Police Department Memphis The body cam footage was released on Friday policeman Demonstrating Nichols’ photos He was brutally beaten by a number of police officers during a violent confrontation between the young man and five police officers accused of his death.
29 years old African Americans He was hospitalized on January 7 after a “confrontation” with police officers who wanted to arrest him for a minor traffic offence. He died three days later. The officers were dismissed and charged Thursday with various offences, including second-degree murder. They were tried and released on bail.
Memphis Police Chief Sherrin Davis has argued that the fact that the officers are black takes their racial motivations off the table.
An officer’s body cam shows him running to the scene and chasing Nichols, who immediately falls to the ground.
The other officers immediately started beating him. Then the officer’s camera is blocked. Nichols can be heard screaming and the officers yelling at him to give them his hands and lie down.
“I didn’t do anything, brother,” Nichols says in shock as the officers continue to yell at him and threaten to hit him.
“Okay, okay,” he said repeatedly, carrying out their orders. “I’m just trying to get home,” he explains to them.
Nichols then breaks free from the policemen’s grasp as they pepper spray him and shoot him with a taser.
People on the streets after knowing the photos# Memphis NICHOLS POR TIRES
Tire Nichols, 29, was hospitalized after being beaten by police on January 7, and died three days later. 5 police officers were fired.
It’s impressive how he calls his mother.@tweet pic.twitter.com/kwyv6smYcM– lanavecomunica3 (@lanavecomunica3) January 28, 2023
The shocking video was released days after it was shown privately to the Nichols family and their legal team, who likened the man’s beating to that of Rodney King at the hands of the LAPD in 1991.
Before the recording was released, Memphis Police Chief Sherrienne Davis called the incident “outrageous, cruel and inhumane” — but also urged the community not to resort to violence in response to the video.
Nichols, a 29-year-old FedEx worker and father of a young man, was driving home Jan. 7 after taking pictures of the sunset in a suburban park when he was pulled over on suspicion of reckless driving.
In their first statement after the incident, police said “there was a confrontation” between the officers and the driver of the vehicle — who was later identified as Nichols — who then fled on foot, according to Memphis police. Police said officers took him into custody and “another confrontation” ensued, resulting in Nichols’ arrest.
Nichols’ death was the latest in a series of cases involving police officers accused of using excessive force in the deaths of African Americans and other minorities in recent years, sparking public outrage against systemic racism in the US criminal justice system. United States of America.
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