Kathryn Johnston, was a sharp, opinionated woman who led a happy, healthy life. She worked out on a stair machine, and watched City Council meetings. She was sharp for 88, and deeply spiritual.
She was also black, lived in a rough neighborhood, and kept a gun. The night of Nov. 21, several men broke into her house. She shot and wounded 3 of them before they gunned her down.
Turns out they were plainclothes police who had obtained a "no-knock" warrant. They claimed an informant had purchased drugs there. Here is what the informant had to say:
"They were going to pay me just to cover it up," said the unidentified man. "They called me immediately after the shooting to ask me, I mean to tell me, here's what you need to do. You need to cover our ass and that's exactly how he said it, you know? It's all on you man."
Note to Antonin Scalia: The need for police to knock amounts to something more than not being disturbed in your bedclothes.
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