Demands for change after the killing at the hands of police came alongside celebrations of Nichols' life, with tributes to his two great passions - photography and skateboarding
to pay their final respects at his funeral on Wednesday, as demands for police reform intensify following the black 29-year-old father’s fatal encounter with Memphis police officers.
He added: “This family has endured the unsolicited, unwarranted, unreasonable, unjustifiable and massive burden of grieving their loved one and at the same time, fighting for justice.”, who told mourners that too many families “know what it is to sit at a funeral like this” – paying tribute to attending relatives of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, who were also killed at the hands of police officers and whose deaths in 2020 sparked the Black Lives Matter movement.over the killing.
“We have a mother and a father who mourn the life of a young man who should be here today. They have a grandson who now does not have a father. This is a family who lost their son through an act of violence at the hands and feet of people who have been charged with keeping them safe. Dr Sharpton said: “Just like they marched and boycotted and went to jail before the Civil Rights Act, we’re going to pay the same dues to get the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. I don’t know how long it will take – they didn’t know how long when they boycotted in the ’50s.
He said: “It is a plea for justice. It is a plea for Tyre Nichols the son, for Tyre Nichols the brother, for Tyre Nichols the father, but most of all it is a plea for justice for Tyre Nichols the human being. We don’t see the Memphis Police Scorpion unit extend one ounce of humanity during that one hour and seven minute video. We must ask, why couldn’t they see the humanity in Tyre?”
Demands for change came alongside celebrations of Nichols’ life, with tributes to his two great passions – photography and skateboarding – with his mother planning to build a skating rink in his name.
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