One video clip shows officers dragging Nichols from the driver's seat of his car as he yells, "Damn, I didn't do anything ... I am just trying to go home," then force him to the ground as they order him to lay on his stomach and squirt him in the face with pepper spray.
The four segments of highly anticipated footage from police body-worn cameras and a camera mounted on a utility pole were posted online a day after the officers were charged with second-degree murder, assault, kidnapping, official misconduct and oppression. The footage was likely to transform Nichols, the father of a 4-year-old described as an affable, accomplished skateboarder who recently enrolled in a photography class, into the next face of the U.S. racial justice movement.
Protests under the banner of the "Black Lives Matter" movement against racial injustice erupted globally following the May 2020 murder of George Floyd, a Black man who died after a white Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for more than nine minutes.
5 cops dont beat the life out of someone with out a reason. There has to be more to this story . 5 cops dont wake up in the morning and say , Let go kill a person for NO reason .;
I think a good start to changing the mindset of police officers is to abolish the name 'police' officer. I did not have to search far and came up with a 'peace' officer. A road to police reform. For the love of God, strip them of the name! Mr. Neal Chew
Only in the USA……..
Valientes HP
And then they will try to teach the world about human rights, 🤡
We must be prayer warriors! Pray, pray, pray. Call out the evil fir what it is and give them God's Word.
Why do black people always resist arrest?
Never trust the government, never trust a tax man, never trust a cop. All tarnished with the same brush where ever they are in the world.
Death Penalty.
Politicians (mostly dems) created racial problems purposely for manipulation of masses
If these 5 cops were white, instead of all black men, would Reutets omit that fact?
Crazy because just comply, get on your stomach, go to jail and live another day. Instead he fought back, didn't listen, resisted, didn't stay silent etc I mean come on lol its simple comply to lawful orders
True fight of apes in Memphis.
Reporting on the race of the victim but not the officers = bad journalism. Either omit race completely, or call it out completely, otherwise we see through your woke propaganda.
Esto es crueldad uniformada. NUNCA MAS
This was a sacrifice and not a beat down. A deep dive investigation into why cops these cops would act in such a manner needs to be investigated
White police officers are killing blacks, and now black police officers are also doing the same, killing their fellow black countrymen. Very sad.
When the f*** is this shit going to stop.
Boycott the World Cup
Proud of America. But ok, China bad.
Asesinos
He resisted going to the ground and putting his hands behind his back lmao . Well , not surprised at the outcome .
Sickening.. the lad didn’t have a hope. Why do black people behave like this against each other…. Very sad
D3ath penalty for them.
Thats just evil
This is sickening. I'm worried for the hundreds, likely thousands that this happens to that don't get media coverage.
EEUU de América el país de las oportunidades, la democracia por excelencia, blablablablabla
Cobardes¡
What is wrong with the policemen? Are they (the cops) high on drugs? What kind of sick culture allows cops to act in this way? It is a culture rotten to the core and all levels must be fired ... and the cops go to jail
How many people will die under Biden? shooting and hate is everywhere
Freaking animals...should rot in jail or get the death penalty...how do people become law enforcement with this mentality....is time to evaluate each an every cop nationwide one by one to see where they stand on the side of being capable of doing their sworn duties lawfully 💯 💔
And to think we were told never again after Rodney King …
... and imagine this wasn't their first time doing this
Let me guess: They were high on drugs, supposedly, while on duty and can't be held accountable for their actions while performing a stressful job - like kicking people in the face (see 01:38mins). Throw away the key 🔑
NS, what about the previous 60 minutes
Do not resist the cops.
Wtaf
And that nation is said to lead the Free World? What a horror of a place is the USA.
It was hard to watch…so imagine how Tyre felt! Every kick, every pull, every second. I hope all five “officers” rot in hell.
The US is a country that funds and promotes foreign wars and enables gun and police violence against its people. Disgraceful.
Murderous to see the unneeded abuse of blue power once again by these entitled with 0 people sKILLS evil villains in our so called civilized world . Murder by numbers again .
Words cannot begin to describe this
Mad things happening in that country
why did he not get on the ground?
Nothing explains beating the guy with a baton for minutes and minutes. These officers definitely deserve to face the full force of justice, but….WHY DID HE RUN ?
so disturbing .how are you even gonna help who you gonna call? when you see the authority doing this shitt
This is heartbreaking 💔
Who is waiting for zombies when we have brain-dead criminals like the cops that can do anything they want to people and nothing will happen to them i bet they are suspended with full pay
Message to All African nations. If you value your life it's best you never set foot on American soil. Even tourists are not safe
how about pfizer mutating things
Was expecting it to be worse, I have had worse then this with video and submitted to nys attorney general. Seems like a normal traffic stop. If Biden claims this isn’t then his problem is everywhere but I’m sure he doesn’t care.
Police brutality is shocking..an innocent life taken. Heartbroken
cruelty of the highest order
What did he do in the first place
When your own do such to you, well don't expect much better by others.
Clear case of provocation, wanting a reaction out of that young man in order to justify their brutality. Pepper spray,inferred use of a taser, indiscriminate blows delivered whilst he seemed to be complying.The fact that these officers are all African American!! Depressing.
Sick society. When 5 AfroAmericans beat another AfroAmerican to death. So this is not a racial issue. But a social one.
! this is a setup! Shit is sparking right after the WEF meetings This is same page as the 2020 elections with Floyd! wake up more!!!
I can't watch this. It shouldn't have happened.
Your heart just shatters into a million pieces when he shouts for his mom. Humanity, is lost.
😭🤮💔😭🤮💔😭🤮💔
They should all rot in jail 😭
The last time I said I am never coming to the US, people attacked me, advising me to take my wife for vacation there as she asked. Give me half a million, i am not going. That country, like Nigeria, is messed up in the head. Police killing people meant to protect.
Poor lad. I pray these officers get what they fully deserve. I also hope that America wakes up and realises that they have a serious problem within their police which is NOT racial it is ‘POWER, CONTROL’
Black lives will never matter to police officers, its a shame, and the system can't do anything to change that.
What kind of training these police officers get, first the whole system is fkd up.
Should be animals, we in India think this kind of treatment for black innocent people is done by white officers but it is all same by all cops IN THE FORCE IN USA..BLACK OR WHITE BUT ITS ALL SAME .MICHAL JACKSON MIGHT BE CRYING IN HEAVEN. RIP. POOR FELLOW WHAT WAS HIS CRIME
Again
Jews in Nazi Germany had more rights than blacks in USA today.
God almighty! His mum 💔. This is what kills me with our society now. There should be outrage as humans from everyone. That's it. Not what colour were the officers? Why didn't he lie down! Where have the camera come from! Not relevant. No one deserves that. Surely?! 😭
Everyone has bought this hook line and sinker!! Lol
He is on the ground...
so..... same race beating each other, does that count as racisim!
Calling his mom is literally heart breaking. Those guys need the death penalty, nothing less.
BLM?
Poor Kid, breaks my heart. God bless him 🙏🏼🤍🕊️
america being america...
to charge these cops with murder would be racist.
they won't get charged with murder, they were literally following protocol.
Proliferation of Authoritarianism and the belief of power over one another. That combined with the racism of African Americans disproportionately being stuck in the most crime filled areas of poverty due to systematic racism, and here we are today.
painful to watch
I think all politics and government officers should be fired from their seats... Shame on the police and all government officers, managers, and elected citizens who continue to authorize it...
WE WOULDN‘T EVEN BE TALKING ABOUT IF IT WASN‘T FOR THE STREETLIGHT CAMERA!! Funny at how convenient their body cams fell to the ground just prior to the second attack. I hope they enjoy prison life. Cops and child molesters very well liked in jail.
High handedness by law leads to No law
Sickening and heartbreaking
What has he done to deserve that treatment!? It’s sickening! If the same force the police used on TyreNichols and GeorgeFloyd is dedicated against the actual murders, pedophiles and rapists the streets would be safe!
Omg BCross052422 have see this Ong it's freaking 💔!!!!!!!!
i would’ve resisted also . The went to an extreme. They’re going to say he was uncooperative and combative towards them. i’m willing to bet that will be their defense.
What do you expect, Government owns the monopoly on violence
5 fired Memphis scum cops, and fire the EMS or fire dept. peeps that showed up and did NOTHING, also what happened at the emergency rm? Did they spring into action or did they sit on their hands too? 🙏 for the family, so hard to watch for a stranger to watch how about the family
This is so disturbing... this is not okay. When are you guys going to learn. This feels like he's one of my own. I know him through a friend... wake up!!! POTUS
This should be covered by a content warning. The text warning is not enough. Out of common decency, put this behind a cover.
I can’t describe for words what they did for the young man,my question is are they police?
Breaks my heart. He was clearly scared and confused
Omg I should not have watched that did he pass away . I hope they rot I. Hell !!!!!!!
Why the hell anyone should ever support the low life cops. They mostly bastards meaning most of the cops don’t know who their father or mother is, they join police force so they can take their anger on civilians
The streets doesn't need gangs in the name of police officers (wolfs in sheep clothing). This is a disgrace to humankind 😭😭
Face of Murderers in police uniform, funded by tax-payers money. You will face full extent of the law.
This has left me weeping. How could we have gotten here? How?
*By five Black police officers. Fixed it for you. If you want to use race for the victim, use it for the officers as well.
these men shouldn't be trusted to walk a dog, let alone uphold the rule of law. Hope they have the book thrown at them.
Black on black crime so we are good
So sickening. I think these want a be “special forces” wanted to show their sadistic power.
1) He was high on drugs. 2) He had just done a hit & run. 3) He tried to get into someone else's vehicle. 4) He RAN from police. 5) He resisted arrest. 6) Officers were black.
This is intentional murder.
That is heartbreaking listening to him screaming for his Mom. Those evil scum have no humanity. I hope they die in prison.
Funny how the race of the cops was conveniently not mentioned in the headline.
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This is NOT the first time they have done this. They worked together like an organized gang. Check into every arrest/stop they have made.
This made me sick. Hope his mom never watches this. Handcuffs on and still getting beat 😢🤬🤬🤬
That is murder.
Hey Reuters I didn’t see the colour of the police officers in your headline. This should have never happened to anyone
He plays it and stays on a side hiding his arm. And they have anger management problem. The same situations in recent video from california.
Why didn't he do as he was told to get on the ground and on his front with arms behind his back 🤔
Gang violence on his way home to his mother, gang mentality..with all the video cameras, do they just lose their shit, lose their ability to control their movements?
What were the races of the police officers, please?
I am unfollowing you.
Five black police officers. This wasn’t race, but it was incredibly wrong and insidious!
Disgusting! They murdered that young man! I support our men in blue but this..really..I hope justice is served and they all spend the rest of their lives in prison. Praying for his family.
The US is a sick broken country.
Heartbreaking.
the victim is the only one who is calm and reasonable 'okay' 'I'm on the ground' etc. what are the officers so angry about?
Wild how cellphone cameras / body cams made police start killing people.
Why? Why?
Cowardly pieces of 💩. MEM_Fire MEM_PoliceDept MayorMemphis took part in this murder. They should all be held accountable.
This is murdering in the name of policing
Look squirrel! You always fall for it. 🙄
What happened to the 'racism' narrative? 😋 But yes, brutal and terrible. I think the police have a cultural issue amongst their ranks
Police don’t just do this unless they have good reasons like not complying to commands or pulling over in a timely manner. There’s more to this story.
This is the United States of America, which defends human rights and freedoms and tries to spread it all over the world.
Anyone who resists police arrest must be disabled right away by whatever means possible. Too many of our brave Cops are leaving their grieving families behind and that must stop.
This video shows the gangsters with a badge beating one man.
this pathetic country wanna lecture Iran and China about human rights…
Absolutely sickening what they did to this young man. I'm thankful all officers were fired and hopefully charged. No need for this horrible and brutal attack on this man who was complying. SICK!
ACAB
This is inhumane. JusticeforTyreNichols
BREAKING: Horrifying Memphis Police body camera footage clearly shows current stage of America ...
We’re there officers hired cause of their color ? They seem very angry and mafia like
You are a tool - a checkbox i.d.i.o.t... Thoughts on BLM and ANTIFA Rioters? I am going to guess you believe they are justified for rioting and the J6 protestors were not justified for their mostly peaceful redress of congress...
This isn’t national news. Thanks.
God I can't even watch this.
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