Blacks for Political and Social Action of Dane County, Inc. issues statement on Breonna Taylor’s shooting death

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    FILE - This undated photo provided by Taylor family attorney Sam Aguiar shows Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Ky. (Courtesy of Taylor Family attorney Sam Aguiar via AP, File)

    Blacks for Political and Social Action, Inc., (BPSADC), a political action committee committed to the advancement of economic and social justice for African-American citizens in Dane County, has issued a statement on the death of Breonna Taylor saying it was “violent, preventable, and unjustified” and calling it “murder.”

    BPSADC, Inc., is an organization of community leaders and citizens who have joined together to speak in a concerted and united voice on important issues, according to a press release from the group, and are charged with the responsibility of advancing diversity, inclusion equity and justice in sectors that adversely impact African Americans.

    The statement, signed by BPSADC President Rev. David Hart, Esq. and BPSADC Vice President Kirbie Mack, goes on to say that “our nation has reached its breaking point as it relates to the murder of Black bodies.”

    The BPSADC full statement follows:

    Approximately six months ago, police in Louisville, Kentucky entered the home of Breonna Taylor, an emergency medical technician. The police, erroneously attempting to serve a no-knock search warrant, shot Taylor six times making her one of the 250 Black women and 1,252 Black people killed by police since 2015.

    Breonna’s death was violent, preventable, and unjustified. And it was murder. Yet, today we heard the Kentucky attorney general excuse and justify this cold-blooded murder and only one officer was charged with a low-level offense.

    No one was charged for Breonna’s death. The charges were for shots fired through Breonna’s apartment that landed in the next-door neighbors apartment, who were White. To this, BPSADC says, enough is enough. Our nation has reached its breaking point as it relates to the murder of Black bodies. There appears to be two justice systems in American, one for Blacks and another for whites.

    We cannot take one more death based on race, one more unjust sentence or one more denial of our civil and human rights. The time to speak is now.

    We must let those in power know that it is not a crime to be Black and exist. We grieve with the Taylor family and stand with them in solidarity as we demand justice. We can no longer delay action. Something must change.