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A new sculpture of Breonna Taylor in downtown Oakland, California, was smashed to chunks over the weekend, and police are investigating it as an act of vandalism.

The bust of Taylor, a woman whose fatal shooting in Louisville, Kentucky, in March was prompted by her boyfriend shooting a policeman, had been installed only two weeks earlier in Oakland's Latham Square.

Leo Carson, who sculpted the bust, said that he has visited the square since the work was found defaced on Saturday and related the destruction to that of racists tearing down statues of White historical figures.

"Art matters, and these vandals know it," Carson said.

Paul Chambers, an Oakland police spokesman, confirmed Monday that the incident is considered vandalism.

Taylor, a 26-year-old emergency medical technician, was killed by police returning gun fire after her boyfried shot a policeman during a police raid on her apartment. After examining the evidence, a grand jury in September declined to charge the policemen in her death.

A new sculpture of Breonna Taylor in downtown Oakland, California, was smashed to chunks over the weekend, and police are investigating it as an act of vandalism. The bust of Taylor, a woman whose fatal shooting in Louisville, Kentucky, in March was prompted by her boyfriend shooting a policeman, had been installed only two weeks earlier in Oakland's Latham Square. Leo Carson, who sculpted the bust, said that he has visited the square since the work was found defaced on Saturday and related the destruction to that of racists tearing down statues of White historical figures. "Art matters, and these vandals know it," Carson said. Paul Chambers, an Oakland police spokesman, confirmed Monday that the incident is considered vandalism. Taylor, a 26-year-old emergency medical technician, was killed by police returning gun fire after her boyfried shot a policeman during a police raid on her apartment. After examining the evidence, a grand jury in September declined to charge the policemen in her death.

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Sounds like her boyfriend was a real clever guy. Why is she looked at as a hero? She was hanging out with and fucking a criminal moron.

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All of the high profile shootings by police this year were the result of black people being non-compliant with police orders. Some assaulted or attempted to kill officers.

Black people have long turned to lying with accusations of racism to exuse their tribesmen's reckless misbehavior, but since the Michael Brown incident in Ferguson, Missouri, it has evolved into a structured media campaign involving race activists (like BLM) and major news organizations.

The story lines are intentionly misleading and slanderous against police ("unarmed black man," and such). With them in full control of the public narrative there is no accountability. Instead, their lies are rewarded with enormous influence and often financial windfalls.