#lmpd

[radicalurbanista]

9.21.20 Louisville, KY

Interim Chief of Police for Louisville, KY, has declared a state of emergency for the local police department in anticipation of the Attorney General’s announcement in the case of Breonna Taylor expected this week.

It’s safe to assume that there will be no justice for Breonna Taylor. The police response is to prepare themselves to silence public dissent and declare an emergency before anything happens. 

[magdolenelives]

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[a-queer-seminarian]

Late last night (Thursday Sept 24 2020), the LMPD surrounded First Unitarian Church, which was holding a service of lament, and claimed protestors there had been involved in an alleged attempt to set a library on fire. After negotiations between church leaders and police, folks were finally allowed to leave. I’m pretty sure the service never got to take place.

Thankful but so fearful for my fellow seminarians and ministers up in Louisville for their courageous work. I wish it weren’t necessary.

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A Facebook post by Louisville seminarian Linette Lowe from around 3am Sept 25 reading,

Here’s what’s on my mind. Protesters were invited to First Unitarian Church for a time of lament and healing this evening. Upon arriving, they were immediately surrounded on all sides by LMPD in riot gear. Rather than allowing us to partake in sacred space together, the police turned that sacred opportunity into a tense standoff. Church leadership spoke to police leadership on numerous occasions asking that folks be allowed to leave peaceably. They could have allowed folks to leave in a direction away from the investigation that they were involved in on the north side at the library. Instead they continued to use fear and intimidation and an obscene show of force with a group of people who were peacefully protesting and desiring sacred space. I’m disgusted.

And for those of you who want to talk about what Jesus would do, Jesus was a brown, marginalized person who very intentionally sided with the oppressed and overlooked in his society. He pointed out the mistreatment of women and the poor and the sick. He upset the moneychangers’ tables in the temple. He was persecuted by the powers that existed in his time because he spoke love and truth to power. And ultimately, he died for that. So yeah, what would Jesus do!?

The post includes a photo of police at the church.

Two posts from Louisville seminarian and protest leader Stachelle Bussey are also included. The first is from around midnight and reads “They surrounded us at the church. Nothing was on fire. If a fire was started, it was not by that group that I led to that church. I led that group straight to the church. Not one fire was set from the group. I hate the lies.”

The second is from around 2am and reads “Everybody got out of the church safe. Thank you to all those who helped moved bodies.” / end ID

[33v0]

Last night, the national guard was dispatched to a "gathering of people" where they shot and killed a popular owner of BBQ joint in the west end of Louisville.

They said they were "returning gun fire", which has been met with much scrutiny and justifiable suspicion.

His name was David McAtee

The gathering was unrelated to the protests, it was a weekly party that had been happening for a while. Yes it "broke curfew" but they must've figured that they were far enough away from it all to be safe.

This man served cops for free at his restaurant as a policy

And the police left his body in the street for a long time.

[fizzy-izzys-circus]

Hi, it’s been 3 months and 30 days since Breonna Taylor was murdered by Louisville police. 

Here’s some ways that YOU can still help and ways to stay informed.

NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE.

Gofundme

Change.org

Louisville Community Bail Fund

JusticeforBreonna.org

Donate to Loveland Foundation in Breonna’s memory, Loveland Foundation is dedicated to helping young black women and girls across the country

More information on Breonna and ways to help

More information on Breonna and ways to help

BLM carrd with ways to help Breonna and many, many others. 

Emails for justice

BLM carrd and information on becoming ANTI-RACIST

How to be ANTI-RACIST

Defunding the police

Blacklivesmatter.com

Please stay informed and safe. I love you all very much, thank you for taking the time to read this and hopefully helping out. The fight for BLM will never be over and its our job to keep raising our voices until justice is served for each and every person of color who has been a victim of injustice and police brutality. 

[jtargaryen18]

Louisville appears to prepare for the worst ahead of Breonna Taylor case announcement

"It’s a direct indication to what the decision is going to be,” Aaron Jordan, the founder of Black Complex Louisville, said.

They’ve declared a state of emergency in Louisville ahead of the AG’s announcement on the #BreonnaTaylor case. A thread on Twitter including a press release from LMPD kind of hints at the outcome and it’s not the one we were hoping for.

https://twitter.com/KrisGoodnews/status/1308139919257276416

Hope our friends in Louisville who are protesting stay safe tonight. Heart and mind with the family of Breonna Taylor. 💔💔💔

[fuckyeahmarxismleninism]

Lexington, KY:  Breonna Taylor Announcement Rally

Tuesday, September 22 - 7:00 p.m.

Robert F. Stephens Courthouse Plaza, Lexington, KY

LMPD is indicating that an announcement regarding the murder of Breonna Taylor will be made today at 2pm. Some of us will be at the courthouse as the announcement is made at 2pm. We will gather as a community at the courthouse at 7pm for a vigil. Should the decision be delayed we will gather the day of the announcement at 7pm.

UPDATE:  We are downtown at the District Courthouse waiting to see if there will be an evening announcement, prepared to rally at 7pm if there is. There are rumors that is won’t be until 10am or 2pm tomorrow. We will be prepared for both and gather at 7pm tonight and if necessary tomorrow as well.

[magdolenelives]

Thread here, article here.