Breonna Taylor was asleep in her home when police conducted a botched no-knock raid and shot her dead. No warnings. No accountability. Just bullets.
This week, Brett Hankison—the only cop convicted for his role in that raid—was sentenced to 33 months in prison. That’s not even three years.
But here’s the part that should make you scream:
The Department of Justice asked for a one-day sentence.
One. Day.
That’s what Trump’s DOJ claimed was appropriate for the man who blindly fired 10 bullets into someone’s home.
That’s what they said Breonna Taylor’s life was worth.
And yes, Brett Hankison wasn’t convicted of killing her. He was convicted of violating her civil rights by endangering her neighbors with wildly reckless gunfire. That’s the loophole they used. That’s how the system dodges justice—by criminalizing the danger, not the death.
And even then, the DOJ tried to let him off with time served.
The judge rejected that recommendation, but let’s be real: 33 months still isn’t justice. It’s a disgrace. It’s a slap in the face to everyone who’s marched for Breonna, screamed her name, demanded real change.
Meanwhile, police departments across the country still conduct violent no-knock raids, mostly in Black and brown communities, with impunity.
They still terrorize families at midnight.
Still kick down doors without warning.
Still hide behind the same racist laws that killed Breonna.
This isn’t about one officer.
It’s about a system that protects itself.
A system where accountability is optional and justice is performative.
End no-knock warrants.
End qualified immunity.
End this system of violent, racist policing.
Breonna Taylor deserved better. We all do.
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