned person.
kurtisalee It might not be as fraught if people spoke the truth. Horrible she died. But she was in the game. 4 year investigation, video, wire taps, etc. She died because she was involved w/ ex-bf drug dealer Jamarcus Glover and her current bf shot first.
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Why would anyone’s death be a shock if they had either a criminal history or associated with criminals?
Drug dealers die every day.
I'm a proud black man and she was killed because of her involvement in the drug trade, a vocation fraught with danger.
People were only shocked because the media lied about the entire situation.
Being a drug dealer.. living with a drug dealer who shot at police.. no.. their death isn’t shocking, it’s essentially guaranteed
Shocked the nation? Who writes your headlines ffs.
This is too appalling, even for a white guy with autism like me! Even if people think they should hate her, they're wrong in they're judgment.
Time to get off the Beonna 'Cloud' & face the facts! She consorted with Drug Traffickers she was fired from her EMT job, she allowed her residence to be used as drop off for Drugs for boyfriend J. Glover. This Mamajammer, was no innocent sweet child! Her other man shot a cop!
Breonna is a drug dealer. Heellllooooo
I bet they were surprised when a dead body was pulled out of her car Trunk.
The death of a drug dealer shocked noone
So was OJ
It’s “black” people. “Black” is an adjective and needs no capitalization. Stop inventing grammar to fit your narrative
Every thing the LA Times has told you about the Breonna Taylor case is a lie. A purposefully told lie to gin up division between people. Why does the media do this? EnemyOfThePeople
They are far from surprised that a drug dealer shot at cops and they shot back at him she was hit she shouldn’t have been involved with a drug dealer who was dangerous She also rented a car for him that a dead body was found in 🤔 bad decisions. Or bad parents? Or both ? 🤔
News outlets: Breonna Taylor was heavily involved in drugs/trafficking and money laundering. Boyfriend 1 - a wanted violent drug dealer, boyfriend 2 - a trigger happy asshole. Such an asshole he tried to use Breonna as a shield against police with a warrant.
I’m a white dude and I’m not surprised at all
Is this why they're not surprised?
Her boyfriends did her in.
Godspeed
A white man was killed the day before Breonna, during a no knock. They also shot his pregnant girlfriend. Unlike Breonna, they were unarmed and sleeping. Police were never charged. None of you know his name. Police brutality isn't about race. BreonnaTaylor BlackLivesMatter
And honest white people aren’t pretending to be surprised anymore
This what these dummies r rioting about
It’s only “shocking” if you are completely uninformed and listen to the BS the media shovels at you.
Would be nice if I could read this article
Many white residents of NJ have endured home invasions/theft/rape. Your point?
That’s why they can’t vote for Biden.... 47 years in the government and never been a Solution.... he is the system
How has it fallen short?
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