The Murder of Breonna Taylor: A Modern Feminist Tragedy
This country’s reaction to Breonna Taylor’s murder has been inherently sexist and intertwined with her being a black woman. Taylor, an EMT, was shot in her own home five times as she. Police officers entered the house on a search warrant for a drug case after midnight even though the main suspect had already been arrested. Forcing their way into the apartment, they reportedly failed to identify themselves despite being required to because of their warrant, leading Taylor and her boyfriend to believe that her ex-boyfriend, the man police were looking for, was breaking and entering. After calling out to police and receiving no answer, her boyfriend shot back at who they thought were burglars. Police then opened fire, seriously wounding Taylor. An ambulance was not on the scene of the raid, which goes against standard raid procedure, and the ambulance was not called until much later. This happened on March 13, 2020 (New York Times). Before and upon entering the apartment the police m...