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True Dough

(23,782 posts) Thu Jul 17, 2025, 01:55 PM Jul 17

Justice Dept seeks one-day sentence for ex-cop who killed Breonna Taylor

Source: NY Times

The Justice Department’s civil rights chief has asked a federal judge to sentence a Louisville police officer convicted in the 2020 killing of Breonna Taylor to one day in jail, a stunning reversal of Biden-era efforts to address racial disparities in local law enforcement.

Last year, a federal jury in Kentucky convicted Brett Hankison, the officer, of one count of violating Ms. Taylor’s civil rights by discharging several shots through Ms. Taylor’s window during a drug raid that went awry.

He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison and is scheduled to be sentenced next week.

On Wednesday, Harmeet K. Dhillon, the assistant attorney general for civil rights, asked the judge in the case to sentence Mr. Hankison to time he had already served, in addition to one day in prison and three years of supervised release.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/us/politics/justice-department-brett-hankison-sentence-breonna-taylor.html?unlocked_article_code=1.XE8.DiU9.p_GjRd1NwVmq

What an insult to the family and friends of Breonna Taylor!

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Justice Dept seeks one-day sentence for ex-cop who killed Breonna Taylor (Original Post) True Dough Jul 17 OP

Justice for Breonna! True Dough Jul 17 #1

Does the judge have discretion to NOT comply with this ridiculous, insulting request? AZJonnie Jul 17 #2

I hope there are mandatory minimum / maximum sentence ranges. JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 17 #5

Beyond disgusting.. but what do we expect from a Trump-DOJ? "Civil Rights, right..." hlthe2b Jul 17 #3

NO! Bayard Jul 17 #4

Our justice system has become a joke, a very bad joke. republianmushroom Jul 17 #6

Sounds like Herr Miller will direct Trump to pardon him anyway. mn9driver Jul 17 #7

Hope Karma whips around Marthe48 Jul 17 #8

Just in time to spark summer protests! travelingthrulife Jul 17 #9

True Dough

(23,782 posts)

1. Justice for Breonna!

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Thu Jul 17, 2025, 01:57 PM

Jul 17

AZJonnie

(1,108 posts)

2. Does the judge have discretion to NOT comply with this ridiculous, insulting request?

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Thu Jul 17, 2025, 01:57 PM

Jul 17

This is a freaking travesty, man.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(24,246 posts)

5. I hope there are mandatory minimum / maximum sentence ranges.

Reply to AZJonnie (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 17, 2025, 02:15 PM

Jul 17

hlthe2b

(110,810 posts)

3. Beyond disgusting.. but what do we expect from a Trump-DOJ? "Civil Rights, right..."

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Thu Jul 17, 2025, 02:07 PM

Jul 17

Bayard

(26,166 posts)

4. NO!

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Thu Jul 17, 2025, 02:07 PM

Jul 17

Just, NO.

republianmushroom

(20,785 posts)

6. Our justice system has become a joke, a very bad joke.

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Thu Jul 17, 2025, 02:18 PM

Jul 17

But very true

mn9driver

(4,758 posts)

7. Sounds like Herr Miller will direct Trump to pardon him anyway.

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Thu Jul 17, 2025, 04:22 PM

Jul 17

Doubt the judge will go along with something as ridiculous as a one day sentence.

Marthe48

(21,377 posts)

8. Hope Karma whips around

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Thu Jul 17, 2025, 04:33 PM

Jul 17

and makes people like the cop, the so-called civil rights attorney dhillon, and all others who are belittling minorities feel like they are the minority in the world.

Ms. Taylor was murdered by cops who flagrantly ignored the safety of civilians in their mad dog effort to make a bust. All of the cops who participated in this assault with deadly weapons should be facing long jail sentences.

We're all worried about i.c.e. but we have to be worried about thugs in cop uniforms, too.

If this is about respecting blue lives, the rwnj could do a lot better: Hang the plaque honoring the cops who defended them against felon's traitor americans on American soil.

travelingthrulife

(2,944 posts)

9. Just in time to spark summer protests!

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Thu Jul 17, 2025, 08:43 PM

Jul 17

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