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Protesters attempted to block traffic on the Bay Bridge, as well as the Golden Gate and Dumbarton bridges, on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020.
Photo: Abdullah Al-Eisa / Getty ImagesProtesters attempted to block traffic on the Bay Bridge, as well as the Golden Gate and Dumbarton bridges, on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020.
Protesters attempted to block traffic on the Bay Bridge, as well as the Golden Gate and Dumbarton bridges, on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020.
Protesters attempted to block traffic on the Bay Bridge, as well as the Golden Gate and Dumbarton bridges, on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020.
Motorists on three Bay Area bridges attempted to block traffic to protest the grand jury's decision in the killing of Breonna Taylor in Louisville.
Traffic on the Bay Bridge was slowed to the point that Muni service was suspended.
"Due to heavy traffic on the #BayBridge service on the 25 is being temporarily suspended," the SFMTA tweeted. "Service will resume when traffic conditions permit."
On the Golden Gate Bridge, the California Highway Patrol ticketed at least two motorists, according to KPIX.
On the Dumbarton Bridge, KTVU video showed a caravan of vehicles slowing traffic.
#SkyFOX is over a "car caravan" protest on the Dumbarton Bridge https://t.co/KBBRgjO6B2
— KTVU (@KTVU) September 25, 2020
The protests were promoted on Instagram in response to a grand jury's decision Wednesday not to bring homicide charges against the police officers who burst into Taylor's apartment during a drug investigation in March.
Taylor, an emergency medical worker, was shot multiple times by white officers after Taylor's boyfriend fired at them, authorities said. He said he didn't know who was coming in and opened fire in self-defense. Police entered on a warrant connected to a suspect who did not live there, and no drugs were found inside.
State Attorney General Daniel Cameron said the investigation showed officers acted in self-defense; one was wounded. A single officer was charged Wednesday with wanton endangerment for firing into neighboring apartments.
The only possibility for criminal charges against the officers for the killing itself seems to rest with the U.S. Justice Department. The FBI is still investigating whether Taylor’s civil rights were violated. But the burden of proof for such cases is very high, with prosecutors having to prove officers knew they were acting illegally and made a willful decision to cause someone’s death.
The Justice Department has said that a “mistake, fear, misperception or even poor judgment does not constitute willful conduct prosecutable under the statute.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Matthew Tom is a Homepage Editor at SFGATE. Email: mtom@sfgate.com.
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