Sports Desk
New York: Colin Kaepernick and LeBron James headlined those from the sporting world who spoke out on Wednesday after police officers were cleared of criminal charges in the death of Breonna Taylor, a Black medical worker killed in her Louisville apartment.
Two white policemen who fired into the apartment in March will not be prosecuted for Taylor’s death because their use of force was justified while a third was charged with endangering her neighbors, Kentucky’s attorney general said.
“The white supremacist institution of policing that stole Breonna Taylor’s life from us must be abolished for the safety and well being of our people,” former San Francisco quarterback Kaepernick tweeted along with an #AbolishThePolice hashtag. Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James sent a series of tweets to voice his frustration and said “the most disrespected person on earth is the Black woman.”
“I’ve been lost for words today! I’m devastated, hurt, sad, mad! We want Justice for Breonna yet justice was met for her neighbors apartment walls and not her beautiful life,” James wrote on Twitter.
“Was I surprised at the verdict. Absolutely not but damnit I was & still am hurt and heavy hearted! I send my love to Breonna mother, family and friends! I’m sorry! I’m sorry! I’m sorry!!”
Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, speaking after his team’s first workout since March, said it was “demoralizing” to learn about the news.
“It’s just so demoralizing. It’s so discouraging,” said Kerr.
