Context | Current Aggressions
2 MAY 2022 Red Flags and Repeat Offenses: A woman’s death shines light on cracks in city’s domestic violence response | https://kycir.org/2022/05/02/red-flags-and-repeat-offenses-a-womans-death-shines-light-on-cracks-in-citys-domestic-violence-response/
3 MAR 2022 Breonna Taylor shooting: Gratitude and outrage as ex-cop Brett Hankison found not guilty | https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/breonna-taylor/2022/03/03/jury-verdict-in-brett-hankison-breonna-taylor-shooting-trial/6976351001/
2021
5 NOV 2021 Kentucky police training agency accused of using ‘derogatory and racist’ content | https://www.wdrb.com/in-depth/kentucky-police-training-agency-accused-of-using-derogatory-and-racist-content/article_9d4166e8-3da1-11ec-8257-5b250c7e9fb3.html
2 NOV 2021 City to pay $3.6M to 7 alleging police officer sex abuse while participating in “police youth program” | https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/city-pay-36m-alleging-sex-abuse-youth-program-80925357
13 AUG 2021 ‘Shooting First And Asking Questions Later’ | https://kycir.org/2021/08/13/shooting-first-and-asking-questions-later/
20 OCT 2020 After Louisville Police Shooting Deaths, Cases Quietly Closed | https://kycir.org/2020/10/20/after-louisville-police-shooting-deaths-cases-quietly-closed/
19 JAN 2018 Former assistant police chief in Prospect sent messages urging recruit to shoot black people | https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2018/01/19/prospect-police-officer-racist-messages-kill-blacks/1048979001/
Legislation
Opposed, under federal investigation for the killing of Breona Taylor; (as of May 2021) | https://apnews.com/article/politics-louisville-government-and-politics-d8f0c9270bff202c72bb98c84e0ca71d
The Justice Department is opening a sweeping probe into policing in Louisville, Kentucky, over the March 2020 death of Breonna Taylor.
The investigation is into the Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government and the Louisville Metro Police Department. It is known as a “pattern or practice” — examining whether there is a pattern or practice of unconstitutional or unlawful policing — and will be a more sweeping review of the entire police department.
The investigation will specifically focus on whether the Louisville Metro Police Department engages in a pattern of unreasonable force, including against people engaging in peaceful activities, and will also examine whether the police department conducts unconstitutional stops, searches and seizures and whether the department illegally executes search warrants, Garland said.
The probe will also look at the training that officers receive, the system in place to hold officers accountable and “assess whether LMPD engages in discriminatory conduct on the basis of race,”
