‘We Don’t Live Here!’: Louisville Cops Raid Empty Home, Handcuff Couple and Child All Because of a Warrant Signed By the Judge Who Approved Deadly Entry Into Breonna Taylor’s House

The same Kentucky judge who signed off on the Breonna Taylor warrant, leading to the shooting death of the innocent woman at the hands of Louisville police, signed off on another warrant without probable cause that could have led to the shooting deaths of more innocent people. Instead, the man, woman and child they raided and handcuffed – who were doing nothing but painting the home for new tenants – will receive a $180,000 settlement, according to WDRB. In fact, the man police were hoping to find at the home that day, despite scant evidence that he even lived there, had already been arrested on drug charges at the time of the raid. However, according to two scathing reports, including from the United States Department of Justice, that type of incompetency and lack of oversight are more the rule than the exception at the Louisville Metro Police Department. The city of Louisville will pay a couple a $180,000 settlement after raiding their home with no probable cause after the same judge, Mary Shaw (pictured top left), who signed off on Breonna Taylor’s warrant approved this one as well (Photo composite from body cam video and the judge’s official portrait). “We...