Grew up in Louisville and still have a great deal of family there. Father, uncles, brothers and four generations worth of cousins all around the city... what a disaster.
This is a terrible tragedy and city recognizes it ($12M settlement) and at the same time all the data presented explains a terrible situation/accident. The Louisville police, the state, the FBI and a Grand Jury have all looked at the evidence and made a decision on charges.... and the media seems to just stoke the flames of race and how this is unjust? I could not find a balanced perspective yesterday on TV. And then to watch the coverage.. "F**** the Police", "Burn it Down" is beyond disappointing.
Sad to say, that it is not a surprise that a policeman was shot. This has been a conversation that I have had with my father for the past few months... the city is a tinderbox and all the "outside help" is doing nothing to help the situation.
Another terribly sad part of all of this, the downtown area will likely never recover. Small business, local stores, historical buildings... done.