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soothsayer

(38,601 posts)
Tue Sep 29, 2020, 11:11 AM Sep 2020

Breonna Taylor: the "only charge recommended" for the grand jury was wanton endangerment.


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The Hoarse Whisperer
@TheRealHoarse
So, the Kentucky Attorney General announced the Breonna Taylor grand jury returned an indictment against only one officer on only charge.

But then a juror sued demanding the state reveal why...

...and the Attorney General admitted that was the only charge they pressed for...

Darcy Costello
@dctello
This statement also confirms — for maybe the first time? — the “only charge recommended” for the grand jury was wanton endangerment.
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Breonna Taylor: the "only charge recommended" for the grand jury was wanton endangerment. (Original Post) soothsayer Sep 2020 OP
I think this AG has shot himself in the groin. NCjack Sep 2020 #1
The decision to whitewash the cop's actions is procon Sep 2020 #2
Daniel Cameron, "my African-American" dalton99a Sep 2020 #3
disgusting farce of 'justice' stillcool Sep 2020 #4
"....ongoing Federal investigation..." Lars39 Sep 2020 #5
Then can they still be charged for the other crimes? C_U_L8R Sep 2020 #6

procon

(15,805 posts)
2. The decision to whitewash the cop's actions is
Tue Sep 29, 2020, 11:18 AM
Sep 2020

going to backfire and the consequences will be far worse than than if the city had been transparent in revealing the mistakes that were made that led to her unnecessary death.

Lars39

(26,109 posts)
5. "....ongoing Federal investigation..."
Tue Sep 29, 2020, 11:21 AM
Sep 2020

I'm not pinning too many hopes on this, but we might see appropriate charges yet.

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