Published 19:18 IST, June 15th 2020
Beyonce pens letter to Kentucky Attorney General demanding justice for Breonna Taylor
Beyonce has written a letter to the Kentucky Attorney General regarding Breonna Taylor's death. She asked for the arrest of the officers involved in the case.
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American singer Beyonce has penned a letter to Kentucky Attorney General demanding justice for Breonna Taylor. Breonna was shot dead in a cross-firing that took place in her apartment. Following death of George Floyd and Black Lives Matter movement, many people are demanding a fair trial and speedy decision in Taylor’s case.
Beyonce writes to Kentucky Attorney General, demands justice for Breonna
United States of America and several parts of world are witnessing revolutionary protests due to Black Lives Matter movement. Although movement has been active for several years, this year, BLM movement witnessed tremendous support after death of George Floyd. Floyd’s death has led to people demanding justice for several Black Americans who were victims of police brutality.
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Beyonce is currently demanding justice for one such Black American woman named Breonna Taylor. Breonna was shot dead in her home while asleep on March 13, 2020, by police officers after y used a -kck warrant. Beyonce has written an open letter on her website to Kentucky Attorney General demanding justice for Breonna Taylor.
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In her letter, Beyonce said that three months have passed since LMPD’s (Louisville Metro Police Department) have raised more questions than given answers in Breonna’s case. She furr pointed out that according to incident report, Ms. Taylor suffered injuries, yet she was shot eight times. According to letter, LMPD officers also claimed that y anunced mselves but Breonna’s boyfriend and neighbours disagree with police’s statement.
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Since all officers involved in George Floyd’s murder are facing charges, many people are also demanding officers involved in Breonna Taylor’s death to face charges. Beyoncé also mentioned in her letter that zero arrests have been made in Taylor’s case and officers involved have been fired. While concluding her letter, Beyonce demanded transparency and thorough investigation in cases involving deaths of unarmed Black citizens.
Beyonce talked about how Breonna Taylor’s case falls into a pattern of action after a trdy. She mentioned that every death of a Black person at hands of police, two trdies take place, namely – death itself and inaction that follows this death. She directly addressed to Kentucky Attorney General and told m to end pattern. She also told m to take swift action and charge all officers involved.
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19:17 IST, June 15th 2020