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The Department of Justice has recommended that former Kentucky police officer Brett Hankison, convicted for excessive force in the 2020 raid that led to Breonna Taylor’s death, serve only one day in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Taylor’s family attorneys criticized this request as a betrayal of justice, arguing it undermines accountability for police misconduct.
Explain It To Me Like I’m 5: The Department of Justice wants a police officer, who was found guilty of acting badly during a raid that accidentally hurt a woman named Breonna Taylor, to only spend one day in jail, which has made many people very upset.
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