LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — People attending a Louisville Metro Council meeting Thursday advocated for the city’s consent decree to be signed.
Thursday marked five years since Louisville police shot and killed Breonna Taylor during a raid on her apartment.
Following an investigation into her death by the U.S. Department of Justice, the city agreed to the consent decree in December 2024.
Right now, that consent decree is on hold. While the DOJ and LMPD have agreed to the deal, a judge has yet to sign off on it.
The federally-mandated police reform requires LMPD to make specific changes, verified by an independent monitor.
“Excessive force, discriminatory treatment, physics tells us an object in motion tends to remain in motion, and that awful kind of motion has been ongoing in our policing, we have come a long way toward enacting what is called a consent decree. Let’s don’t stop now,” Dr. Catherine Fosl, who spoke in support of the consent decree, said.
The federal judge overseeing the consent decree has not yet signed it, saying he didn’t know if it is necessary. Metro Government has urged the judge to sign off on it.
Regardless of whether or not it is signed, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg and LMPD Chief Paul Humphrey have said they are committed to following the changes outlined in the agreement.
