Current Events > Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor case: 'We didn't agree shooting was justified'

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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/kentucky-judge-orders-grand-jury-records-unsealed-breonna-taylor-case-n1244041

A grand juror who heard evidence in the Breonna Taylor probe said Tuesday that the grand jury didnt agree that her fatal shooting was justified, a disclosure that came after a Kentucky judge ordered records in the proceedings released to show if "publicly elected officials are being honest."

In a statement, Grand Juror #1, as the person has been identified by lawyer Kevin Glogower, said that the only charge presented during the proceedings was wanton endangerment.

Former Louisville Police Det. Brett Hankison was indicted last month on that charge for firing shots into the apartment of Taylors neighbors on March 13.

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, whose office investigated the fatal shooting, has called the use of force justified.

Taylor, 26, was shot to death after officers with a no-knock warrant broke down her door during a narcotics investigation.

Taylor's boyfriend, who fired once at police, has said he believed the raid was a home invasion. Cameron has said that bullet struck an officer, though local media have reported that a Kentucky State Police ballistics report does not support that conclusion.

Hankison was the only officer charged in the incident, and none of the officers including the one who Cameron says fired the fatal shot faced charges directly related to Taylor's death.

In the statement, the grand juror said that homicide laws were not explained during the proceedings, even though the panel asked about them.
Questions were asked about the additional charges and the grand jury was told there would be none because the prosecutors didnt feel they could make them stick, the statement said. The grand jury didnt agree that certain actions were justified, nor did it decide the indictment should be the only charges in the Breonna Taylor case.
The grand juror added that self-defense and justification laws were not explained either.

In a separate statement, another grand juror represented by Glogower said they were pleased with the judges ruling Tuesday and will be discussing possible next steps with counsel.
The statements came after Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge Annie O'Connell ruled that records in the proceedings could be released, allowing grand jury panelists to speak publicly and answer questions about the case.

While grand juries normally operate under the veil of secrecy, this case was unique because all parties are known to the public and Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron has given extensive statements on the case, according to O'Connell.
"To be clear, this court's ruling on this motion is applicable only to this case," O'Connell wrote.

"There exists additional interest to consider in making this decision: the interest of the citizens of the Commonwealth of Kentucky to be assured that its publicly elected officials are being honest in their representations."
As applied in this case, this court finds that the traditional justifications for secrecy in this matter are no longer relevant, O'Connell wrote in her 11-page order. This is a rare and extraordinary example of a case where, at the time this motion is made, the historical reasons for preserving grand jury secrecy are null.

So Kentucky continues to prove that it's a shit hole

Gg

And people think these guys will ever unseat Mitch the star wars villain?

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I like how they tried to pin this shitty charge on the Grand Jury. The Kentucky Attorney General sucks.

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No way I can't believe justice wasn't served in America of all places

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Master_Bass posted...

I like how they tried to pin this shitty charge on the Grand Jury. The Kentucky Attorney General sucks.

If only there was a way to hold him accountable

What else can be done at this point?

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Well at least no one can say systemic racism isn't real.

LepartialJury posted...

Southern states

How north can the south be though?

MachineJaipur posted...

How north can the south be though?

Up to the Mason-Dixon.

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BatmanWTtP posted...

What else can be done at this point?

Riot, and the fires will be justified.
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BatmanWTtP posted...

What else can be done at this point?

Vigilantism

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BatmanWTtP posted...

What else can be done at this point?

Ving_Rhames posted...

Vigilantism

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PtlessAgmnts posted...

So they weren't even given the whole story?

They're just given information specific to the charges.

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shockthemonkey posted...

Yeah its fucking gross, they didnt want to prosecute any of them so they barely even tried.

sounds more like they carefully planned to make sure the grand jury wouldn't be able to make the charge stick by stacking things in the right way to make it fall down. they tried, but instead of seeking justice they were trying as hard as possible to let the police be unaccountable for their actions

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MachineJaipur posted...

If only there was a way to hold him accountable

He's probably going to be facing serious charges soon for corruption, malfeasance perjury etc

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BatmanWTtP posted...

What else can be done at this point?

The jeopardy is a farce. The only solution at this point is to somehow hire a private prosecutor to take over for the state attorneys.

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The prosecutors and AG should all be sent to prison for contempt of court, and disbarred

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