News ‘Vigorous’ self-defense laws likely prevented homicide charges in Breonna Taylor’s death, experts say September 23, 2020 Andrew Wolfson, Louisville Courier Journal Comments Off on ‘Vigorous’ self-defense laws likely prevented homicide charges in Breonna Taylor’s death, experts say Kentucky's "vigorous" self-defense laws made charging three police officers with homicide in Breonna Taylor's death virtually impossible, experts say.