BREONNA TAYLOR
Among voters nationwide
Use of force justified: Do you think the police were justified or not justified in the amount of force they used in the Breonna Taylor case?
Justified: 28%
Not justified: 53%
Not sure: 19%
Verdict: A grand jury in Louisville indicted one of the police officers involved in the shooting with three counts of first-degree wanton endangerment for endangering the lives of Breonna Taylor’s neighbors. No other charges were filed against police officers at the scene. Do you think this was . . . ?
Too harsh on the officers: 10%
Too lenient on the officers: 51%
About right: 24%
Not sure: 16%
COMMENT: Most voters believe the use of force was not justified and that the grandy jury indictment was too lenient on the officers. 83% of Biden’s supporters compared to 11% of Trump’s supporters believe the indictment was too lenient…. The poll also found that 8% of Blacks believe Taylor would have been shot had she been White and 80% believe she would not have been shot. And, 44% of Whites believe Taylor would have been shot had she been White and 33% believe she would not have been shot. |