White policemen who "manslaughtered" black women were exonerated from crime

Many places in the United States protest against the exoneration of white policemen who "manslaughtered" black women

　　The Kentucky Prosecutors Department said on the 23rd that in the case of three white policemen suspected of “manslaughtering” a black woman Brenna Taylor, two policemen involved “have legitimate reasons for shooting” and were exempted from prosecution; The shooting endangered Taylor's neighbor and was prosecuted.

　　Many people strongly oppose the above conclusion, and Kentucky and other places have launched another wave of anti-racial discrimination and anti-police violence law enforcement protests.

Data map: On June 1, local time, people in New York marched on the streets of Manhattan to protest police violent law enforcement.

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　　Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron said at a press conference on the 23rd that a grand jury made a decision not to prosecute Louisville police officers Jonathan Martinley and Miles Cosgrove.

　　The black Republican prosecutor told reporters that in order to investigate a drug case, three police officers went to Taylor’s residence with a search warrant in the early morning of March 13. Martinley was shot in the thigh by Taylor’s boyfriend Kenneth Walker, and the three opened. The gun fired back.

Martinley and Cosgrove fired with "just cause". Another policeman, Brett Hankison, shot a bullet into Taylor's neighbor and was charged with 3 counts of wanton harm, with a maximum sentence of 5 years in prison.

　　This statement is not entirely consistent with what Taylor's relatives and friends said.

Walker previously told reporters that he and Taylor woke up from their sleep after hearing the sound, thinking that there was an "intruder." Walker fired a shot. The other side fired multiple shots to "counterattack". Several bullets hit Taylor. No drugs were found in the residence.

Taylor's mother said that her daughter had dated a man who was involved in drug trafficking, but the two had long been unrelated.

　　Cameron said that six bullets hit Taylor and one of Cosgrove’s bullets caused fatal injuries; Hankisen fired 10 shots and several bullets hit Taylor’s neighbors, a man, a pregnant woman and A child lives there.

　　Taylor’s lawyer Benjamin Crump questioned on the 23rd that if Hankison’s actions constituted “wild harm” to Taylor’s neighbors, it would also harm Taylor. “In fact, it should be regarded as wanton murder.”

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　　After Taylor was shot and killed, the Louisville Police Department transferred Martinly and Cosgrove to administrative positions and dismissed Hankison.

Hankison previously surrendered to the police and was released after paying $15,000 in bail.

Local media reported on the 23rd that Hankison intends to defend his innocence.

　　Taylor is 26 years old and was a medical worker. She was shot innocently before triggering public demonstrations in many places.

In addition to Taylor, the death of a black man, George Floyd, in May in Minneapolis, Minnesota, when he was crushed by a white policeman with his knees on his neck also triggered large-scale protests across the United States, which has not subsided so far.

　　Many people did not accept the fact that two policemen were exonerated and the other policeman was charged with nothing to do with Taylor's death.

Soon after Cameron announced his decision not to prosecute, many people took to the streets of Louisville to demonstrate. Some people clashed with riot police in the city center and more than ten people were arrested.

　　Demonstrations and protests of varying scales also occurred in New York, Washington, Atlanta, Chicago and other cities.

　　Many protesters told reporters that the Kentucky Attorney General Cameron is African-American, but the white police are still exonerated. This shows that systemic racial discrimination exists in American society and cannot be solved by the black attorney general.

　　US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said on the 23rd that he would study the grand jury decision before commenting on the case, but his heart is with Taylor's mother.

Biden also urged people not to resort to force during demonstrations and not to "shame" Taylor and her mother.

　　Republican President Donald Trump praised the Republican Cameron’s handling of the case, saying that Cameron was “outstanding” and “handling it well”.

(Zheng Haoning) (Xinhua News Agency Special Feature)