Blog Post on “Prosecutors recommend probation for Breonna Taylor’s ex-boyfriend”

This article is about how prosecutors are recommending 8 years of probation for Jamarcus Glover, the ex-boyfriend of Breonna Taylor, upon him pleading guilty. Also, Glover’s items that were confiscated by police must remain in police care and he can move out of state as covered in the plea deal. Glover and his partner, Adrian Orlandes Walker, were in a drug-dealing ring in Lousiville. Glover used to be the on-again-off-again boyfriend of Breonna Taylor but their relationship ended before Glover’s drug crime. Glover was the reason why Breonna Taylor’s home was raided by Lousiville police because police assumed he would be there or drugs would be there. Louisville Police didn’t announce that they were the police when they used a battering ram to enter Taylor’s apartment. Taylor and then-boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, (no connection with the other Walker mentioned in this blog post) were woken up by it and Walker fired his gun at police thinking that it was an intruder. Walker shot a police officer in the leg which caused the police to fire back which then resulted in Breonna Taylor’s death. In the article, it states that Breonna’s family thinks that the level of force the Louisville police was unnecessary seeing as Glover was a “low-level offender”.

I choose this article for my blog post because today in class we went over the Gabby Pepito case and its impact on the media. We also went over “white girl syndrome” and the manhunt for the “missing bride”. We also went over the “Say Her Name” campaign. Breonna Taylor’s story is documented in the “Say Her Name: Breonna Taylor 20/20” series on ABC News. Breonna Taylor has brought about discussions on the issue of protecting black women as highlighted by celebrities such as Megan Thee Stallion. Breonna Taylor has also been at the forefront of the issue of police brutality against people of color. The article, states that no officers out of the six were arrested in this case but in January two officers were fired. Breonna Taylor’s family was able to ban “No-knock warrants” in Louisville and requires Louisville police to wear body cameras.

Breonna Taylor (26 yr old EMT) Jamacrus Glover

Breonna Taylor, 26, Was A Hard Worker Who Loved Her Family Jamarcus Glover, from Breonna Taylor case, booked in jail