Protesters march in Memphis after video of Tyre Nichols being beaten by police released
Tyre Nichols’ parents, Lowvaughan Wells and Rodney Wells, have accepted an invitation from the Black caucus to attend Joe Biden’s State of the Union address next week.
Stephen Horsford, chairman of the caucuses, told Nichols’ parents, “First of all, we would like to offer our condolences and let them know that we stand by them and know what they want from us at this time. He said he spoke to him to ask if he was
Horsford said he would also like to arrange a meeting with the president and Nichols’ family.
Nichols, 29, stopped for a traffic stop in Memphis on January 7. He died in hospital three days later.
Five police officers – Tadarius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmit Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr., and Justin Smith – have been fired by Memphis police and charged with murder.
Footage of the deadly encounter was finally released on Friday, capturing Nichols being punched, kicked and batoned.
However, the footage leaves some questions, such as why the police stopped Nichols’ car in the first place.
Memphis police gave Tyre Nichols 71 orders in 13 minutes, analysis claims
Video analysis done by new york times A Memphis police officer found 71 orders in the 13 minutes after stopping Tyre Nichols’ car.
As the analysis pointed out, some of the orders given to Mr. Nichols were confusing and contradictory. In other instances, officers requested Mr. Nichols to comply with requests he had already complied with, such as “get down to the ground” while he was already on the ground.
Body camera footage of the arrest appears to show Memphis officers’ inability to use Nichols to follow a series of vague and sometimes impossible orders to justify escalating response tactics. am.
Greig GraziosiJanuary 30, 2023 15:15
Planned Skate Park Tribute for Tire Nichols in Sacramento
A skate park in Sacramento, where Tyre Nichols regularly visits, said it will hold an all-nighter for him at 6:30 p.m.
Nichols was a regular at the park before moving to Memphis in 2020.
Growing up in the area, Nico Chapman fondly remembered Mr. Nichols. He tells his Fox 2 that when he was younger, his parents would take him to the skatepark only if they knew Mr. Nichols would be there to take care of him. I remembered.
“You remember people who were really nice to you. Tire was a really nice guy. “He always made me feel really welcome.”
Greig GraziosiJanuary 30, 2023 15:00
Daughter of black man killed by police in 2014 says Tyre Nichols’ death reflects what happened to her father
The daughter of a black man killed by police in 2014 said Tire Nichols’ death reflected what happened to her father.
Emerald Garner, whose father was strangled by police in New York in 2014, told NewsNation on Friday after footage of Nichols’ brutal beating at the hands of law enforcement in Memphis earlier this month was released. rice field.
“This is a reenactment of what happened eight years ago, almost nine years ago….to my father,” she said. “ridiculous.”
Ms. Garner pointed out the difference in treatment of the two cases.
Memphis officials fired five police officers and charged them with Nichols’ murder, but NYPD sergeant Daniel Pantaleo was not charged and remained in the police force until 2019.
“If there was that in 2014, would there have been Tyre Nichols today? I don’t think so,” she said.
Rachel SharpJanuary 30, 2023 14:30
Watch: Memphis Police Beat Tire Nichols
On Friday, Memphis officials released footage of Tyre Nichols’ brutal beating at the hands of law enforcement.
A 29-year-old black man died earlier this month, three days after he was stopped for a traffic stop and beaten, kicked and batoned by a group of police officers.
Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr, and Justin Smith were fired from the Memphis Police Department and charged with murder.
Check out some footage of the fatal beating below.
Tyre Nichols: Memphis police release video of beating black man
Rachel SharpJanuary 30, 2023 14:00
Eric Garner’s daughter slams Memphis authorities for releasing Tyre Nichols footage
Eric Garner’s daughter has attacked Memphis officials over the release of footage of Tyre Nichols’ brutal beating at the hands of law enforcement.
Emerald Garner told NewsNation that the footage was shared like a “movie premiere,” and said law enforcement’s handling of the video was another example of “the way they do it.”
“Like an exclusive movie that has to premiere on a certain date, the fact that I’ve been waiting for this video to be released really makes my blood boil. It’s just heartbreaking.” she said.
She added: you had a video why? Why couldn’t my family get closure when they needed it? This system had to control it.
“You held it like it was a movie premiere, a public lynching that the world had to see.”
Garner, whose father was killed by police in New York in 2014, spoke out hours after footage of Nichols’ arrest was released.
Rachel SharpJanuary 30, 2023 13:30
Lawyer Ben Crump calls for federal reform to end police brutality
Lawyer Ben Crump calls for federal reform to end police brutality
Graham MasseyJanuary 30, 2023 13:03
Tyre Nichols’ Parents Attend State of the Union Address
Tyre Nichols’ parents will reportedly attend Joe Biden’s State of the Union address next week.
Nichols’ mother and father, Lawvaughan Wells and Rodney Wells, attend the president’s address after accepting an invitation from a group of black members of Congress.
Stephen Horsford, chairman of the caucuses, told Nichols’ parents, “First of all, we would like to offer our condolences and let them know that we stand by them and know what they want from us at this time. He said he spoke to him to ask if he was
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Marousha MuzaffarJanuary 30, 2023 12:30
Trump says killing of Tyre Nichols ‘never should have happened’
The former president made the comments at an election event in South Carolina.
Graham MasseyJan 30, 2023 12:08
Tyre Nichols: What is the infamous Memphis Police Department SCORPION unit accused of murdering an unarmed black man?
But now, as lawyers and community activists call for a major overhaul, the future of the unit, known as SCORPION or Street Criminal Operations to Restore Neighborhood Peace, is in question.
Composed of 40 officers in October 2021, the unit has made headlines. The cops were to split into his four teams and focus on car theft, gang-related crime, and drug crime.
Read the full article by Andrew Buncombe here.
Marousha MuzaffarJanuary 30, 2023 11:30
The Nichols family didn’t know the sheriff’s deputy was at the scene.
According to civil rights attorney Ben Crump, Tyre Nichols’ family was unaware that two members of the Shelby County Sheriff’s Department were present at the scene of the fatal beating.
“This was the first thing they heard,” Crump told CNN on Saturday.
Two sheriff’s deputies who responded to the scene of Tyre Nichols’ fatal arrest in Shelby County, Tennessee, were “released from duty” after a video of the incident was released.
Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr. said in a statement Friday night, “I saw the videotape for the first time tonight, and after a physical confrontation between police and Tire Nichols, I showed up at the scene of the 2. I am concerned about someone else’s agent.
Sheriff Bonner said an internal investigation into their conduct is ongoing.
Graham MasseyJanuary 30, 2023 11:05