Opinion: Breonna Taylor settlement is not close to justice

Jill Filipovic is a journalist based in New York and author of the book"OK Boomer, Let's Talk: How My Generation Got Left Behind." Follow her on Twitter. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely her own. View more opinion articles on CNN.

On Tuesday, the City of Louisville, Kentucky, finally settled a wrongful death lawsuit in the killing of Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old EMT shot dead in her own house by police officers who entered on a no-knock warrant. The settlement is for $12 million, every penny of which Taylor's family deserves, and not a single cent of which will bring her back.

Jill FilipovicIt's an important step. But it's not justice.Taylor was killed March 13 after plainclothes officers burst through her front door in the middle of the night. Her boyfriend, reasonably believing they were under attack from armed intruders, he said, grabbed his gun and fired. He hit a police officer in the thigh. Police responded with a spray of bullets, killing Taylor.

Breonna Taylor's mother: Remember her name 01:11As part of the settlement, the City of Louisville has pledged to exercise greater oversight on officers carrying out search warrants. This is important and necessary. And separately, the state attorney general is investigating, and a grand jury has reportedly been empaneled. The settlement is much larger than what is usually paid out to victims of police violence.

JillFilipovic Opinion Well her boyfriend opened fire on police number 1 and number 2, she was not 'killed in her bed asleep' she was in the hallway. Read the legal documents the cops are cleared.

JillFilipovic Opinion At least the courts agree there’s a problem in policing when it comes to race. Once the police officers involved are charged Breonna Taylor can RIP. Now the rest of America who is in denial need to Wake Up and admit something is wrong or we will never move forward.

JillFilipovic Opinion Sure why not. Let’s just do an eye for an eye kind of retribution with no trial 😳

JillFilipovic Opinion Her criminal boyfriend should be charged with her death. The police department is not the issue. Criminals are the issue.

JillFilipovic Opinion Wooo. Let's incite more riots! Shame on you.

JillFilipovic Opinion Hold the (blue) Line Patriots! GodWins

JillFilipovic Opinion Officers killed on the line of duty performing their job to keep us safe barely receive 1% of the coverage, concern and respect needed. Men and women who risk their lives everyday, never get the recognition. Just the bad ones to fit the racist narrative. Shameful.

JillFilipovic Opinion Race-baiting garbage from fakenews CNN

JillFilipovic Opinion Close enough. Systemic Racism is not a problem. No knock warrants can be. Crump is a fool, who just got a huge Payday. If he is honorable, the whole 12 million will go to her family.

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JillFilipovic Opinion The pigs who murdered this woman will pay. The cowards are waiting until Trump loses because they know he will destroy them if justice is done.

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