A Kentucky police officer shot during 2020 protests over Breonna Taylor’s death is suing his department for discrimination. Louisville Officer Robinson Desroches says in a lawsuit filed Monday that his superiors discriminated against him for expressing his opinion about Taylor's shooting.
FILE - Police and protesters converge during a demonstration over the death of Breonna Taylor ’s, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Louisville , Ky. Louisville Officer Robinson Desroches alleges in the lawsuit that Black officers like himself “who discuss race or criticize their experience related to race are vilified as betraying ‘the thin blue line.’”
“When employees injured in the line of duty are ready to return to work, LMPD strives to provide reasonable accommodations to place the employee in alternative roles in the department until they are cleared by a doctor to return to full duty,” the LMPD statement said.Worker rescued from rubble after construction accident in Kentucky
When Desroches returned to duty, he was assigned to the recruitment department and superiors later approached him about taking on a role doing speaking engagements for media coverage.
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