Tell the Media: Call Out Injustice in Breonna Taylor’s Case

The U.S. Department of Justice is recommending one day in jail and supervised release for Brett Hankison — the former Louisville police officer convicted of violating the civil rights of Breonna Taylor, who was fatally shot in her own home during a botched 2020 raid.

Hankison faced life in prison for firing blindly into Taylor’s bedroom, yet federal prosecutors are now asking the judge for leniency, citing his “clean record” and “psychological stress” from the trial.

This isn’t justice. It’s a slap in the face to Breonna Taylor’s memory, her family, and every community fighting for accountability. And yet many news outlets are framing this story like it’s just another legal technicality, rather than the glaring failure of a system that refuses to hold police accountable.

When officers can break into the wrong home, fire indiscriminately, and walk away with no meaningful punishment, what message does that send?

Add your name to demand that the media stop normalizing this injustice and call it what it is: a betrayal of justice and an insult to the lives impacted by police violence.