Breonna Taylor — Say Her Name

If you can say, with a straight face, there is no institutionalized racism in America, you need to play more poker.

The verdict is in and there is no justice. The ironies are almost too numerous to list, but here are some of them.

• The original incident report filed by police at the time of Breonna Taylor’s death listed injuries as “none.”
• The no-knock warrant that was used by police to force their way into her apartment was for a man who was already in custody
• Charges for reckless endangerment were brought for the shooting into other apartments during the incident but not for the shooting that resulted in Breonna Taylor’s death
• Prior to demonstrations, there was no investigation into her death
• A civil suit resulting in a $12 million payment to the estate of Breonna Taylor confirmed the injustice of her death, yet no criminal charges were brought for it

As I write, protests are again underway in Louisville. But instead of focusing on the lack of justice for Breonna Taylor and the institutionalized racism this entire scenario represents, the media is once again focused on the protests themselves.

Just as we saw in Portland and Kenosha, protestors are being visited by a variety of self-proclaimed militia all professing to be there to…