Breonna Taylor should be alive today.

A man looks over a memorial dedicated to Breonna Taylor on September 15, 2020 in Louisville, KY

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Our justice system has once again made a mockery of itself.  Freedom Oklahoma stands with communities across this nation who are mourning the loss of Breonna Taylor, and the further confirmation that in the United States, the police are allowed to kill Black civilians with impunity. 

While so much divides us in this nation, we at Freedom Oklahoma believe that every single person who calls this country home can reach into their hearts and agree that the government must not be allowed to continue their reign of violent terror against Black and Brown communities. As more and more people open their eyes to the major failings of our justice system, and the ways in which it has been weaponized against some of the very people it ought to protect, we are heartened to know that if we remain committed to reaching for true justice, that we together will build new systems through which justice can exist.

Breonna Taylor should be alive today. As we mourn the lack of justice for Breonna, let us dedicate every bit of ourselves to building a world in which state violence never occurs in the first place.