Turmoil in the Taylor Case: Don’t the Facts Matter?
THE ISSUE: The indictment of only one officer, of reckless endangerment, in the death of Breonna Taylor.
I can’t say enough good things about the way Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron has handled the Breonna Taylor shooting (“Emotional AG: Accept ‘truth,’ ” Sept. 24).
Charges have been brought against one of the officers. Cameron has taken the facts and presented them calmly and asked for Louisville and the rest of the country to stay calm and to treat each other with love, respect and understanding.
The courts will have the final say in whether the one officer is guilty.
This whole incident is horrible, as a life was needlessly lost. One thing I can say is Kentucky is very lucky to have such a level-headed attorney general.
I pray for him, the family of Breonna, our police and our country. Unity now is imperative, as rioting is not the answer. Dan Liberati White Plains
The evidence presented to the grand jury in Louisville shows that police entered a residence and were met with gunfire.
At that point, what were they supposed to do — send for violence interrupters?
To suggest that these officers should be charged with murder is moronic. To compare this event with the George Floyd killing serves the narrative of the anarchists and rioters but makes no sense.
I guess we’ve reached a point in America where police cannot use force in effecting an arrest or even in protecting themselves. Robert Mangi Westbury
We’ve witnessed too much violence involving police, some of whom probably should’ve been thrown off the force years ago.
Most of us totally agree that this violence should have never happened. But lately, the so-called “peaceful demonstrators” involve looting, destroying property and, of late, some police being injured and shot at.
The attorney general in Kentucky tells us that the outcome of the Breonna Taylor incident coincided with Kentucky law, but no one seems to agree. Now, there’s even more rioting. The media don’t help and neither do the know-it-all politicians. These can no longer be called “peaceful protests.” Sam King Manhattan
This week the grand jury in Louisville indicted only one of the three officers involved in the tragic shooting of Breonna Taylor for recklessly discharging his weapon. The mob has decided to riot as a result. Facts and evidence are irrelevant to them.
The grand jury indicts on a very low burden of proof. Jurists only have to find there is some evidence that the accused committed the alleged crime. They did not find sufficient evidence to charge any of the police with murder, manslaughter or negligent homicide. Wayne Johnson Alexandria, Va.