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Charles Barkley's Truthful Comments About Breonna Taylor Shooting Spark Backlash(RuhRoh!)
townhall.com ^ | 9/25/2020 | Bronson Stocking

Posted on 09/25/2020 7:48:38 AM PDT by rktman

The truth matters, at least it appears to with Charles Barkley. The basketball legend is once again speaking out, this time about the police shooting of Breonna Taylor. While essentially everyone else in the sports community is afraid to say anything that deviates one millimeter from the Black Lives Matter narrative, Barkley appears to know some of the details leading up to Taylor's death and isn't afraid to share his thoughts.

On Thursday night during the TNT pregame show for game four of the Western Conference Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets, Barkley told Shaquille O'Neal that he does not consider the death of Breonna Taylor to be in the same vein as other high-profile shootings.

Turns out the detectives had good reason to suspect Taylor and her boyfriend were involved in the drug business and were able to obtain a warrant to search Taylor's apartment. After the police knocked on the door and announced their entry, Taylor's boyfriend began shooting at the officers, striking one officer in the leg. The police returned fire and Taylor was shot and killed in the gun battle.

Sad that a young woman lost her life, but her boyfriend didn't seem to care about her life when he began firing his weapon at police officers.

"And I just feel bad that the young lady lost her life," Barkley continued. "But we do have to take into account that her boyfriend shot at the cops and shot a cop. So like I say, even though I am really sorry she lost her life, I just don't think we can put this in the same situation as George Floyd or Ahmaud Arbery."

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Philosophy; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: shooting
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To: rktman

And now you know why Mister Barkley is known as Sir Charles by many in Alabama ... he is an honest man-in-full.


21 posted on 09/25/2020 8:32:56 AM PDT by MHGinTN (A dispensation perspective is a powerful tool for discernment)
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To: PGR88

Not according to hannity. We lost a loving caring er/emt nurse tragically. None of these people are ever assigned any responsibility for what happened. Weird how everybody was just minding their own business until the cops showed up.


22 posted on 09/25/2020 8:36:06 AM PDT by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: PGR88
Stupid only very partially describes Breonna Taylor

And yet the city gave her family $11,000,000.00. Now who is stupid again?

23 posted on 09/25/2020 11:29:35 AM PDT by itsahoot (The ability to read auto correct is necessary to read my posts understanding them is another matter.)
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To: dsc

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/joe-biden-shotgun/


24 posted on 09/25/2020 11:56:49 AM PDT by The Antiyuppie (Wht then small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.)
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To: Tenacious 1

Well, maybe he said that, but he definitely said this:

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/joe-biden-shotgun/


25 posted on 09/25/2020 11:59:22 AM PDT by The Antiyuppie (Wht then small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.)
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To: The Antiyuppie

Yes, I know the crazy, stupid dingleberry said that, but I don’t imagine that anyone here would actually do it.


26 posted on 09/25/2020 4:14:21 PM PDT by dsc (Do not pray for easy lives; pray to be stronger men.)
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To: The Antiyuppie

Side note: How does Snopes get to “Mostly True” on that one when they provide the exact quote that verifies the inquiry? LOL

Snopes, how about just a simple “YEP. He did say that.” or even simpler, “true”. They can’t help but provide cover for the libby buddies with a “true, but...”


27 posted on 09/26/2020 4:59:20 AM PDT by Tenacious 1
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