“Breonna’s Law,” which bans no-knock warrants like the one the officers used to barrel through Breonna Taylor’s apartment doors, is the first piece of justice for the 26-year-old EMT and aspiring nurse, who had dedicated her life to taking care of people
Photo: Courtesy of Tamika Palmer After midnight on March 13, three police officers burst into Breonna Taylor’s apartment as she lay sleeping beside her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker. Walker heard a loud bang at the door but said the cops didn’t announce themselves, according to a lawsuit filed by her family, even though Taylor repeatedly asked at the top of her lungs “Who is it?” He thought someone was trying to break in and fired one bullet from his legally owned gun.
Breonna’s Law is the first piece of justice for the 26-year-old EMT and aspiring nurse, who had dedicated her life to taking care of people. No-knock warrants became popular during the war on drugs, ostensibly so suspects couldn’t flush evidence down their toilets when police showed up at their door. Officers suspected Taylor was receiving packages from a drug dealer, who had already been arrested by the time they showed up at her apartment, but they didn’t find any evidence.
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