Breonna Taylor's family attorney calls for 'peaceful protests in her name'
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump on Thursday called on people to "show Breonna the ultimate respect by having peaceful protests in her name" following massive demonstrations Wednesday in response to a Louisville, Ky., grand jury decision.
In an interview on ABC's "The View" Thursday, the lawyer representing Taylor's family was asked by show co-host Sunny Hostin what message the attorney would have for "people out there that are devastated and saddened and upset" by the announcement on Wednesday that a grand jury would not bring any charges against police officers in the March killing of the 26-year-old Black woman in her own apartment.
"We understand their righteous anger, because we feel it too," Crump replied. "But as Breonna's family has asked, as her mother, Tamika, has asked, please demonstrate peaceful protests."
"She [Tamika] said that Breonna would not condone violence," Crump continued. "And so, we want to honor Breonna's legacy, we want to respect Breonna, especially now when she wasn't respected in this grand jury proceeding. Let's show Breonna the ultimate respect by having peaceful protests in her name."
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