Jan 26 - Five former Memphis police officers were charged on Thursday with murder in the death of a Black motorist, Tyre Nichols, from injuries he sustained in a violent encounter following a traffic stop, prosecutors said.
"We're here today because of a tragedy that wounds one family deeply but also hurts us all," Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy said at a news conference announcing the charges. They were dismissed from the force last Saturday after an internal investigation found they had violated multiple departmental policies, including using excessive force, failing to intervene, and failing to render aid. They were taken into custody on Thursday morning, county jail records showed.
"There was another altercation at a nearby location at which the serious injuries were experienced by Mr. Nichols," the prosecutor said. Ballin was joined by William Massey, representing Martin; both lawyers said they had not yet seen the video and were still developing their defenses. Their clients were each posting a bond to be released from jail on Thursday, they said.
"I expect you to feel what the Nichols family feels," she said. "I expect you to feel outrage in the disregard of basic human rights."U.S. President Joe Biden, in a statement, said Nichols' death "is a painful reminder that we must do more to ensure that our criminal justice system lives up to the promise of fair and impartial justice, equal treatment, and dignity for all.
Sad there is video to release but good to know we all are watching our law enforcement doing their sometimes very dangerous job and also other times when law enforcement are the thugs - finally transparent accountability for all 🕊️ 🙏🏽 for all💜
The District attorney said they acted quickly like never before to arrest this officers. Well DUH!!! They’re all black officers. But if they were white they would’ve taken their sweet as time while they’re on paid leave.
This is always sad. However, I wonder why noone is saying the officers were Black? Term limits for Congress!
This is so f***d up, why do they need time to investigate when it involves Caucasians? Not condoning what these bastards did but these double standards from the Union are disgusting
At thus point there are too many 'bad apples' everywhere across the country. The whole place is rotten.
Isn't it time to acknowledge we have serious mental illness problem? Cops just reflect ills of society, and we are too violent. Where is human decency? Cops are screened, yet this happens. General population obsessed w violent media, dangerous psych drugs, rampant alcohol abuse☠️
Ah well, best start rioting and looting again with this…… no one is? No massive outrage and slogans about the crime? Wonder what’s different this time? 🤔
hahahahahaha Black Live Matter .....irony Tyre was killed by black men in uniform........INNOCENT LIVES MATTER FORGET THE RACIST PART.
Systemic (institutional) racism, Reuters, not 'systematic' racism.
Just wondering; I understand the logic to some extent but why is it ALWAYS assumed that crimes like these are racially motivated when the culprit is white? A Dutch media outlet even reported this news as “Black man murdered by cops” which pushed all the ‘right’ or dare I say 1/2
ACAB. Every fucking time.
Damn how bad is the video… Damn
STOP showing their duty photos of them smiling! SHOW THEIR MUG SHOTS!!!
WhatDidIDo TyreNichols TyreNicholsVideo
Five black men against one black man...
Good- glad they out of Police and hope justice will be served!
They should be ashamed of themselves targeting their own kind like the whites racist cops. The black hate from the men and women in blue is appalling and disgusting. I hope all 5 of them are put in general population in prison for some real prison justice.
They beat him to death & lynched him gruesomely. Way to whitewash all that.
I don't get this at all. Just makes no sense to me.. They have tasers and hog ties. 5 to 1. And they couldn't handle him ? Wth
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