America’s challenging relationship with police departments varies from rage to undying support for the thin blue line. The current presidential campaign offers a variance in views regarding police funding and power.
In Louisville, Kentucky, the metro police department has been slowly rebuilding since the 2020 shooting of Breonna Taylor, who was shot to death when police returned fire after Taylor’s boyfriend Kenneth Walker shot at officers who broke through the front door to serve a warrant.
A Kentucky judge recently dropped core charges against two Louisville police officers who advanced a falsified warrant. The judge ruled that Taylor’s partner Walker was responsible for her death by firing the first shot. Walker claimed that he didn’t know the people who broke down the door were cops.
Taylor was an associate of drug dealer Jamarcus Glover, whom police were seeking on that March 2020 night. Walker’s suspicion that the home invaders could have been a group other than police would not seem unreasonable.
Louisville’s interim police chief stopped by my radio studio on August 30. Paul Humphrey is a regular guest on multiple media outlets. His hope is to position the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) as completely transparent with the public.
Chief Humphrey did not want to discuss the judge’s ruling on behalf of his officers in the Breonna Taylor matter, saying that he is “focused on looking forward.”
We did conduct a wide ranging chat on many other issues. I appreciate the opportunity to amplify any messaging that protects Louisville citizens.
Insights from @LMPD Chief Paul Humphrey on:
– carjacking de-escalation options
– heightened consequences for criminals
– questionable crime rate reports
– change in laws for homeless encampments
– understaffed policing
– protecting new police from volatile stops@840WHAS… pic.twitter.com/2Mn3K3P2cL— Terry Meiners ™️ (@terrymeiners) August 31, 2024