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Cop involved in the homicide of Breonna Taylor, Suing Her Boyfriend for ‘Emotional distress’


 In March of this year, Kenneth Walker was in bed together with his girlfriend, Breonna Taylor, when armed intruders kicked in his door and murdered Taylor before of him. As he begged for them to prevent the shooting, Walker watched Taylor grasping forever, choking on her own blood after being crammed with taxpayer-funded bullets, and eventually die within the hallway. He was then arrested and charged with attempted murder for defending himself and faced the thought of paying the remainder of his life in a very cage against the law he didn't commit.

Needless to mention, anyone in their right mind would understand that Walker faced an unlimited amount of emotional distress over this botched raid which police have continued to hide up and sweep under the rug. Showing exactly how disgraceful and shameful this technique is, however, rather than apologizing to him for enjoying a task within the murder of his innocent girlfriend, a brave EMT working the front lines during the COVID-19 pandemic, one amongst these cops issuing Walker — for “emotional distress.”

The lawsuit claims Louisville Sergeant Jonathan Mattingly experienced “severe trauma, pain, and emotional distress” due to Kenneth Walker’s actions on March 13. The lawsuit claims that because Walker defended himself from the armed gang of plainclothes cops who broke into his home searching for a person they'd already arrested, this caused the officer distress.

Anyone in their right mind, who heard and saw a gang of plainclothes men, who failed to say they were cops, running toward them with guns blazing, would defend themselves, which is precisely what Walker did. He fired one round that struck Mattingly within the leg. In return, cops fired dozens of round back at him, hitting his innocent girlfriend within the process.

“Walker’s conduct in shooting Mattingly is outrageous, intolerable, and offends all accepted standards of decency and morality,” the lawsuit said, citing one amongst the legal standards for intentional emotional distress.

Imagine having the audacity to say that defending yourself inside your house against armed intruders who murdered your girlfriend is “outrageous, intolerable, and offends all accepted standards of decency and morality.” These folks have reached a replacement low.

Naturally, Walker’s attorney called Mattingly’s lawsuit for emotional distress a “baseless try to further victimize and harass Kenny.”

“Kenny Walker is protected by law under KRS 503.085 and is immune from both action at law and civil liability as he was acting in self-defense in his own residence,” attorney Steve Romines said in a very statement obtained by CBS News. And he’s right.

For people who could also be unaware, Walker may be a legally registered gun owner. What’s more, the state of Kentucky uses the Castle Doctrine with a “stand your ground” law. Walker was well within his rights to have interaction with the armed intruders who had no right to be in his home that night — badge or not.

Walker was engaged in no unlawful activity. He has no criminal history and was just starting a replacement job with UPS. No drugs were found at the house and he's not facing any drug charges because cops botched the warrant and weren't even purported to be there.

“Even the foremost basic understanding of Kentucky’s ‘Stand Your Ground’ law and therefore the ‘Castle Doctrine’ pieces of evidence this fact. One would think that breaking into the apartment, executing his girlfriend, and framing him for against the law in a trial to hide up her murder would be enough for them,” Romines added. “Yet this baseless try to further victimize and harass Kenny indicates otherwise.”

We agree.

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