So why do I think that they are using Coffee as a convenient excuse? Because on any other day, and for literally any other reason, they would be attacking this verdict and Coffee. In fact, if you examine the facts of this case you’ll find a list of excuses as to why many conservatives have pardoned police behavior in other cases. For instance, Andrew Coffee IV is a convicted felon. Since that seems to be the first place conservatives go the moment one of these issues comes up, I thought I would start there. Just for what was Coffee convicted? The Battery of a Police Officer. I believe this is the point that many would say, “He had it coming.”

Why were Police looking for Coffee that morning? The short answer is they weren’t. Coffee’s father Andrew Coffee III was already in custody and police were seeking additional information in the case, in particular, a cache of drugs. They served a warrant on his property, not expecting anyone to be home, let alone Coffee and his girlfriend. At 5 AM, when they conducted this raid, Coffee was asleep, having worked two shifts for two different jobs the day before, Woods beside him. After Police broke the window and deployed a flashbang, Coffee woke up, fetched his firearm, and began shooting out the window. Police returned fire, shooting and killing Woods.

Does this sound familiar to anyone?

Well if it does, that’s because it is virtually identical to the circumstances of another case which conservatives almost universally label as a justified shooting; that of Breonna Taylor.