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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Dylan Lovan

Black Kentucky cop shot during Breonna Taylor protests sues his P.D. for discrimination

Police and protesters converge during a demonstration over the death of Breonna Taylor in September 2020 - (Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

A Kentucky police officer who was shot in 2020 during protests over Breonna Taylor’s death is suing his department, alleging his superiors discriminated against him after he expressed his opinion about Taylor's shooting.

Louisville Officer Robinson Desroches alleges in the lawsuit that Black officers like himself “who discuss race or criticize their experience related to race are vilified as betraying ‘the thin blue line.’”

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